The Biman DC-10s were meant to have stopped flying, and fallen back to reserve flights... but it seems there's a lot of life yet. Firstly, the DC10 will be flying between Dhaka and Hong Kong every Tuesday until 14th January BG078 DEPART DAC 13:00 ARRIVE HKG 1900HKG D10 2 BG079 DEPART HKG 20:30 ARRIVE DAC 2230DAC D10 2 Booked Equipment: McDonald Douglas DC10 Operates … [Read more...]
Eurostar shines in customer service
A couple of days ago , I wrote about how I decided to buy a Eurostar ticket. Which is all well and good - I have the ticket I want, but alas - assigned in the wrong car of the train. Eurostar Class 373 power car waiting for its next duty at Paris Nord - from my archives (2001!... I really need to do some more photography..) Allow me to explain. Eurostar trainsets … [Read more...]
Lufthansa to allow personal electronic devices in all stages of flight
Second to the party in Europe, Lufthansa will be allowing the use personal electronic devices during all phases of flight - including taxi, takeoff, flight and landing. However, the roll-out will be slow with only one fleet of aircraft qualified for use - and that's the airline's Boeing 747-8 fleet. This is made up cadre of 9 aircraft. The change in usage regulations … [Read more...]
JetBlue joins to “No calls in flight” gang
JetBlue has joined the ranks of Delta and Southwest Airlines in not allowing in-flight voice calls to be made according to an article on Runway Girl. This would include voice calls and Voice over IP calls. JetBle A320 taxing at Newark - Image - GhettoIFE Like a lot of readers, I can see the need for in-flight data via WiFi and to a point, text messaging. Voice … [Read more...]
CityJet to be sold
Air-France KLM have got a firm offer from Intro Aviation of Germany for the Dublin based regional carrier CityJet, with the VLM subsidiary - who operate services under the Air France banner. Financial terms have not been disclosed at this time, however Air France-KLM are hoping the transaction will close during Q1 of 2014. CityJet are the largest operator out of London … [Read more...]
BA 747-400 takes on a building – Accident at Johannesburg Airport
An incident occurred this evening when a British Airways Boeing 747 operating a flight from O. R. Tambo (Johannesburg) International Airport to London. From the looks of it - the plane was sent down a wrong taxiway. From the age olde question - which would win - a 747 or a building, I think we can safely say which won this round: Image via @HarrietTolputt on … [Read more...]
Balancing Costs and Cashback
I will need - for some reason that I will explain another day - to get from Paris Nord back to London St Pancras International. Therefore, I want to take the train for once (Because amazingly, the timings all work out the same for once). So, I turned to Quidco*. Three options on the table for my travel needs: Eurostar RailEurope (or Voyages SNCF … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner
It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, coming in to touch down at London Heathrow Airport. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to keep up with me at GhettoIFE? Join me either by … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Painting a Virgin Atlantic 747
When you paint a plane, it takes a lot of paint. This Virgin Atlantic 747-400 that is going into the paint shop is no different as the livery of the plane to the current paint scheme. And rather nice it looks too. Another video next week! … [Read more...]
The Big Win… or not maybe….
Well it's time for another IHG "Big Win" promotion, where everyone gets different customised promos for their accounts. Big Win Login Screen - bigwin.ihg.com I got mine, and really - I'm not overly excited to say the least - least of all due to one item that could have big longer terms effects. Here's what I got: Stay a total of 7 nights and earn 9,200 points … [Read more...]
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