Economy Class & Beyond

Branson admits VS Can’t make it on its own, and eyes up… Guess who.

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Well someone has finally admitted what the rest of us known for quite some time - that Virgin will have trouble competing if the BA/AA tie up goes ahead, and they'll have to seek a partner.FlightGlobal and ATI have published an interview with the Bearded one during the inaugural flight from Heathrow to Accra, Ghana.And here's the the choice quote"Ultimately we may have to … [Read more...]

KLM release an App….

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Unforutnatly, it isn't something useful like timetables and OLCI.But something far more entertaining instead  - it's an to track the KLM miniature houses! (Apple ITMS Link) Then this application, which contains all 90 KLM Houses, allows you to track to your hearts content and also to quote KLM- Overview, including image gallery, of all 90 houses;- Maintain your … [Read more...]

BA and Unite… Mum! Unite/BA is picking on me!

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(I'm really running out of clever taglines at the moment.. but that's what it sounds like to me)Anyhoo, Day 1 of 5, and traffic out of LGW and LCY were unaffected. LHR on the other hand was down to  60% of long-haul flights and 50% of short-haul.BA has successfully flown to 85% of its long-haul destinations and 100% of its short-haul ones.Which is nice.Of course - no … [Read more...]

I feel dirty…

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... as I've booked a ticket on a "true" LCC.It'll be the first time I've been aboard one since 1995.  Who is this LCC?None other than BMI Baby. More to come later - right now I need to book a return leg... … [Read more...]

And so BA Cabin Crew take to the pickets…

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.... again.There was a peace offer by Unite to reinstate travel perks for a suspension of the strikes, which was flatly refused by BA.In addition, the details of the talks were leaked - thanks to Twitter and a Union representative.Anyhoo, the damage is off - so what to expect?LGW (London Gatwick): Operating NormallyLCY (London City): Operating NormallyLHR (London Heathrow): 70% … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Retrojet

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And it's Sunday, so even though we're one year old, it's still an excuse to stick some some Airplane p0rn on the intertubes.Today, it's an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 (N951AA) in "Retro" colour scheme... with a clone nose at the front, taken first thing in the morning (well it felt like it at 5:30am) at Atlanta Airport.  More of course, next week! … [Read more...]

It seems Ryanair will tart with anyone….

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One of the things that you're drilled into that you've got to keep within your 10kg hand luggage allowance before you start paying hand over fist for choosing Ryanair.Well to help you, they've worked with Samsonite to create... a compliant bag.To quote:To encourage more passengers to switch to carry-on bags Ryanair and Samsonite have designed a quality, durable, lightweight … [Read more...]

… and the Strike talks are intrupted…

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... because the Socialist Worker protesters have managed to break into the ACAS building, climb up to the 23rd Floor.Around 200 workers were protesting, with a dozen breaking in, forcing themselves into the meeting.Even Unite's Tony Woodley said "If you support the cabin crew - GET OUT".Willie Walsh just kept calm and on the phone.The talks have broken up for now - and were … [Read more...]

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