Economy Class & Beyond

Safety Video Saturday – All Nippon Airways

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It's Saturday again, so it must be time to place your luggage in the overhead compartment, stow your tray table, and bring your seat into the upright position as we go to this weeks safety video. As airlines change their polices regarding the use of electronic devices when their civil aviation authorities let them, new video are coming out to update them. This is true in the … [Read more...]

United Airlines takes delivery of their first Boeing 787-9

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North America's first Boeing 787 operator - United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft. United Airlines Boeing 787-9 during test flights, Image - The Boeing Company. For the planes future, its will be handling long haul routes for united, with a Los Angeles to Melbourne route planned for the aircraft - which will be the longest distance route the … [Read more...]

Lufthansa strike today (5th September 2014)

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It's time for another strike today, as Vereinigung Cockpit is going after the Lufthansa, with another strike announced for today (5th September 2014). Lufthansa Airbus A321 Retrojet - Image GhettoIFE The full list of cancellations can be found at http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/de/flight_services/cancelled_flights?nodeid=1410039030&l=en&cid=18002, with 211 … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair to allow gate-to-gate electronics use

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Following along from other countries and other airlines, The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department is allowing airlines to use personal electronic devices from the 15th September. The net upshot is that the first airlines to take advantage of this will be Cathay Pacific and DragonAir. Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 arriving at Hong Kong International Airport DragonAir Airbus … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic cuts down its non-US network

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It seems the influence of Delta is being made more apparent with Virgin Atlantic taking an axe to four of its long haul services that don't serve the USA. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow T3, Image GhettoIFE These include routes from London to: Cape Town (seasonal) last outbound on 26 April 2015 and the final flight from Cape Town to London on 27 April … [Read more...]

Free WiFi at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport? Ja!

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Good news for those who transit through Amsterdam Schipol Airport, with the airport to offer Free Wifi at all times. Free Wifi at Amsterdam Schipol  -  via Twitter Originally, you could connect to the Amsterdam Airport wireless network free of charge an hour (which is still advertised on the airport pages), but it seems that the need to be connected is one that Amsterdam … [Read more...]

Got BitCoin? Spend it on flying with Air Lituanica!

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I freely admit that the BitCoin thing has long passed me by - be it because I can't be bothered to buy a rig to mine BitCoins or invest some hard cash into a variable digital currency. Bitcoins have been used for different purposes - some rather shady deals, other for more interesting purposes, for example, Dell selling a server for BitCoins, a KitKat being brought, and so … [Read more...]

Plans for Thames Estuary airport to be pulled

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The plans for Thames Estuary Airport - or to some, better known as "Boris Island" looks like to be heading to the bin, according to the BBC and the Financial Times (Paywall). Thames Estuary Airport - or Boris Island. Rendering, Foster + Partners. Sir Howard David, who is leading the commission states in its report: "We are not persuaded that a very large airport in the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art Extra – Qatar Airways A350 breaks cover

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It's Monday, and I'm still a few days behind on releases - so its time for some Airplane Art Extra as Qatar Airways and Airbus have released images of the the first Qatar Airways A350 to be delivered to the airline. The first Qatar Airways A350 rolled out of the Toulouse Hanger - Note the missing engines. The Qatar Airways A350 ready to roll out of the paint shop - Image … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday again - and after muggins having spent most of the day doing car shopping (which is another subject for another day) - it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing out of San Francisco International Airport for the long trip back to Frankfurt, is a Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 looking resplendent in the summer sun. The image is clickable if you want … [Read more...]