Economy Class & Beyond

Air New Zealand adds more A320s to its fleet

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Air New Zealand are in the process of refreshing its fleet, with the removal of Boeing 747-400s, the introduction of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and removing its older Airbus A320 series aircraft. The airline took another step in its fleet renewal, with an order placed with Airbus to renew its short haul fleet, with an order of fourteen A320 family series aircraft - the … [Read more...]

Monarch Airways adds non reclinable seats…

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The fight for budget and leisure travel continues with Monarch Airways of the United Kingdom trying out a new idea. Monarch Airways Airbus A321 taxing off the main runway at Birmingham Airport - Image GhettoIFE. Monarch Airways are to launch new seat for their planes.... and there's a few things that you know about them. First up are the pictures... The cabin and seating … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta 737-700 takeoff

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - on the runway beginning its take off run is a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-700, accelerating down the runway at New York JFK International 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 … [Read more...]

A CSeries knock-back – Engine Failure

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The test programme for the upcoming Bombardier CSeries jet has taken a major knock - one that also impact other airlines - with reports that one of the Pratt and Whitney PW1500G engines suffering a "Major Engine Failure" during test according to the Wall Street Journal. Bombardier FTV1 (the aircraft involved) and FTV2, Image Bombardier. The plane involved - FTV1  was … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – British Airways

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to bring your seat into the upright position, stow any luggage in the overhead lockers and ensure your tray table is put away as we go to this week's safety video. This week, it's the British Airways safety videos. A lot on a certain video sharing website are a bit shaky-cam like (like this … [Read more...]

Iceland add Birmingham (UK) to its network

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IcelandAir is adding to its international network, with their next destination to be Birmingham in the United Kingdom IcelandAir Boeing 757-200 - Image, Icelandair  The airline will operate a two-time a week service from Reykjavik to Birmingham based on the following timetable: FI494 DEPART KEF 07:50 ARRIVE BHX 10:25 FI495 DEPART BHX 12:25 ARRIVE KEF 15:10 Commences: 5th … [Read more...]

Air New Zealand 787-9 All-Blacks takes to the air

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With the upcoming test programme for the Boeing 787-9 still in progress, the movement to get the delivery aircraft ready for service takes another step. The first aircraft for Air New Zealand has completed its first test flight after being revealed over a month ago. Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 taking off on its first flight, Image Air New Zealand. And yes, I still think … [Read more...]

Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – A Walk Around Millennium Park

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Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA A Walk Around Millennium Park Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hyatt Regency O'Hare One Time Exception - Millennium Park … [Read more...]

United pulls back from Doha

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United Airlines is to pull back from Doha in Qatar, and will only operate between Washington DC and Dubai. United Boeing 777 taxing at Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE The route operated to Doha via Dubai as a "tag-on" fifth freedom flight, adding an extra hour flight between cities, plus the transit time - a total of 16 hours 15 minutes (comparable for connecting flights with a … [Read more...]

Qantas prepares to pull back A380s from Hong Kong

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As Qantas continues to suffer, it is still attempting to reshape its Asian network, with the big Airbus A380 featuring on the Sydney to Hong Kong route due to be removed from the route, and switched to allow the Dallas route to operate. Qantas Airbus A380 at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE. Currently, the route is operated throughout the year, five days a week. This is … [Read more...]