Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Austrian Airlines Bombardier Dash8-Q400

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It's Sunday again, and I've got no hangover from Eurovision (mainly as I didn't drink through it), so it must be time for some airplane art. This week - to celebrate the Austrian win of the Eurovision Song Contest by Conchita Wurst, it's an Austrian Airlines Dash8-Q400 at Brussels National Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Air New Zealand Fit to Fly

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It's Saturday, and whilst I'm recovering from an excellent Eurovision song contest, it's time to place your luggage in the overhead bin, stow your tray table and bring your seat into the upright position as we go to this week's safety video. This week, it's a classic with Air New Zealand getting Richard Simmons to help out as they get Fit.... to fly! (yes, I'm having trouble … [Read more...]

It’s Eurovison Song Contest Day!

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It's that time of the year where taste goes out the window, songs with odd key changes appear and the wildest bloc-voting goes into high gear. Yes, it can be nothing other than the Eurovision Song contest. It's where countries that are in the European Union or European Broadcasting Union get together and put on a show... which varies from camp, to odd, to downright awful, to … [Read more...]

Air Asia India gets the formal go-ahead

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Air Asia India today took another step forward, with the announcement that it has gained approval to commence operations. Air Asia A320 with sharklets - Image Airbus The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation granted it's "Air Operator Permit", and will mark Air Asia's entry into the aviation market - with Air Asia owning 49% of the airline. Tata Group will also be a … [Read more...]

A new regional jet breaks cover – enter the Mitsubush MRJ

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Regional Jets. Sometimes an easy way out for carriers to reduce costs, sometimes a way to create vital connections between point to points. Some regional jets aren't that bad (in your writers eyes, the Embraer E-Jet family is pretty good). Some are middling (I personally love the ERJ-145 with the window and aisle seat it offers - some hate it as you can't stand straight), and … [Read more...]

Qantas to send an A380 to Dallas Fort Worth

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Qantas are changing the equipment they use between the cities of Sydney, Australia and Dallas Fort Worth, USA. Currently, they operate the route with Boeing 747-400ER aircraft over the 8578 mile/ 13,804 kilometre run on a daily basis, with stops in Brisbane both ways. The equipment swap will be to an Airbus A380, which will offer the full four class service aboard its … [Read more...]

United Airlines updates its iOS App – Now it becomes your IFE device…

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So for some reason that I cannot explain, I still have the United Airlines app on my iPhone. Other airline apps are available... and yes, I use them too. Checking the United App update released today (7th May 2104 - Version 2.0.13), there's a curious mention in the description of what the update contains: So for those of you who use you iPads or iPhones and make … [Read more...]

Odyssey Airlines goes for crowdfunding

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Different airlines have different models for raising cash to commence operations. Most go to Banks or to fiscal institutions to raise the capital needed to start operations (such as equipment, aircraft, staffing etc) Odyssey Airlines are startup trying something different, and going along the line of crowd-funding to help it get into the sky. The aim of the crowdfunding … [Read more...]

Royal Brunei opts for the A320neo

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Royal Brunei Airlines - the national airline of Brunei has been working away in the background, trying to grow and stablish themselves in the world of ever-changing aviation. The airline has taken steps to modernise, with the removal of its Boeing 767s, introducing Boeing 777s from Singapore Airlines - and most recently having Boeing 787 Dreamliners join their fleet. Now, … [Read more...]

British Airways and US Airways codeshares to begin during May

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Another day, and another set of codeshares have been announced, with US Airways and British Airways codesharing between each other. British Airways Airbus A380 at Heathrow US Airways Airbus A321 taxing at Chicago O'Hare The code-shares will place British Airway's code on forty routes operated by US Airways within North America and Caribbean, whilst US Airways codes will … [Read more...]