It seems we're in full devaluation season as Hilton is to stop offering Points & Fixed Miles in their HHonors Programme - on stays on or after January 6, 2014 - according to a release at http://hhonors3.hilton.com/en/promotions/update-to-hhonors-earning-style-options-faq.html. The only earning options will be: Points & Points (HHonors Base Points + HHonors … [Read more...]
Emirates prepare to take Paris to A380 operation only.
Emirates are preparing to boost their capacity between Paris CDG and Dubai, with the change of equipment from a mix of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER equipment to a pure A380 operation The new operational timetable looks like this: Dubai - Paris CDG EK071 DEPART DXB 04:30 ARRIVE CDG 09:40 EK073 DEPART DXB 08:20 ARRIVE CDG 13:30 EK075 DEPART DXB 15:00 ARRIVE CDG … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – United Airlines Airbus A320
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a United Airlines Airbus A320 in landing configuration on final approach for Chicago O'Hare 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 up with me … [Read more...]
GhettoIFE makes Photoblog.com’s front page!
In the other remaining minutes of my days, as well as writing for GhettoIFE.com, I also maintain my own Photoblog, where all the images I take on trip reports end up (as well as a few other things). And occasionally, my images are taken notice of. I logged into my account, and found this: Image - Photoblog.com 3rd November 2013 I wasn't sure, so I checked this … [Read more...]
Safety Video Saturday – Virgin America Dancing….
It's Saturday again, so it's time to stow your luggage in the overhead bins, place your tray in the upright position and turn off your personal electronic devices (or if your airline has been cleared by the FAA to use electronic devices in all phases of flight, put them down for a minute) This week, it's Virgin America with their new dancing safety video: Another … [Read more...]
JetBlue and Delta allow electronic devices at all stages of flight
After yesterday's news where the FAA allows certain electronic devices to be used in all phases of flight, both JetBlue and Delta are out of the gate first. JetBlue posted this to their twitter feed: Image - JetBlue via Twitter - https://twitter.com/hellojetblue/status/396401561502371840 Meanwhile, Delta has posted the following on their Twitter … [Read more...]
Delta prepares flat seat-o-rama on domestic Trans-Continental routes
It looks like more flat bed seats are being rolled out as more Boeing 757-200 aircraft are being updated for US Trans-Continental runs. This will allow Delta to roll out full flats on routes between New York and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Initially, the focus will focus on the heavily contested premium route of New York to Los Angeles, with the entire … [Read more...]
US Federal Aviation Administration rules on Personal Electronic Devices
... And it's an interesting read to say the least. http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=15254 is where the full release is. The first thing to note is that implementation of the guidance is down to the airline - subject to their own risk assessment. This is actually important as one aircraft may be more sensitive than another. This could mean … [Read more...]
Eithad to introduce Live TV to boost IFE Selection
Eithad Airways is planning to introduce live TV on its widebody jets, with the following channels being streamed in the first phase going live on the 1st November: BBC World News BBC Arabic euronews Sport 24 In the second wave during November, the following channels will join CNBC NHK World Premium (Japan) CNN Sky News Arabia will follow in the coming … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways joins oneworld – offers double miles bonus offer
If you're jumping for joy that Qatar Airways has joined oneworld, there could be more reasons to if you're needing more miles (or whatever your mileage currency is called). Qatar Airways is offering DOUBLE MILES on all routes for two and a half months. Collection of the doubler miles begins on 15th November 2013, and ends 31st January 2014. There are three important … [Read more...]
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