Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Painting Saturday – China Southern A380

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It's Saturday so it is time to release the controller to the side of your seat, extended your Personal TV and close the blinds as we go to this weeks video. This week, it's a China Southern Airbus A380 going into the paint hanger for its first full paint job after being freshly built. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j66zz__uZNM Another video next week. … [Read more...]

Boeing 777 – The 10 Across plane – The configurations, data and some analysis….

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Last week I published a post about the Boeing 777 10 across club - those who have ten seats in the back row of economy class of the plane.     This week, I'm going to take a deep dive into the data and see what gems we can dig up about these high capacity, high ferrying planes. Firstly, Back to Basics - The Different types of Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 entered service  in … [Read more...]

Birmingham Airport runway extention almost ready to go…

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My local airport - Birmingham Airport - has been working away in the background, trying to improve the passenger experience, whilst trying to offer itself as an alternative to London Heathrow or Manchester Airport for longer-haul flights. The main terminal at Birmingham Airport - Image GhettoIFE. Part of the problem Birmingham Airport has is its runway. Apart from only … [Read more...]

FlyBe to return to London City Airport

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FlyBe seemingly is going to try again to crack the nut of London, and in the process return to London City Airport. FlyBe Dash8 Q400 landing at East Midlands Airport - Image GhettoIFE The airline will return to London City Airport after signing a five-year operational agreement with the airport, opening five routes in the process: Belfast - Three times daily Dublin - Four … [Read more...]

Azul goes for long haul expansion

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Azul Brazilian Airlines has been slowly working away, operating its fleet of Embraer E-Jet and ATR Turboprops, growing is domestic Brazilian operation for some time now. Well today, it made a splash with an announcement the airline is to obtain eleven long-haul Airbus aircraft, with the aim of operating services United States of America. For its long haul fleet Azul is to … [Read more...]

Oyster Cards – also avalible a bit beyond London

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If there's one thing I like is simplifying my travels - and one thing that does help simply it a bit is Transport for London's Oyster Card. My "current" Oyster card. I've lost count of how many of them gone through (although I have got enough webcredits out of TfL) Now, if you're visiting London for more than a few days, I'd strongly recommend you get an Oyster card - as … [Read more...]

Doha’s Hamad International Airport – opening soon

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It seems new airports seems to be jinxed with problems, with Berlin Brandenburg Airport being one that springs to mind. Another airport that has managed to shrug off delays is Doha's Hamad International Airport. Hamad International Airport (previously known as New Doha International Airport) has had a string of delays, but is seemingly almost ready to receive passenger planes … [Read more...]

Shandong Airlines goes for 50 Boeing 737s

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It seems the orders for narrow body aircraft come thick and fast as Shandong Airlines are to order fifty Boeing 737 aircraft. Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Seoul Incheon Airport. Image GhettoIFE.com Shandong Airlines is owned by Air China, and operates both Chinese Domestic and International routes, with a fleet of Boeing 737-300s, 737-700s, 737-800s, Bombardier … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

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It's Easter Sunday, and its time for an Airplane art special. This Sunday, it's a British Airway Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner arriving at it's home base at London Heathrow Airport (shot from a BA 787-8. Very meta). The images are 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...]

Air Canada apologies for its luggage handling (after throwing around…)

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First up... have a look at the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDizh4DMno The bags appear to be gate checked, and have promptly been tossed from the jetbridge down to the loading area The location of the incident has not disclosed, but it's made the media on CBC News. Air Canada has given a response on the Youtube page: We apologize for the totally … [Read more...]