Economy Class & Beyond

Safety Video Saturday – Norwegian Air Shuttle

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to stow your tray tables, ensure your luggage is in overhead compartment and put your seat into the upright position as we go to this week's safety video. This week, it's Norwegian Air Shuttle showing off safety on their Boeing 737s with the Boeing Sky Interior Another safety video next week! … [Read more...]

China Southerns Boeing 787s arriving at Heathrow sooner than expected.

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It looks like China Southern Airlines will be deploying their new Boeing 787's to London Heathrow a lot sooner than was first thought. Originally, the Skyteam member was meant to be operating from the beginning of the winter timetable (27th October 2013). Instead, the operation of the aircraft has been pushed forward to 10th September 2013 - a good 7 weeks early. The 787 … [Read more...]

British Airways adds an additional service to Mexico City

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British Airways will be boosting the frequency of its London Heathrow to Mexico City service, with the addition of an extra flight (taking it from three flights a week to four). The new flight operates on Sunday - returning the same day. The updated timetable looks like this: BA243 DEPART LHR 12:40 ARRIVE MEX 18:20 BA242 DEPART MEX 21:00 ARRIVE LHR 13:00+1 Booked … [Read more...]

Ethiopian Airlines 787 fallout: Transport Canada orders ELT inspections

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The fallout of the fire aboard the Ethiopian Airlines 787  continues, with Transport Canada announcing that it ordering airlines to inspect the Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) for possible wiring issues that could lead to a fire according to the Wall Street Journal The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch is continuing its investigation - with only the Special Bulletin … [Read more...]

CityJet to pull London City – Edinburgh Route

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It seems that CityJet is giving up a key route between London City Airport and Edinburgh, with the suspension of the route after the 26th October CityJet operates between the two cities 4 times a weekday, with fierce competition from British Airways who operate 8 return flights a weekday. It seems this competition was enough to make CityJet reconsider its options. Existing … [Read more...]

IAG Group to order A320s… and lots of them!

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IAG (International Airlines Group - the owner of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling) have announced they are to place an order for Airbus A320 aircraft. Vueling Airbus A320 at Barcelona International Airport - Image GhettoIFE.com The order is split into four parts with an initial order for the following: 30 Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) 32 Airbus … [Read more...]

Brussels Airlines to trim capacity on Brussels – New York Route

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Brussels Airlines is trimming capacity slightly between Brussels National and New York JFK as it swaps an Airbus A330-300 for an Airbus A330-200 for 6 of the 7 flights it operates a week. A Brussels Airlines A330-300 at JFK International Airport - Image - GhettoIFE.com But what is the break down of loss of seats? Aircraft Business Class Economy … [Read more...]

EasyJet A320 loses engine cowling – landed safely

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EasyJet flight U22715 operating from Milan Malpensa to Lisbon suffered an incident on the 12th August, where the engine sustained damage with the cowling on one of its engines shortly after take off. AVHerald has the scoop with the images at http://avherald.com/h?article=466d1cf2&opt=0 Image - AVHerald Easyjet says the Airbus A320 landed with both engines operating … [Read more...]

Ryanair goes on the offensive – launches legal action against Channel 4

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In non-suprising news, Ryanair is to launch legal action against Channel 4 for defamation. Channel 4 last night ran a programme (available on 4oD http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od) in which pilot were quoted who had worries over Ryanair's fuel policy. Ryanair as you can guess, isn't too happy about the media storm this has generated - and has launched … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific’s new USA destination is…

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.... Newark International Airport, New Jersey! According to the ever reliable airlineroute.com, the service will commence on 1st March 2014 (from Hong Kong)/2nd March 2014 (from Newark) The timetable looks like this: CX890 DEPART HKG 17:00 ARRIVE EWR 21:00 CX899 DEPART EWR 01:50 ARRIVE HKG 05:40+1 Commences 1st March (HKG) / 2nd March (EWR) Operates Daily Booked … [Read more...]