Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways to allow Electronic device useage after landing

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Ok, who here is guilty of turning on their phone the moment your plane lands - even when the flight attendants or cabin crew tell you not to? Thought so. British Airways seems to recognised this, and has agreed a safety case with the Civil Aviation Authority that will allow passenger to switch on phones and other electronic devices after landing after leaving the … [Read more...]

Bombardier CSeries First Flight: Pushed back a month

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As the Airbus A350-900 has taken flight (multiple times now), it's time to turn our attention back to the other brand new plane in the world - the Bombardier CSeries. FTV-1 sitting at Mirabel Airport. Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CS100-FTV1.jpg – Image Alexandre Gouger The first flight of the first aircraft - FTV1 was due to be "towards the end … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express fares “Good Value for money”. REALLY?

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Heathrow Express has gone on the defensive in an article Business Traveller calling the Heathrow Express fare "Good Value For Money", comparing it's £20 fare to a value of a £70 taxi fare. Not bad compared to a taxi, but that is a lot of money. So what are the options? Heathrow Connect is another option that runs every 30 minutes taking 25 minutes to Paddington … [Read more...]

Air Aisa Japan/ANA Joint Venture to end – ANA to take control

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It seems the joint venture that featured ANA and Air Asia coming together has floundered quite badly, with ANA Holdings to buy out Air Asia's stake in Air Asia Japan. This will result in Air Asia Japan operating until the end of October 2013 under the current brand. The partnership between Air Asia and ANA lasted for about a year or so. Operating in Japan has been a … [Read more...]

Wine Trip Report: Le Froglet wine in a plastic glass….

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Regular readers - don't be too alarmed. There is a real trip report that will be continuing this evening. Right now, there is a matter to be settled... and wine to be drunk ;) Over at Heels First Travel, writer Tiff was talking about wine in a can (and she's written more here). Which is all right... I suppose. Considering it's Spirit Airlines. But at the back of my head … [Read more...]

SAS chooses A350XWB’s and A330’s for a fleet upgrade

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The Airbus A350XWB has been getting a fair bit of interest - especially now it's show itself off since its first flight (and its 3rd flight took it past the Paris Air Show for a steal). This is now starting to pay off with SAS (Scandinavian Airline System) signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus - that hopefully will translate into an order for Airbus. The order … [Read more...]

Delta and Virgin Atlantic confirm codeshares

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Delta and Virgin Atlantic have announced they are to code-share 108 routes, allowing passengers to connect between 66 destinations between the United Kingdom and North America. Virgin Atlantic will place its code on 91 Delta routes to include both Trans-Atlantic and US domestic routes. Meanwhile, Delta will reciprocate by placing its code on 17 Virgin Atlantic routes, … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines MD-80

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It's Sunday, Boarding Area is back up, so it must be time for some more airplane art! This week it's an American Airlines MD-80 on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International Airport - shot from the Hyatt Regency O'Hare 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! … [Read more...]