Economy Class & Beyond

Paris Air Show Day 3 Roundup – MC21’s, orders and O’Leary…

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Day 3 of the Paris Air Show has been and gone, so lets wrap up the headlines today Towards the MC-21. First up is that Irkut is on course to release its competition to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 - the Irkut MC-21, with the aim to manufacture first one towards the end of 2013. The aircraft's designation has changed from the MS-21 to the MC-21.  These narrowbody … [Read more...]

Hainan Airlines to Commence 787 services

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EDIT: it seems that Hainan Airlines have put back the launch date to 1st August on the Beijing - Shanghai Hongqiao route... Expect further changes... Hainan airlines are putting their recently received Boeing 787-8 aircraft into use, with the airline operating two routes within China on domestic trips. The routes are Beijing to Haikou and Beijing - Shanghai Hongqiao. … [Read more...]

Paris Airshow Day 2 Roundup – The launch of the 787-10

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Well day two of the Paris Airshow has been and gone, so lets look at the big stories of the show today Boeing takes top billing as it confirms it will launch the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. Image - The Boeing Company This aircraft is a double stretch from the baseline 787-8 currently in service. This aircraft has range of up to to 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km) and … [Read more...]

We have GoGo Internet Voucher Winners!

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Well it's been a day or so, and I've let the results age - and we have some winners now I'd had some sleep and time to organise things. First up we have the two winners of the GoGo Vouchers. The first number from the hat out of random.org was number 84 Which went to James K for his comment. And well. If he didn't win a voucher, he would had won the keyring with … [Read more...]

EVA Air joins Star Alliance

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EVA Air formally joins Star Alliance as of today. The airline operates to 60 airports in the world from it's bases at Taipei, and add Kaohsiung in Taiwan and Surabaya in Indonesia. Those of you with Avianca LifeMiles and who are miffed about them being devalued might be able to extract some value from them as redemption space is now open on EVA Air flights (Canadian … [Read more...]

Paris Air Show Day 1 – The Rise of the E-Jet E2

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Well the first day of the Paris Air Show has been and gone. Lets look at the news of the day New planes from Embraer The big headline of the day  is Embraer, who are going after Bombardier with the latest refresh of the E-Jets - the E-Jet E2. Rendering - Embraer The Embraer E2 is an evolution of the current Embraer E-Jet series with three new aircraft … [Read more...]

So…. Is the food in the BA Galleries First Lounge at T5 that bad?

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It's something I've touched on on my recent Trip report, but even I noticed there's a little dip in the quality of the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at it's flagship T5 location. And it seems I'm not alone. INVOL-UPGRADE has noticed it too, with his recommendation of "Order off the menu", and not go to the food service area, whilst Head for Points isn't too … [Read more...]

Paris Air Show 2013 – What to look out for….

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It's coming up to that time of the year where the aviation industry will be gathering in Paris Le Bourget for the biannual Paris Air Show. But what to look out for this year? Here's a few predictions The Boeing 787-10 will be formally announced and placed for sale with at least Singapore Airlines and British Airways being launch partners The Airbus A350 will be a star … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – CityJet Avro RJ85

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a CityJet Avro RJ-85 resting in the early morning sun at London City 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! … [Read more...]

Last call to win GoGo Vouchers and Keyring!

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Ok people, this is the last boarding call for the Win a GoGo Voucher and Keyring Draw. It's closing THIS SUNDAY AT 13:00BST. Just a reminder of what I'm giving away: 2 Winners will get a GoGo Internet Voucher valid on Domestic US Airlines where GoGo is available on your plane 1 Winner will get Remove Before Flight keyring for the entry that has made me smile the most. … [Read more...]