Economy Class & Beyond

Bombardier CSeries moves closer to first flight

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One jet I haven't talked much about is the upcoming Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The CSeries is going to be the next step up from the CRJ series of aircraft, with a design that would hold from 110 to 150 people in an aircraft. The first unit will be the CS100, with capacity for 110-125 passengers. The plane would be powered by 2 Pratt and Whitney PW 1500G Geared Turbofan … [Read more...]

Etihad switches to Boeing 777-300ER for New York Service

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Etihad will be changing their deployment from Abu Dhabi to New York JFK, shifting from A340-500 operation to Boeing 777-300ER's flying the route. The daily from 1st June 2013 with 777-300 equipment configured as: - 8 Diamond First Class seats - 40 Pearl Business Class seats - 280 Coral Economy Class seats As well as all the usual onboard amenities, the plane will feature … [Read more...]

SAS to dispose of Wideroe

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In an attempt to shore up cash, Scandinavian Airline Systems is to dispose most of its Wideroe unit. 80% of the shares are to be sold to a group of investors, with an option to sell the final 20% of Wideroe in 2016. For SAS it's the best of both worlds - it gets the cash from the sale, whilst maintaining links with Wideroe to provide regional services. The sale is valued … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus explains cabin baggage allowances… simply

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One of the wonders of the Interwebs is how information can be explained a lot more simply. A good case in point is Cabin Baggage... and what you can take. Aer Lingus explains it a lot better than most in the form of a video. Simple and to the point... with an advert for buying a luggage allowance in advanced. Well, to be expected I suppose in these low cost travel … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300X

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300X parked on the far Heathrow T5 pads 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...]

Video Saturday – Making the 747-8

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It's Saturday, so please grab your popcorn, uncork your wine, crack open a drink for for Video Saturday. Today, I found a great documentary about the making of Boeing's latest iteration of the Boeing 747 - the 747-8 (presented by National Geographic, uploaded to Youtube. Back to Safety Videos next week! … [Read more...]

Boeing moves closer to launching the 777X

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The Boeing 777 is one of the most successful selling commercial long haul airliners out there with it's 777-200/200ER/200LR and its 777-300/300ER models. Well it seems Boeing is preparing to release to market a new plane - the 777X, with the manufacturer now authorised to offer the 777X to airlines and leasing companies. This is the last step before a formal launch … [Read more...]

Through a Lens: Sunset down the Median

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Down the Median of I-90, heading to O'Hare, staring through the drivers window of a CTA train. Starting next week, Through a Lens will change from a twice a week post to a single post a week on Wednesday morning... This is actually a harder series to do than I originally thought... … [Read more...]

Frontier Airlines to try to be an Ultra Low Cost Carrier

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Denver based Frontier Airlines is trying its hand at being an ultra cost airline - hitting people where it hurts... in the wallet. Firstly Carry on luggage to be charged on basic fare, with Checked luggage to be charged on basic and Economy Fares  The charges look something like this - and are dependant on fare class, frequent flyer membership of Frontier and where … [Read more...]