Economy Class & Beyond

Dublin… in a word.

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WET. Good morning from Dublin's Fair City, where it is pretty darn wet today - with a bumpy ride in to Dublin due to the wetness. Next Stop: Heathrow. All this to save £180+.... … [Read more...]

Off we go again!

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SO the beginning of a trip again - Good morning from Birmingham Airport! (Well I would call it Birmingham International Airport, but the branding team might  come and do evil to me in the middle of the night...) Well, once again I'm sitting in an airport departure lounge, waiting for a go to gate command to be issued. This time, its light as possible on the way … [Read more...]

Win with GhettoIFE! – Remove before flight keyrings up for grabs!

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Well I'm in the air sometime this week, so it's time to run a "Where in the world is Kevin" quiz. Up for grabs are some of these lovely "Remove Before Flight Keyrings" - with a total of 5 up for grabs! I told you they were lovely! However, there's are twist to how to win these as we'll be playing this on Twitter! You'll need to follow me on Twitter @GhettoIFE … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines firms up 787 route relaunches

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Japan Airlines is on track it seems with its 787 fleet testing as it confirms the routes that are to resume/commence on the 1st June. In addition, JAL will have a second crack of launching the the Narita-Helsinki route due on the 1st July which was suspended initially due the the 787 grounding. The Japan Airlines 787 route list looks like this: From 1st June - Tokyo Narita … [Read more...]

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...]