Economy Class & Beyond

Back into action, Up to the top – Homeward Bound

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Homeward Bound Back into action, Back to the Back Up to the Top – To Chicago with American Airlines, American Eagle and British Airways LHR-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR Index: Dodging the Sword of Damocles (The Introduction) To Heathrow, T3 Lounges AA99 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O’Hare T5 Hyatt Regency O’Hare One Time Exception: A Loop Around the … [Read more...]

Reminder: Tesco UK Clubcard collection period ends 4th May!

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For those of you in the United Kingdom who shop at Tesco, their current Clubcard collection period is coming to an end on Saturday 4th May. To ensure that your Clubcard points hit your account by the deadline ensure any spend is complete by Thursday 2nd May as it takes 2 days for spend to hit your account. Any other spend might not hit in time and may be carried forward to the … [Read more...]

United to buy Embraer 175’s… lots of them

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United Airlines has got out its chequebook again and has ordered 30 Embraer ERJ-175 Regional Jets, with options for 40 more aircraft. Image rendering - United Airlines The aircraft will operated by United Express with the exact operators of the aircraft "to be decided". The ERJ-175's will be used to swap out existing "50 seat jet aircraft" in the United Express … [Read more...]

Commerical 787 services recommences, Airlines firm up restarts of flights

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Ethiopian Airlines flight ET801 became the first commercial flight operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner to take to the air since the grounding of fleet on the 16th January, operating between Addis Ababa and Nairobi - a 2 hour flight. From there, there has been a spate of annoucements, Boeing PR trips, and confirmations when airlines intend to fly the 787 again. Here's a … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Speedbird Tails at Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's an early morning rise at London Heathrow Terminal 5B as the British Airways Chatham Dockyard tails of the long haul fleet resting between flights. 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 … [Read more...]

All change at Birmingham New Street – Half time changeover

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For those who travel in the UK by rail, there are a couple of stations that can you make you physically scream. One of those happens to be a local mainline station for me - Birmingham New Street. The "Old" New Street Entrance Birmingham New Street is one of the busiest stations outside London, handling 31.2 million passengers and 5.1 million passengers changing … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday: Czech Airlines

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It's Saturday again, so please place your seat in the upright position, place your luggage in the overhead locker or the seat in front of you, and stow your tray table as we go to this week safety video presented by CSA - Czech Airlines who have gone down the line of a very different and animate safety video More of course next week! … [Read more...]