Economy Class & Beyond

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

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And a happy Chinese New Year to all my readers. The coming of Chinese New Year is marked by many things - red lanterns, firecrackers, red packets and of course - travel so that families can reunite for the New Year period. And the travel part normally applies to me as I normally head to my parents for the weekend. Alas this year, other things have conspired against … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Turkish Airlines Airbus A330

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, over a blue, yet cloudy sky over Heathrow is a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 taking off for Istanbul. 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...]

Safety Video Saturday – Japan Airlines

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It's Saturday again, so it must be time to stow your tray table, place your seat in the upright position, pull down all headrests and fasten your seatbelt as it's time for this weeks Safety Video. This week, it's Japana Airlines demonstrating safety with lots of lovely CGI. More safety of course next week! … [Read more...]

Boeing cleared to fly test flights with the 787

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Following the successful flight of a Boeing 787 yesterday, Boeing have been cleared to conduct test flights with the Dreamliner by the Federal Aviation Administration . The FAA agrees with Boeing that test flights are an important part to ensure passenger safety, and the eventual return to service of the 787 fleet.  The purpose of the test flights will be information about … [Read more...]

A Dreamliner takes to the air..

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Boeing have managed to rescue one of its grounded 787's today, forming flight Boeing 382 from Fort Worth Meacham International airport to Paine Field in Everett, Washington according to Flight Aware A bit of digging indicates that this plane was stuck at a paint shop at For Worth Meacham and was due to be ferried back to Boeing - just before the grounding of the class took … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific increases frequency from Hong Kong to Heathrow

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Cathay Pacific is increasing its lions share of services between Hong Kong and London, with the addition of a FIFTH daily rotation between the two centres. Service CX239/CX238 will form the 5th rotation, using slots vacated by Air New Zealand who are throwing in the towel between Hong Kong and London. For what is turning almost into a shuttle service between the two … [Read more...]

United to go three times daily on Houston to London route

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United is going to expand its Houston Intercontinental to London Heathrow route to 3 times a day. The new combined timetable looks something like this: Houston IAH to London LHR UA920 DEPART IAH 15:40 ARRIVE LHR 06:50+1 UA984 DEPART IAH 18:30 ARRIVE LHR 09:40+1 UA970 DEPART IAH 20:30 ARRIVE LHR 12:05+1 London LHR to Houston IAH UA921 DEPART LHR 09:30 ARRIVE IAH … [Read more...]

Gaurda Indonesia to connect Indonesia and London Gatwick together

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Flag carrier Gaurda Indonesia will be returning to the United Kingdom in the Winter 2013 timetable, and will be flying from Jakarta to London Gatwick. The service will be commencing in the forth quarter 2013, with the exact timetable and schedules to be confirmed. What is known is that Garuda Indonesia will operate the a 6 times a week service between Jakarta and London … [Read more...]

787 Update: Boeing requests to fly test flights

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3 weeks into the grounding, and we have fresh news today from the manufacture of the 787 - Boeing - who wish to conduct test flights. The airframer is seeking permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration to take the bird back into the skies. According to CNBC: Through the testing of batteries and review of data, Boeing believes it now is to the point where … [Read more...]