Thomson Airways have today confirmed the first destinations for their batch of 787-8 Dreamliners. Thomson Airways is intending to operate the aircraft from Gatwick, Manchester, East Midlands and Glasgow to Cancun and Florida from 1st May 2013. They will also beat other UK operators to the punch being the first operator of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in the UK. For those … [Read more...]
BMI Diamond Club – Exit Dates from Star Alliance and End of Benfit dates
Ok, this is the data that BMI have failed to communicate to us, but has appeared on FlyerTalk.com (Emphasis mine). First stage (legal exit from the Star Alliance) will effective from 17th April 2012 (TODAY). Second stage (customer benefit end date) effective 31st May 2012. This will include, but will not be limited to, the following changes: End of Star … [Read more...]
Useful Expedia UK voucher of the day… 10% off
Here's something darn useful... a 10% off voucher for Expeida UK on Hotels. The magic code is: WORLDSAVE10 The code has a £10 minimum spend, and is active from 12.01am GMT, 17/04/2012 to 11:59pm GMT, 22/04/2012. It can be used for travel between 17/04/2012 and 17/10/2012. A big note however, most of the chains are excluded (as well as some of the the Las Vegas Casinos) … [Read more...]
4000th Boeing 737NG… delivered
Boeing has build and delivered it's 4000th 737-NG series aircraft this week to China Southern Airlines. Now, 4000 737-NG's... that's a lot of frames buzzing around the world in various different configurations (including the -600 Series, -700, 700ER, -800, -900 and 900ER... and then there's the militarised and business variants... ) The gap between 1000th, 2000th, … [Read more...]
Virgin A330 Incident at Gatwick – All safe – Gatwick Reopened with delays
Virgin flight VS027 en-route to Orlando in the USA encountered problems in flight, and was forced to return to Gatwick to perform an emergency landing. From reports, smoke was being expelled into the cabin, forcing a full emergency evacuation when the plane touched down safely, with slides deployed. The plane landed safely at 12:30 local. Virgin Atlantic say said the … [Read more...]
Virgin group attempts an 11th hour change over the BMI sale…
Well it seems that the Virgin Group are distinctly unhappy at the International Airlines Group takeover of British Midland International, and is to appeal against the European Commission's decision to allow the purchase to go through. Virgin objects in lots of whiny language with Richard Branson said Virgin Group stating: "This deal was agreed with lightning speed and we … [Read more...]
Airplane art – US Airways Airbus A321
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane art. This week, it's an US Airways Airbus A321 taxing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport More airplane art of course next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Horizon Air CRJ
It's Saturday again, so it must be time to strip a plane out of one set of colours and into new colours. This time, it's a Bombardier CRJ being cleaned of its Frontier Airlines colours and into Washington State University colours for Horizon Air... More of course next week! … [Read more...]
TRIP REPORT: A Last Star Fling? With United and Air Canada – The Introduction
A Last Star Alliance Fling? To Chicago with United Airlines and Air Canada (and a guest appearance from BMI) LHR-IAD-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR Index: The Introduction (this entry) Welcome to what might be a last big fling with Star Alliance for a bit - unless I decide to make a push for Senator Status... or some other madness overtakes me.... which for … [Read more...]
The price of a IAG take-over: 1200 jobs to go
1200 posts to go seems to be the first efficiency that IAG wishes to make with the take over of BMI Both Unite who represent the ground crews and cabin staff as well as BALPA who represent the pilots are trying to negate the losses. Unite say: "Unite will be fighting to maintain as many jobs as possible and ensure that where vacancies exist people can be placed into … [Read more...]
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