Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane p0rn – Ryanair 737-800

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Well, it's time for some airplan p0rn. At its for time for the .... of the air - Ryanair and one of their ubiquitous 737-800's Probably the best way to see one... taxing away... and booked on another carrier ;) … [Read more...]

A slight messup… and welcome new readers

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So I can't spell ghetto. :( I've re-registered the Domain, and it's should all be pointing in the right place. Meanwhile new readers... Welcome! Here are a few classics you've missed so far: For those of you who are confused at what exactly ghetto IFE is, this is as gooder post as any to explain it Saying goodbye to a friend - a UA Trip Report - LHR-ORD-PHL-IAD-LHR … [Read more...]

The year gets worse for Aviation – Yemenia Air Crash

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It seems anunas horriblus is getting more horribuls this year with the loss of another aircraft - this time a Yemenia Air Airbus A310 from on route IY626 Sanaa to Moroni in the Comoros islands. Picture (c) Baron Inchcap, - http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/baron_inchcape1/airbus-a310-f-ohpr-yemenia-3198.aspx It seems the aircraft made one attempt at landing … [Read more...]

Project 787.. Oh dear… (or Seattle: We have a problem)

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Note: I was going to publish this last week but I got distracted by a few other things. A few more updates will appear tonight including my personal 787's (Yes - I have an armarda of them). Sorry! Well Seattle. We have a little problem. What was going to be a glorious first flight has resulted in yet another delay for the 787 ZA001's first flight. Exhibit 1: Ok . Not a … [Read more...]

Those Kiwis are at it again…

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Well, someone had to try and take Deltalina's crown. And ladies and gentlemen - we have a winner! Earlier on, I blogged about one of Air New Zealand's adverts - well it seems they've decided it was a bit successful... and have made a safety video! All I'm going to say is Well done!!! Excellent work all around. Beat that Deltalina! … [Read more...]

Mileage Run Designing – for my next trick…

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At the moment, I'm beginning planning for my October trip to the USA (There's a little event going in Chicago I'm invited to do the photos in... so it's rude to say no). As I still need a fair wodge of miles to hit gold (wodge in this case being about 14k or so), I have to be slightly careful in how to plan this out. Here was the initial … [Read more...]

Meanwhile.. in LOLworld.

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Please pay attention to this bunny for your safety briefing. Your safety is our number one concern. Thank you. Source: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/06/23/funny-pictures-exits-on-this-plane/ … [Read more...]

Tuesday SoapBox. Daily Mail – GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!!!

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Yes, I know. The Soapbox is a bit late this week - so it's a double entry today. And today's soapbox entry is about an entry from "Back to Basics Britain, "Middle England," "Angry from Tonebridge" and "conservative with a small c - honest " the Daily Mail (also known as the Daily Hate) Here's the article that sparked my ire... URL: … [Read more...]

Virgin buys more Twin-Engined Jets – Throws out quadrapuff strategy….

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Something that happened yesterday.. Virgin Atlantic became 25 years old... but more importantly for the geeks amongst us, Virgin made an order for more aircraft - this time more Airbus A330's. Hang on. This from the airline that said "4 engines 4 longhaul". They're also on the warpath for Boeing 787-9's and Airbus 350's. Now there is a sign that someone has visited the … [Read more...]

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