Economy Class & Beyond

Transaero confirms A380 order

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Transaero Airlines have confirmed an order today for four Airbus A380 aircraft. The original memorandum of understanding was signed in October 2011, with the conversion of that memorandum into a firm order, making it the first operator of the WhaleJet in Russia/CIS/Eastern European area. Transaero is planning to deploy these double-decker planes on high density routes … [Read more...]

ANA to roll out routes with new Premium Economy seating

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ANA has confirmed the first six routes to get its new Premium Economy seats. The routes and start dates for the new seats are: Tokyo Narita – New York JFK  from 29/08/2012 Tokyo Narita – London Heathrow from 14/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – Frankfurt  from 30/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – San Francisco from 01/10/2012 Tokyo Narita – Los … [Read more...]

Air France is considering “all options” with CityJet

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If you've flown into London City Airport, you'd had noticed an airline there that looks like Air France - but isn't Air France. It's CityJet - an Air France subsidiary based in Ireland. Air France has recently released a set of measures to restore profits across the Air France group. Whilst the plan covers nearly all the French Regional segments of Air France - Airlinair, … [Read more...]

Things that scare the TSA: Apple Awards

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Adding to the list that make the TSA go a bit giddy are Futuristic design awards it seems. Juraj Hlaváč had won an Apple Designs Award at the recent Apple  World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco for the educational game called "Bobo Explores Light" developed by his company, Game Collage. The award itself is a small silver cube that glows from … [Read more...]

Ryanair makes yet another bid for Aer Lingus

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One of Ryanair's past-times is the constant stalking of Aer Lingus. Ryanair (who own 29.8% of Aer Lingus) has placed a fat offer of a 694 million euro cash bid for Aer Lingus in a new attempt to gain of EI, at 1.30 euros per share There are two rather big obstacles to overcome for a takeover however - The Office of Fair Trading ruled that Ryanair's ownership of the … [Read more...]

This is London Calling… (According to BA anyway)

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Remember I said there maybe more shenanigans after the lovely Jessica Ennis got painted onto a park on the approach into Heathrow? Well, let it never be said British Airways doesn't like to create more shenanigans. This time, London is calling with a British Airways Boeing 777 going for a tour around London, round the landmarks and finally to the Olympic Stadium in … [Read more...]

BMI Baby wind up begins – first set of routes terminated

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BMI Baby is starting to wind down with the first set of routes now "suspended" - with a major hit for Belfast City Airport loosing BMI Baby service entirely, and Birmingham Airport and East Midlands Airport being reduced to holiday routes mainly. The routes that have now gone: Belfast City Airport (BHD) to: Alicante, Amsterdam, Birmingham, East … [Read more...]

Tired of the stupid APD charges? Tell your MP via A Fair Tax On Flying…

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There's a short but sweet website for those of you who want to let your Member of Parliament (MP) know EXACTLY how you feel about Air Passenger Duty (APD). It's "A Fair Tax On Flying - http://www.afairtaxonflying.org/" and it's simple aim is pile the pressure on MP's to raise the question of APD in the Westminster Chambers and to try and reduce the pain that is APD. Air … [Read more...]

What’s in… the Aer Lingus Elite Matching Kit?

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Well I plumped for Aer Lingus Gold (well, lets face it - it's a Gold I'll actually use as the Aer Lingus service between Birmingham and Dublin mainly because it's 1) marginally more expensive that Ryanair (we're talking about £1-£2 at most) and 2) I get treated a lot more humanely as opposed to being treated like cattle.) So what's in the kit? Envelope - … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, and that can mean that it is time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Lufthansa Airbus A320 taxing at London Heathrow Airport on a dull September day. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]