Economy Class & Beyond

LATAM passes regulatory hurdles, LAN and TAM Merge

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In mergers, LAN Airlines and TAM have finally complete the merger of the two airlines into the LATAM group. The group is estimated to control 40% of the Latin America Passenger market (and probably a fair lump of cargo at the same time), employing more than 51,000 workers open up routes to 150 destinations in 22 countries. Meanwhile the cargo operation will connect 169 … [Read more...]

Iberia/Air Nostrum pulls out of Manchester and Glasgow

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It seems that conditions are very tough out there, with Air Nostrum throwing in the towel on the Manchester-Madrid and Glasgow-Madrid services. The services are being pulled after the towards the end of the UK Summer season (just before schools re-commence) Glasgow-Madrid terminates 30/08/2012 Manchester-Madrid terminates 14/09/2012 Lack of demand has been cited by … [Read more...]

Flying during the Olympic Games? BA has a bonus Avios offer

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Even though British Airways has said "Don't Fly" in their latest advert to the British public during the London 2012 Olympic Games, they have a nice offer going on if you have to get on a plane. If you are: A United Kingdom BA Executive Club Member (so no EuroCheats or other members) Flying from the UK during the London 2012 Olympic Games between 27th July – 12th … [Read more...]

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...]