Economy Class & Beyond

787 – JAL’s turn is coming…

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Well the second customer is lining up to receive their 787's. And step forward Japan Airlines who will be the next Boeing customer to get their birds. The big difference between the ANA 787s and the JAL 787s will be the power-plant - ANA use Roll Royce Trent 1000's engines, whilst JAL will be using General Electric GEnx-1B-engines. For Boeing this is an important step as … [Read more...]

Lufthansa decides the first regions the 747-8i aircraft are visiting

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Lufthansa is slowly moving forward to delivery of it's new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals with some interesting titbits of information released today. Firstly, Lufthansa is expecting it's first delivery towards the end of April, at a delivery rate of five 747-8i's a year. For Lufthansa, these new birds will feature a new business class seat which will have a flat bed … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express to go out on strike. Again.

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Well it seems that strike season is well and truly with us, with Heathrow Express drivers walking out on Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 March. This is in relation to disciplinary action by Heathrow Express against two workers. The strike action of course is timed to annoy passengers, with the first batch of action between 03.00 to 12.00 on March 24, and the second batch … [Read more...]

BLOG ADMIN: A message to the grammar checkers out there.

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Dear Grammar and English Checkers out there. What you’ll find in this blog is a poor collection of language and execution of the English Language for which I can only apologise. I however ask for moment of silence and some of your understanding as I explain my thoughts… and some issues I have - and have to muddle through most days. For some of us, it is very hard to … [Read more...]

Farewell Miles – ANA, Asiana and Thai with the new ANA 787 – Thai Airways International Hong Kong – Seoul Incheon

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Farewell Miles - A Mileage Burning Party with All Nippon Airlines, Thai Airways and Asiana Airlines in Business Class (with a BMI Leg) Featuring the ANA International 787-8. Oh BMI *shakes head* (The Introduction) The Off, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt with BMI for Lufthansa Hotel Savigny, Around Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport and Meeting … [Read more...]

So, you want to find your way around a cockpit?

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Well good news for those of you who do, or have ever wondered what all those buttons, dial and switches are a pilot on Quora.com takes you through a guided tour of a cockpit. This makes excellent lunch time reading for those of you stuck at desks. http://www.quora.com/What-do-all-the-controls-in-an-airplane-cockpit-do/answer/Tim-Morgan-5 … [Read more...]