Economy Class & Beyond

AI: In the words of Ted Knight …. Well…. We’re Waiting….

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And we're waiting to see IF Air India can pull a rabbit out of it's hat, meet Star Alliance joining criteria, and formally be ready to join. And they've got until the 31st July to do it. Will it happen? That's a very good question - one that I suspect Air India cannot answer itself.......According to The Hindu Business Times, some of the Star Alliance members are opposed to Air … [Read more...]

CZ: They’re packing them in on their A380’s….

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China Southern has announced how many people they're going to cram into their new A380s.And cram is the word of the day with 506 seats on the plane, configured asFirst: 8 (Lower Desk) Business: 70 (Upper deck)Economy: 352 in 3-4-3 configuration (Lower Deck), 76 in 2-4-2 (Upper Deck)China Southern are due to take delivery of their first Airbus A380 in September, and will … [Read more...]

EK: A380’s to KL and Rome.

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It's looking like the airline who ordered a lot of Airbus A380's is looking for routes to place them on.Emirates has announced today two new A380 routes - Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" to Dubai and Kuala Lumpur to Dubai Rome Rotations:EK97     DEP DXB 09:10     ARR FCO 12:35EK98     DEP FCO 14:35     ARR DXB 23:05 Commences: 01/12/11. … [Read more...]

BE: Reconnects Newquay to the world… well Manchester.

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Whilst Air Southwest is withering away into nothing, FlyBe has come as a knight in shining armour to offer a 4 times a week all year service connecting Newquay and Manchester. Services commence from 30th October 2011. Monday/Thursday/FridayDEP NQY 10:50      ARR MAN 12:05DEP MAN 12:30      ARR NQY 13:40SundayDEP MAN … [Read more...]

Thank you Star Alliance – it’s taken long enough…. (Star Alliance App now out)

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For those of us who have iPhones and fly Star Alliance airlines, I've had to carry a PocketPC with me when I travel with a copy of the Star Alliance Gloabla timetable as the app was darn useful.Except the iPhone in various guises has been out for some time now. And I've been waiting... patiently. Well my wishes were answered today with a Star Alliance App. I'll be reviewing it … [Read more...]

NH: First 787 trips announced.

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ANA must be getting a few smiles along the way as it prepares for it's first 787 to be delivered from Boeing (the fact it is horrendously late is of course, besides the point).For the first trips, the 787 will be chartered within ANA for a package tour run to Hong Kong. An additional 2 "Domestic" charter runs will also be operated by ANA so people "can experience the 787" - … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – Spanair MD87

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane p0rn. This week, it's Spanair McDonnald Douglas MD87, painted up in Star Alliance colours parked up at Barcelona El Pratt Airport. More of course next week! … [Read more...]

BA: A Right Royal messup.

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It seems the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (or Prince Will and Kate Middlton to the rest of us) had a problem on the way home from the USA.The couple flew BA on a 747 from LA to London. Alas, the bird decided to have an IFE failure inflight. And as a result, service compensation went into play. Which, if you're stuck in BA First (and there are worse places to be in the world … [Read more...]

KE: Don’t Ding that new A380… oops. Too late.

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AVHerald picked this gem up. It seems a Korean Air Airbus A380 was landing at Tokyo Narita - an airport famed for it's mad winds sadly, made a landing - landing on one of the engine pods. I'll let the picture do the talking.Picture - avherald.comNot the most graceful of landings.The aircraft itself was able to right itself on landing, and rolled to the gate safely. The runway … [Read more...]

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