Economy Class & Beyond

Safety Video Saturday – Classic – Continental 767-400

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It's Saturday, the end of the month almost so it's time to drag Larry Kellner back to see the now non-existent Continental Airlines to see what safety was like aboard a (now United) 767-400.... (Dear CO Fanbois. My blog, my rules. You've got your logo on United birds now... so just take this change you might like....) More next week! … [Read more...]

AK: Guess who is launching a Loyalty Scheme?

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Our low cost carrier friend AirAsia is on the brink of launching it's own loyalty scheme it seems. Working with another Tony Fernandez company - Tune Money - a programme is being launched called BIG in a filing to the Malaysian stock exchange. This will be a loyalty point programme, and customers will collect the from AirAsia and other merchants. Once you've got a small … [Read more...]

UA: Changes to Mileage Plus… Peeking further into the changes.

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Over at Milepoint, UA Insider has posted an update to the Mileage Plus Programme from 2012 Lets look at the beef of it and break it down into simple stuff: Elite Qualification This has two big changes, the first is  is a minimum of Four Segments must be flown on United/Continental or Copa metal. In addition a new qualification level has been … [Read more...]

BA: To Fly, To Serve – The Aircraft of the Advert.

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If you've watch the advert below, you'll notice a varsity of aircraft in the advert. This background video explains a bit more about them... including the Lady of the Skies - Concorde. 3 minutes and 30 of your life that if you like planes, you'll enjoy the making of the advert. … [Read more...]

Consumer Focus UK: ForEX charges too high, Banks “Huh?”

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It's time to bash the banks again (what seems to be a hobby for the people of the United Kingdom) as the beedy eye of the regulator casts it's view over the dreaded "Forgien Exchange" Consumer Focus UK has forwarded a "Super-Complaint" for the Office of Fair Trading to consult on. Of course the banking industry is full of disgust being the whipping boy of the United … [Read more...]

BA: To Fly, To Serve

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The new British Airways advert is out as part of a new advertising campaign, as well as the beginning of hardening and improving the products, with the emphasis "To Fly, To Serve" And this is the first of the adverts. From BA's past of Imperial Airways, BOAC, BEA and British Airways, to the appearance of a certain SuperSonic Airliner. Take a gander - well done BA. … [Read more...]

TG/TT: No ThaiTiger

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Last year, Thai Airways and Tiger Airlines signed an agreement to start up a joint venture Low Cost Carrier. However, after meeting after meeting with the government, regulatory approval has not been forthcoming.  With the agreement expiring at the end of September, and it not being renewed as there is little to not action to push this forward, both sides are preparing … [Read more...]

AA: Cans ORD-BRU Route

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Well in unsurprising news, American Airlines are pulling the plug on the Chicago to Brussels Route.  For those who are booked, It's canned from the 7th November 2011. American Airlines say: “American Airlines has today announced that it will cancel its Brussels (BRU)-Chicago (ORD) service, effective 7th November. “The airline has taken the difficult … [Read more...]