Economy Class & Beyond

NH: Boeing 787 Number 1 Delivered

26/09/2011 by Kevincm

Boeing have formally handed over and delivered the first production Boeing 787 aircraft to All Nippon Airways yesterday, which marks a big landmark for the 787 programme - a delivery to the customer. Image - The Boeing Company The ceremonial handing over of the keys (and the cash in Boeing's bank account) now complete, the first production frame will be heading off … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Multi-Modal-Mayhem – Back to Toronto with a multi-modal bevvy of madness… With Eurolines, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa

25/09/2011 by Kevincm

Multi-Modal-Mayhem - Back to Toronto with a multi-modal bevvy of madness... With Eurolines, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa Well I did promise I have something on the boil. Guess I’m starting to understand the mistake fares that happen. Oh well. As usual, we’re in traditional Kevincm territory here - that means it’s back of the plane, … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – Singapore Airlines Airbus A380

25/09/2011 by Kevincm

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane p0rn. This week, it's a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 taxiing at London Heathrow Airport, on the way to Singapore. More of course next week! … [Read more...]

YYZ2: Trip Pictures Loaded

25/09/2011 by Kevincm

Good news! The trip pictures are now all loaded for your entertainment. Again, they're all listed on my Photoblog, but for now, here's the full list: They're available on the sidebar to the left, but here's the direct links to them The trip bits: Part 1: To London - http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2011/09/13/yyz2-to-london.html Part 2: London to Brussels on … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Classic – Continental 767-400

24/09/2011 by Kevincm

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...]

A Warning for those who collect Tesco points and convert them to Air Miles/BA Miles

23/09/2011 by Kevincm

Highlighted on Money Saving Expert, is the ending of the "Double Points" promotion that has been running at Tesco Supermarket/Store chain for for the past 2 years. What was 2 points a £1 is slashed back to 1 point a £1. Tesco say this is so that they can fund £500m of price-drops (whilst the cyncist would say this is an extra £500m of reduced … [Read more...]

BD/BA: The continued canablisation of BMI – sells 6 slot pairs to British Airways

23/09/2011 by Kevincm

It seems according to http://www.thebasource.com/ that IAG have purchased 6 pairs of slots at London Heathrow from BMI. According to the site, the six pairs of daily slots will start to be used from late October with both longhaul and shorthaul expansion. Whilst 6 pairs is not a lot, it's still a fair lump. Early indications suggest that slots from the Berlin and … [Read more...]

AK: Guess who is launching a Loyalty Scheme?

22/09/2011 by Kevincm

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.

22/09/2011 by Kevincm

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.

21/09/2011 by Kevincm

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...]