Economy Class & Beyond

Gold Run 2 – Good Morning from the Diamond Club Lounge

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And after a night in a Travelodge, it's time to slowly wake up, so it's good morning from the BMI Diamond Club lounge in Dublin.And it reminds me of the old Manchester/LHR Gate 14 lounge. Still - there are minimal nibbling things - which is nice...More from Heathrow later...- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

Gold Run 2: Of all the converluted systems Securitry Theatre systems…..

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Greetings from Birmingham Airport (I'm not allowed to call it Birmingham International Airport or Tosshole International any more alas).Check in was fine and dandy, but the new security theatre systems they have seem to always trip when a camera goes through, which means it has to go through a manual wipethrough.And it gets better as they X-Rayed the contents of my bag … [Read more...]

1000th 767 enters assembly, another demonstration of the 787 failure?

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Yesterday, a rare event happened in the airplane industry - the assembly of a "1000th" airliner frame, so step forward Boeing with the venerable 767 aircraft.The 1000th 767 will be a 767-300ER, which will be for ANA.Whilst this is a great event, it does once again raise a few question for Boeing, even as frame 1001 is being prepared for assembly eslewhere. Once again - it … [Read more...]

Welcome to Gold Run 2: Blame Canada! It’s only a Mileage Run anyway!

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Hello faithful reader.Well I've posted lots of news, lots of photos and videos, but it's time to get to the heart and the core of this blog - getting ones backside on a plane, going somewhere and write about the travels. And this weekend, I intend to be doing that.So welcome to the beginnings of the madness that is known as "Gold Run 2: Blame Canada! It's only a Mileage … [Read more...]

DL: If Deltalina says Smoking is not allowed, here’s a hint – SHE MEANS IT – and saying I’m French F**k You… well…

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It seems our Gaelic friends seem to forget that rules don't apply to them, when a 34-year-old French national decided to light up in the toilet - and had half of the plane on him.Delta Flight 83 Operating between Nice and New York JFK encountered an incident, the crew suspected he was smoking, and confronted Franck Lebrun on the way, specificity stating not to smoke. The … [Read more...]