Economy Class & Beyond

UA: Finally looks at upgrading 747’s….

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United belatedly is finally working on the 747-400's, and is looking to upgrade the economy product on those birds.And may I say - it's about time. Stepping onboard one of those things is... a time warp. Jeff Smisek says he hopes the upgrade to upgrade them by 2016 - when it's A350XWB's are due into service. Some of the savings that the combined UA/CO entinty is making is … [Read more...]

Stuck in the snow? Lonley Planet is here to help!

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Lonely Planet are offering 13 of their guides for free during this snow problems. You can pick them up at the iTunes Music Store or follow the links from hereIt's free unitil  6pm Wednesday 22 December 201 0PS, so fill your boots for some reasonable guides!Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Dublin London Moscow Munich Paris Prague St … [Read more...]

Hometime Reading: Seattle Time on the Woe of the 787

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The Seattle Times has posted a good hometime reading article on the problems that have beset the 787 programme with another delay to the programme in the offing.Sad, but it seems to be the case of most modern planes delays with the term "Expect Delays".  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013713745_dreamliner19.html?cmpid=2727No doubt if more delays … [Read more...]

UK Snow troubles – Continues

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With movements starting to go along, here's the latest travel updates.Please remember to check with your airline.British Airports Authority has issued an urgent appeal for travellers not to go to Heathrow unless they know for sure their flight will leave.Heathrow is clearing through the backlog, but shorthaul programmes are hit (in particular, British Airways has cancelled all … [Read more...]

UK Snow – More trouble exepected

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Well as most of Europe seems not to be coping with snow, here is the latest updates on who's doing whatMonday, more snow is expected in the South East, bringing Heathrow and Gatwick back into the firing line.Heathrow is expecting some movements, but fully expects to be snowed in. Gatwick has had about a 1/4 of the movements expected, but is expecting the worst tommorow.Regional … [Read more...]

UK – Lots of Snow – Except Delays

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Well of course, more snow has been dumped (and even if negotiating to the shops is near enough impossible), UK airports are suffering due to the weather.Head to the Airports list, and click your airport that you might be flying from.And when in doubt - contact your operator. Safe travels to all! … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Emirates A380

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to put your seat into the upright position, stow your tray table and pay attention to this weeks safety video from Emirates and their A380 product In English...and in ArabicMore next week! … [Read more...]

AA: Expands Manchester Services, Year-Round services to JFK

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AA is boosting it's regional credentials, by taking one of it's services year-round from Manchester UK to New York-JFK.After beating BMI with the Manchester Chicago services, and taking a minor beating from Delta with it's MAN-JFK, American Airlines is back again, to relaunch Manchester - New York JFK, and is expected to remain a year-round service.Route commences 6th April … [Read more...]