Economy Class & Beyond

SQ: Singapore Airlines has a good quarter….

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Well, the upturn is in full effect, with the news from Singapore Airlines has made a first-quarter profit of 253 million Singapore dollars ($184.7m; £119m).Singapore Airlines put this down to a rise of passenger and freight traffic - which is good to see, and are expecting these numbers to hold for the remainder of the year. Passenger numbers climbed by 5.5% in the first … [Read more...]

AB: Confirmed – Air Berlin to Join Oneworld in 2012.

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So as revealed yesterday, Air Berlin has formally invited to join OneWorld with a memorandum of understanding signed. So lets take a deeper look.Air Berlin itself will join OneWorld as a full member, with Niki joining as well as a OneWorld affiliate (as at is owned partially by Air Berlin). They will both be joining OneWorld in early 2012 (with no defined actual date yet), … [Read more...]

LH: Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 crash at Riyadh

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Not good news coming from Riyadh airport, with reports of a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 Flight LH 8460 crashing at King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The plane was piloted by a two-man crew, according to initial reports. Both pilots are being treated in hospital.On board Flight LH 8460 were 80 tonnes of freight. It is not yet known exactly what type of freight it was … [Read more...]

Wrapping up Farnborough – last orders please…

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Well Farnborough is over for another 2 years (as next year, we're back to Paris), so lets look at the which carriers have decided to splurge some pennies at equipment makers.Okay? We can have airplanes!China's Okay Airways has ordered 10 Boeing 737-800s which will be delivered from 2014. Previously just a lessee, this will be the first purchase directly from Boeing.This will … [Read more...]

BA and Unite: Unite to go to the courts to get back rights…

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In the continuing battle of the odd couple, Unite is taking a pop at BA by taking it to court over the withdrawn travel concessions of striked cabin crew, claiming a breach of the European Human rights legislation.It belives that these privlages were withdrawn without proper disciplinary procedures being followed. With Unite trying the publicity drive with Unite providing … [Read more...]

AB: Air Berlin puts the cat amongst the pigeons: To join OneWorld….

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Now here's something that is completely out of the blue - Air Berlin - a Low Cost Carrier based in Germany has accepted an invitation to join OneWorld! Appearing on the Oneworld website, a full statement is to be released Tuesday afternoon, and will be a development routes with AA and Finnair - with British Airways acting as a mentor. Could this be the starting pistol some have … [Read more...]

BMI Diamond Club to Miles and More – The Whole Debacle.

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As information is slowly filling in month by month about the changes to Diamond Club and how it will or will not be merging into Miles and More, GhettoIFE.com will be keeping a very close eye on events (as a reporter, analyst and customer).NOTE as of 9th February, there will be no movement into Miles and More during 2011. See most recent post Most Recent Post:The Long Road to … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – United A320

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It's another Sunday, so that must logically mean time it's time for some Airplane p0rn. This week, it's an "ex-Ted" United Airlines  Airbus A320 coming into the gate at Washington Dulles InternationalMore next week! … [Read more...]

Farnborough Day 5

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Well it's close to the wrapping up point at Farnborough, but there's still a few low hanging fruit to get. Lets see who's buying what...Air Austral opts for 777-200LR'sAir Austral wants to run fully loaded planes from Reunion to Paris on a very short, and is ordering 2 777-200LR's to help. Air Austral runs three 777-200ERs and two 777-300ERs, and also has the A380 in the mad … [Read more...]