The consumer magazine "Which?" have been accused of being masters of the art of confusion with each operator deciding "what is peak time travel". The dfact is every operator in the UK has their own definition of "peak time" (both in the morning and the evening)For example, peak time on the core trunks of the West Coast and East Coast Mainlines (Operated by Virgin Trains and … [Read more...]
BD: A321 Refurbishment, Paint work, Domestic cuts ahead and the long haul dream
Heer Prock-Schauer has announced a revamp of the A321 fleet and a few other titbits as part of the restructuring of BMI. Speaking to Flight, some announcements have been made which could make for interesting times in BMI land..So whats up for work?A321 going for refurbishment works, with new business class seats and IFE being installed. In addition, they will finally be getting … [Read more...]
Pre Trip Planning: Seoul and Hong Kong
Well in a few short days I'll be undertaking one of my most intresting runs that I have attempted to do - and that's to Seoul and then onto Hong Kong.I'll be explaining a lot more in my trip report that I'll be knocking together, over the next few weeks, but here's a quick overview - and some of this can be laid at the doors of BMI.Why? With the uncertainty of BMI's Diamond … [Read more...]
An alternative take on Lakmé’s Flower Duet….
I'll let the video do the rest... … [Read more...]
It’s new passport time according to IPS…
Well the Identity and Passport Service has rolled out it's new Passport design. Now we'll do the spin from IPS then we'll rip it apart...The new 10 year passport will be issued from October,The paages of the passport containing well-known UK scenes, including the White Cliffs of Dover, the Gower Peninsula, Ben Nevis and the Giant's Causeway - well lets face it - it's got to … [Read more...]
OFF TOPIC: A Message to all A-Level and GCSE Result people
Dear Successful Exam Student.On this results day, you've got a mixture of feelings - be it joy, happiness, anger or despair depending how your results have gone today. From someone who has been all four at once (and at 16, I was pretty much written off by my old school), some words of advice:Joy - You've got the result at last. Celebrate - And seriously, I mean that. 2+ years … [Read more...]
* Update * Henan Airlines crash in China
More detail are emerging on the Henan Airlines incident The Henan Airlines E-190 Flight 8387 (VD8387) aircraft burst into flames after overshooting the runway at Yichun City's airport at 2210 local time, with at least 91 passengers aboard.The flight was operating from Harbin, Heilongjiang to Yichun, Heilongjiang.The plane has broken up after crashing. The fire that ensued has … [Read more...]
* BREAKING * Henan Airlines aircraft reportedly crashes in northern China
Both CNN and FlightGlobal are reporting that a Henan Airlines aircraft has crashed innortheastern China.Reports indicate that the aircraft had 96 people aboard and camer down Yichun City at around 22:10 local time. Early indications say this was an Embaer E190 was involved.More on this sad story as it breaks. … [Read more...]
AI: Star Alliance entry delayed again.
It seems that the entry of Air India into Star Alliance continues to drag along at a snails pace, and has been put back again to 2011.This is due to the merging of Air India and Indian Airlines, with all system taking their own sweet time to merge.Originally invited into Star Alliance in 2007, this now drags the process into a four year integration into the alliance,Whilst … [Read more...]
VS: Trouble on the horizon
Apologies for the delay into today's post - I've been busy reviewing my photographic portfolio and it is quite frankly swallowing every minute when I should be beginning to pack....It seems all is not well in Virgin Atlantic land. BALPA ( British Airline Pilots' Association) dropped a minor little shell on VS , requesting a meeting with managemnt on Tuesday for talks to avoid … [Read more...]
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