It seems that EI is in a spot of reconsideration at the moment as its crew have voted against a cost cutting proposals.With the rejection of the cuts, EI will post a trading update instead of profits publishedTo quote EI..."Following the outcome of recent staff ballots it is necessary to revise the provision for restructuring costs and amend the preliminary results … [Read more...]
Welcome new readers – We’re on another trip report!
Welcome new readers to GhettoIFE.com, your humorous and informative guide to travel. As most of you know, I'm Kevin - your eyes and writer on this journey, here to document yet another trip to Chicago through photos, text and of course at the end of it - the inevitable trip report.I've just opened this post to create a tag you can search through the posts related to this trip … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – BMI Baby Boeing 737-300
It's that time of the week again, where I do some more Airplane p0rn!This week - it's a BMI Baby Boeing 737-300 taking off from Manchester InternationalAs you may have guessed, a lot of the stuff recently has been from the archive. Well next week, I am getting my ass in the air and doing a LOT of photography, inculding some "live" airplane porn now I have a working blogger … [Read more...]
Now this is what you call film making….
This via Flightblogger and from Balleka on Youtube - a Boeing 747 with a service from Johannesburg, South Africa for Maputo, MozambiqueNow that's my idea of In-Flight Entertainment! … [Read more...]
The cost of loosing your passport….
Many trips ago, I managed to misplace my passport on a trip to the USA. But what is the actual cost of loosing a passport? The numbers are actually shockingLets assume for some odd reason you loose your passport, and never want to travel again... Emergency Passport Cost £100.00 Embassy Charge (currently $147) Photo £7.00 About $10. Costs - FCO/British … [Read more...]
USA: Want to come in? That’s $10 please.
Oh dear. It seems that Ombama didn't read the Travel Promotion Act 2009 that has been signed into law today.Specificialy the bit how it is to be funded - a $10 charge for visitors entering the USA. The act is likely to come into force by the end of the year to help fund tourism marketing campaigns and "to explain US Security Protocols"Of course, this has to be paid online, so … [Read more...]
Lufthansa – No: We’re not naming our A380 “Starlingrad”
The problem with the online world and social media is sometimes, things don't always go to plan.Take Lufthansa for instance. They decided to harness the power of social media to name their brand new Airbus A380. With an offer of 1 Million Miles on the table, some wag was going to have some fun with this.And so they did.A Russian woman nominated the name of … [Read more...]
EU Data Roaming Caps to come into effect 1st July – Will it drive down prices?
So the European Union has decided to act on the farce that is Data Roaming within the EU Zone, and in it's first stage, putting an initial cap of €50 (~£44) on the maximum data bill that a user can get via a Mobile Phone - with people being able to set a custom limit if needed.The €50/~£44 cap goes into effect on 1st July for non preset limits, with a … [Read more...]
Malev renationalised – Another Legacy Suffering
Three years after being privatised, in an effort to save the carrier, Malev (Hungary) is renationalised with the government taking a 95% stake in the company, and the original privatisation owners (Airbridge) taking a 5% stake.The main reason of course - is the bad economic climate that is only starting to had towards a recovery. Malev has been through the fiscal mill recently … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – Qantas Dash-8 400
It's that time of the week again - some more Airplane p0rn!This week - A Qantas Bombardier Dash-8 400 just landing at Sydney AirportMore airplane p0rn of course - next week! … [Read more...]
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