Economy Class & Beyond

Brown goes Red… does it REALLY matter?

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Our beloved Prime Minister, Gordon Brown (MP for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath) has decided that a new contract to save the taxpayers money is needed, and is ditching the British Airways contract for a Virgin Atlantic contract. Whilst Virgin might crow until the cows come home about this, lets take a little step back Idle planes don't earn money - therefore slicing 30% off … [Read more...]

Ryanair partially pulls out of MAN…

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However, it isn't the end of the world. Job losses: If there is one thing O'Leary loves, its hyping numbers - in this case the job losses shouldn't be that many (and if anything - it's mostly ground handling crews so they should get redeployed by the handling company) Services: Well well well. Lets look at these hotspots and work out what's happening Barcelona (Girona), … [Read more...]

The News: A New base, Cuts, Profits causing trouble…

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Continental: Joins Star Alliance 27th October (Official) Continental have confirmed they are to leave SkyTeam on the 24th October and formally join Star Alliance on the 27th October. Expect trouble if things go wrong - and knowing how other airlines have handled integrations before - trouble isn't fare off. (Continental) Ryanair Opens a new base a Jimmy Savile … [Read more...]

I’m a photographer – not a terroist!

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Time to divert from planes and trains... and move back to photography. It seems the photographer (professional, armature or anywhere in between) is now the thought "If you have a Digital SLR you logicly must be a terrorist in police thoughts. Lets remember a key tenant of the law: "the law does not restrict the right to photograph in the UK." Lets examine some … [Read more...]

Branson Makes Noise. Rest of the World Rolls eyes

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Time to talk about Tricky Dicky Branson and Virgin Atlantic. Today's subject is: BA and AA - Don't merge! Some readers might be concerned... why am I going after Branson as opposed to O'Leary. Alas, Mr Branson likes to make a lot of noise, and time and again - fails to deliver. - "I'll sponsor the London Eye" - that died a quiet Death - "I'll change the Railways" - Oh … [Read more...]

Delta shows lots of Pretty planes!

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Back to Deltaland - and this time they've uploaded a very nice diagram on their blog of what their fleet is comprised of: Source: http://blog.delta.com/2009/08/05/image-delta-fleet-in-livery/#comments Very nice indeed. Something to keep the spotters happy! … [Read more...]

Jumping up on Status – FREE STUFF AHEAD!

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Hat tip to Lucky at One Mile at a Time - But it's that time of the year - Free beanies for those who want them!!!! Free Star Alliance Silver for 90 Days with US Airways Ok it is US Airways, but hear me out, but if you want Star Alliance Silver on the cheap, and a way to avoid luggage fees and have the remote possibility of upgrades for 90 days, US Airways is waiving the … [Read more...]

Heathrow East – The New T2

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Well it seems BAA is going to press ahead with the new Heathrow East Project to increase capacity. T2 is old for those in the know. Those low celings and dankness hark back to the 1960's when it first opened as the Europa Building in 1955. This along with the Queens Building are being swept aside sometime this year and will be replaced with this: Picture - … [Read more...]