Economy Class & Beyond

Airline news Roundup

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Well it's near the end of the week (and it's been awful here) so lets do some news that might affect you.. or not BA's food Debcale Need I say much more? No signs of climbdown or anything alas. Qatar Wuss out - I mean "reassured by Boeing" over 787 Showing that indeed airlines are slaves to airframe makers sometimes, it seems Qatar are happy with the "reassurance" … [Read more...]

BMI sticks knife in BA – BMI Diamond Club members fall about laughing.

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Well if you're going to stick the boot in, you might as well try and do it in some style. BMI has responded to BA's cuts with some choice quotes Source: http://www.ftnnews.com/content/view/6595/27/lang,english/ Following BA’s announcement this week that it will no longer offer meals on short-haul flights, bmi, the number one airline out of London Heathrow’s … [Read more...]

Sir.. you realise a Whip is a WMD?

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Ah. You've gotta love the alternative communities. This gem from the San Francisco Chronicle Of sex toys, weapons and airplanes - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/steinberg/detail?entry_id=43569 Now for those in the know, a whip is hardly a weapon. But as of course it's metal, the TSA in Seattle has a field day (TSA and Seattle and me don't go together... I sympathise … [Read more...]

787 Update – Can we fix it? Yes we can… eventually!

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(I started typing this - then work got in the way. And Drink). It seems Boeing has hired Bob the builder to sort a fix to ZA001 - the first flying frame. And the good news is they've found where and how to fix it. The bad news is it's in the back end of beyond. As usual, Jon at FlightBloggerat has the full technical breakdown, but to sum up a few points: Slippage. … [Read more...]

Breaking news – OpenSkies to suspend AMS-JFK

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Well don't say I didn't see this coming an mile off when I posted http://www.ghettoife.com/2009/07/psst-wanna-buy-airline.htmlOpenSkies have now confirmed that Amsterdam to New York JFK is suspended from 16th August.Passengers are being rerouted via London on LHR-JFK Club World services.A quick and nimble move according to the press release. I'd say more like the slow end of … [Read more...]

IFE News – It’s been busy…

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Ok- a quick roundup in the world of In Flight Entertainment (yes - on topic for this blog for once!) US Airways signs with GoGo for Wireless connectivity - Leapfrogs United. Yes - my favourite airline has leapfrogged United and has decided to plump for GoGo wireless, and will be installing it in A321 aircraft. With a 50 aircraft deployed currently and an additional 15, … [Read more...]

UK Goverment gets a clue – All Change on the GWML!

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Ok - a slight deviation from the norm - I'm going to talk about those things that go on wheels and snake across the country side and cities - Trains and Railways (I promise not to make a habit of this). Something that has been on is the lack of continuing Electrification of the Railways in this country. Where Diesel powered trains are all well and good, the perceived … [Read more...]

Kip Hawley on why Mascara and Lipstick are treated differenty

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As some may know, I'm not a fan of Kip Hawley when he ran the TSA. Actually. Scrub that. I wasn't a fan of Kip Hawleys TSA full of stop (something about wrecking my luggage, damaging equipment inside the luggage and not ringing me back after 2 kindly worded emails) So I found this gem today on Youtube. So if it's solid - it won't destroy an aircraft, yet if its … [Read more...]