Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Air France A320

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week - taxing in the morning sunshine is an Air France Airbus A320 at Birmingham Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]

Post Olympic long-haul sales are starting to hit….

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Well in a move to get people flying after the 30th Olympiad, it seems that fare sale season has hit, with cheap fares loaded on long haul routes from London to the USA (with me looking at London - Chicago Routes): Currently those on sale have about £30 - £70 off with the following groupings taking part: AirFrance/Delta/KLM British Airways/American … [Read more...]

Air France is considering “all options” with CityJet

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If you've flown into London City Airport, you'd had noticed an airline there that looks like Air France - but isn't Air France. It's CityJet - an Air France subsidiary based in Ireland. Air France has recently released a set of measures to restore profits across the Air France group. Whilst the plan covers nearly all the French Regional segments of Air France - Airlinair, … [Read more...]

CityJet expands London City to Edinburgh Services

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CityJet is planning an expansion of it's London City Airport to Edinburgh services with the introduction of a fourth weekdaily flight, as well as an additional flights on Saturday and Sunday Flights Depart London City Airport 07:05, 13:00, 16:55 and 18:45 Flight Depart Edinburgh 07:00, 08:55, 15:00 and 18:55 Extra Departures on … [Read more...]

Air France A380’s spread their wings… to Singapore

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Time for some more A380 news, with an Air France deciding to operate their Paris-CDG to Singapore run. The route is a bit haphazzard, as it seems it's being run 3 days a week. So for those of you who love A380's initally from the 1st April to 12 June. On other days, it's back to the cram-fest that is an Air France 777-300ER (10 across in the back. Lovely.) AF256 DEPART CDG … [Read more...]

Air France and KLM go on the expansion – Orders 25 787-9’s

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AirFrance-KLM Group has confirmed today that they are placing an order for 25 Boeing 787-9s with an option for 25 extra birds. The group has has stated they want the 787-9's to operate with KLM first - due to commence in 2016 - and with Air France at a date to be determined. The Boeing 787-9 is a lengthened version of the 787-8 frame, allowing more passengers and … [Read more...]

Air France to send an A380 to LA…

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News from over the channel, with Air France preparing to commence an A380 equipment service from Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Los Angeles International (LAX) from the 28th May 2012 The proposed schedule is : AF066 DEPT CDG 10:30 ARRIVE LAX 13:05 AF065 DEPT LAX 15:50 ARRIVE CDG 11:20+1 Commencement: 28/05/2012, All times local Booked Equipment: Airbus … [Read more...]

All not well on the good ship AirFrance-KLM – CEO Resigns

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All seems not to be good at Air France-KLM, with the CEO of the group and Air France itself - Pierre-Henri Gourgeon resigning. The group has reacted with Alexandre de Juniac becoming CEO of Air France, and Jean-Cyril Spinetta appointed as chairman and CEO of the Air France-KLM group - these two gentlemen were instrumental in setting up the merged Air France-KLM entity in the … [Read more...]

Air France… new seats… and bad news if you’re a POS*

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* POS = Passenger of Size In two steps, Air France seems to be trying to make money. First up is the introduction of silmline seats. Slimline seats are the current modern marvel that reduces the weight of the seat, yet allows more passengers to be packed in a plane at the same time. Nifty. Image - Air France These seats are being introduced on the Short-Haul … [Read more...]

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