Late to the game American Airlines has decided to open up the first few rows of coach/econmomy seating to "anyone who pays extra" for it. Bundled in is the right to be the first to board a plane - a good thing in the USA considering the state of the overhead bins and how loaded they are. They are being sold under the Your Choice" product, avalible to American Airlines customers … [Read more...]
AB: Confirmed – Air Berlin to Join Oneworld in 2012.
So as revealed yesterday, Air Berlin has formally invited to join OneWorld with a memorandum of understanding signed. So lets take a deeper look.Air Berlin itself will join OneWorld as a full member, with Niki joining as well as a OneWorld affiliate (as at is owned partially by Air Berlin). They will both be joining OneWorld in early 2012 (with no defined actual date yet), … [Read more...]
iPhone American Airlines boarding pass? There’s an AApp for that.
American Airlines have released an iPhone app, with mobile boarding pass built in and AA AAdvantage built in. It's downloadable free at the Apple Appstore, but before you head there, you might want to head over to my list of iPhone Airline Apps if your airline has an app for that.Happy Apping! … [Read more...]
Farnborough Day 3
So as we end Day 3 of Farnborough, a lot of the big deals have been done. Lets see what's rocking and rolling today.....RBS Aviation buys a selection of planes.Yes - lessors are doing a lot of trade this show, and it's RBS Aviation turn to make an order.This time RBS Aviation Capital is purchasing 95 frames - 52 Airbus A320-family and 43 Boeing 737 family aircraft (although … [Read more...]
AA/BA/IB – The TATL Joint Venture is Go!
Some minor good news for the three operators - American Airways, British Airways and Ibera have recivied clearance from US anti-trust authorities regarding their proposed Transatlantic (TATL) Joint venture, This will allow carriers in the Oneworld Alliance to coordinate scheduling, pricing, and other services (as is done by the other two alliances - Star Alliance on the same … [Read more...]
Farnborough Day 2
Well Day 2 of Farnborough is coming to close, so lets look at what's hot in the world of Civil AviationFlybe goes for 35 E-175's and options for more, but calls on industry for new designs.Heading up the megafleet expansions, Flybe is in the mood to order new planes for an expansion.UK regional carrier Flybe is to order up to 140 Embraer E-Jet's of which 35 will initially be 35 … [Read more...]
BA/IB/AA JV Tie up – Cleared.
Final approval has been given for British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia has been given for the upcoming Transatlantic Joint Venture from the European Union, and will allow them to work together more closely.This gives them immunity from anti-trust laws that prevent price and schedule coordination. For this plan to work, there has been one major concession - the removal … [Read more...]
AA: Another AAincident – door falls off an AA bird on the ground..
It seems an American Airlines 777-200 had a little incident today at Dallas Fort Worth when someone forgot to set the brakes at the gate, choc the plane... and the aircraft rolling back 200 feet, ripping off a door.There were no injuries reported thankfully. Pictures at http://startelegram.typepad.com/sky_talk/2010/06/american-777-loses-door-at-dfw.html....and they say it … [Read more...]
Well if it isn’t BA, it’s AA – Flight attendants move closer to strike action
Oh dear. It seems that American Airlines is running into some of the same issues that it's OneWorld partner British Airways has, and is heading towards a Flight Attendant (not cabin crew) strike by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA).It's got to the point where American is doing what BA did - and are getting other people trained up "for your safety" To … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Retrojet
And it's Sunday, so even though we're one year old, it's still an excuse to stick some some Airplane p0rn on the intertubes.Today, it's an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 (N951AA) in "Retro" colour scheme... with a clone nose at the front, taken first thing in the morning (well it felt like it at 5:30am) at Atlanta Airport. More of course, next week! … [Read more...]
