Economy Class & Beyond

Tiers and Dreams – Two MD-80s and St Louis

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Chicago XV - Tiers and Dreams Two MD-80 Legs with American Airlines and St Louis. Contents: Tiers? And Dreams? Huh? Off to Heathrow, American Airlines FlAAgship Lounge American Airlines AA99 London - Chicago Crowne Plaza O'Hare Back to O'Hare, AA AAdmrials Club American Airlines AA1380 Chicago to St Louis, St Louis AAdmirals Club, AA1685 St Louis to … [Read more...]

Tiers and Dreams: Back to O’Hare, AA Admirals Club

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Chicago XV - Tiers and Dreams Back to O'Hare, AA AAdmrials Club Contents: Tiers? And Dreams? Huh? Off to Heathrow, American Airlines FlAAgship Lounge American Airlines AA99 London - Chicago Crowne Plaza O'Hare Back to O'Hare, AA AAdmrials Club - THIS SECTION American Airlines AA1380 Chicago to St Louis, St Louis AAdmirals Club, AA1685 St Louis to Dallas … [Read more...]

Tiers and Dreams: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont

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Chicago XV - Tiers and Dreams Crowne Plaza O'Hare, Rosemont Contents: Tiers? And Dreams? Huh? Off to Heathrow, American Airlines FlAAgship Lounge American Airlines AA99 London - Chicago Crowne Plaza O'Hare - THIS SECTION Back to O'Hare, AA AAdmrials Club American Airlines AA1380 Chicago to St Louis, St Louis AAdmirals Club, AA1685 St Louis to Dallas Fort … [Read more...]

Tiers and Dreams – AA99 London Heathrow – Chicago O’Hare

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Chicago XV - Tiers and Dreams AA99 - London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Contents: Tiers? And Dreams? Huh? Off to Heathrow, American Airlines FlAAgship Lounge American Airlines AA99 London - Chicago - THIS SECTION Crowne Plaza O'Hare Back to O'Hare, AA AAdmrials Club American Airlines AA1380 Chicago to St Louis, St Louis AAdmirals Club, AA1685 St … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Tiers and Dreams – The Introduction

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Chicago XV - Tiers and Dreams Feature an American Airlines Tier Points run and British Airways new 787 Dreamliner. Welcome to my traditional autumn audit where I look at airlines and see how well things are going on a particular route, operated by particular airlines. In the past, this used to be a United love fest, but as I'm now a BA Executive Club member - I'm … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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It's Sunday again, so it's time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner (G-ZBJD) resting at Toronto Pearson International Airport before its next flight to London Heathrow... before a luggage loader decided it would be a good idea to bump into it... The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you … [Read more...]

Norwegian Air Shuttle to operate Long Haul Services… from LONDON GATWICK!

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It seems Norwegian Air Shuttle is on the attack at London Gatwick, as the Global Distribution Systems are going mad with new flights loaded from London Gatwick to the USA. From the data at Airline Routes, the  following long haul services could be launched London Gatwick to Los Angeles - twice a week from 2nd July 2014 (Wednesday and Sunday) London Gatwick to New York … [Read more...]

United to open a 787 base at Los Angeles

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United Airlines will be opening a base for their Boeing 787 feet at Los Angeles Airport according to FlightGlobal - http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-plans-787-base-in-los-angeles-391280 It should be pretty clear why United would choose to base their 787 fleet - lots of Asia routes to deploy on, with the 787 making those routes that are don't demand a 777 or … [Read more...]

Norwegian Air Shuttle removes a 787 from service – swaps for A340

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Norwegian Air Shuttle isn't having much luck with their Boeing 787 fleet, as operational issues the airline has had with them (most recently a hydraulic pump failure at Bangkok). So much so, the airline has decided to take a Boeing 787-8 out of service, and lease an Airbus A340-300 from HiFly to cover the routes. The A340 is operating: Stockholm – Bangkok  - 29th … [Read more...]