It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane p0rn. This week - it's a Delta 757-200 taxing at Las Vegas International. More of course, next week! … [Read more...]
JAL… will it be Bachelor number 1 or Bachelor Number 2?
The Battle for JAL's heart is well and truly joined, with Delta offering $1 Billon and now American offering $1.1 Billion. Its fast turning into one heck of a battle for the Far East (as whoever wins gets a very big chuck of the network out there to integrate into their own airline or alliance) American is part of OneWorld (which JAL is part of) whilst Delta would take … [Read more...]
The Friday News Roundup
It's Friday, and I've been under the weather with a cold, so lets do a roundup before I go for another bucket full of lemsip... Qantas - From Bad to Worse to Bad Qantas is having one hell of a rough time it seems, with the latest traffic numbers down again by 1.4% year on year. Things are slowly improving, but it's a hard road for the flying Kangaroo TUI Group cancels … [Read more...]
Freebie Time
I haven't had time to do one of these recently, but as I've not got a lot of post about at the moment (other than the upcoming wonder that is a Chicago Trip), lets do some freebies! Free $20 for staying in a Hyatt Place or Summerfield Suites. Did you upgrade to Platium or Diamond when Hyatt did their last promotion? If so, this is a little cash generator for and night … [Read more...]
Delta and American goes after JAL…
This broke on Friday, and I thought it could do with a bit more analysis than the usual two lines in the Friday Roundup Japan Airlines is in one heck of a state at the moment - with it hanging onto bailout money and doing service cuts by the the planeload. So it seems a white knight in shining amour has appeared in the form of Delta. Eh? When you step back and think … [Read more...]
The News: A New base, Cuts, Profits causing trouble…
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...]
Delta shows lots of Pretty planes!
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...]
IFE News – It’s been busy…
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...]
A useful list from Delta!
Shock and horror from the airline that brought us a finger waggle that "Smoking is not allowed on any Delta flight" For some time people have had to guess what IFE is installed onboard an aircraft. Well Delta has taken some of the pain out of the guesswork (and wasting hours on SeatGuru) and published a list on their blog … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – Delta 767-300
A feature I'm going to do when I can be bothered is Airplane p0rn... or pretty pictures I've taken on my travels. So first off is... A Delta 767-300 landing at Manchester Airport. It's just nice to see the water being kicked in the air as it the plane lands. … [Read more...]
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