Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hyatt Regency O'Hare One Time Exception - Millennium … [Read more...]
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – Off To Heathow, BA and AA Lounges
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA Off to Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First and American Airlines Flagship Lounge Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hyatt … [Read more...]
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – With American Airlines and British Airways
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA Featuring American Airlines Boeing 767-300s, Republic Airlines E-175s and British Airways Boeing 787-8s Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza … [Read more...]
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – With American Airlines and British Airways (original)
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA Featuring American Airlines Boeing 767-300s, Republic Airlines E-175s and British Airways Boeing 787-8s Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Hyatt Regency O'Hare One … [Read more...]
Flybe defers E-175 deliveries
Flybe isn't have a great time of it. Apart from selling its slots at Gatwick yesterday, it is now to defer delivery of Embraer E-175 aircraft. The airline will defer delivery 16 aircraft - due for delivery in 2014-15 - to 2017-2019. Delaying delivery will reduce pre-delivery payments by £20 million for the coming winter season. With the sale of the slots and delaying new … [Read more...]
Skywest to buy 40 ERJ-175’s for United Express, options for 60 to 160 more
Skywest has made a decision over its future fleet - and that fleet is to be based on the Embraer E-Jets - specifically, the E-175. Skywest has secured orders for at least 40 aircraft which will be painted up and operated for United Express under a capacity-purchase agreement with United Airlines. This order is separate from the United order for 30 E-175's made at the end of … [Read more...]
United to buy Embraer 175’s… lots of them
United Airlines has got out its chequebook again and has ordered 30 Embraer ERJ-175 Regional Jets, with options for 40 more aircraft. Image rendering - United Airlines The aircraft will operated by United Express with the exact operators of the aircraft "to be decided". The ERJ-175's will be used to swap out existing "50 seat jet aircraft" in the United Express … [Read more...]
Republic Airlines to fly more for American Eagle – more ERJ-175’s on the way
As Gary alluded to in his entry, Republic Airlines will be flying for American Airlines. From the looks of it, this is a major gain for Republic and Embraer, who will be supplying the fleet to American. The type has been selected is a favourite of mine on regional hops - The Embraer E-175. Republic Airlines have ordered 47 of the type, with 47 options to purchase - a … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]
Trip Report – Gold Run – Mr Kevincm goes to Washington with EI and US
Welcome to Gold Run - Mr Kevincm goes to Washington with EI and US Airways. Again - this trip report is a "republished" report from FlyerTalk.com (it's original home), and in the spirit of GhettoIFE (where this trip actually originated the term), I've gone back over this Trip Trip report, tidying it up, cleaning it, correcting some spellings - and adding new photos … [Read more...]
