Airlines Archive

  • Delta’s 777-200 LRs cabins are progressively being reconfigurated to match the interior of the 777-200 ER fleet. It means • Flat beds seatin a herringbone configuration • New IFE with larger screens in economy and business class. • More than 1000 contents for online distraction. By june the whole 777...

    New cabin on Delta’s 777-200s

    Delta’s 777-200 LRs cabins are progressively being reconfigurated to match the interior of the 777-200 ER fleet. It means • Flat beds seatin a herringbone configuration • New IFE with larger screens in economy and business class. • More than 1000 contents for online distraction. By june the whole 777...

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  • Ryanair recently raised its online checking fees by 20%. Since December 1st, passengers who check in online will have to pay 6€ per flight (5€ previously), what means 4€ more for a round trip for two people. Ok. We all know that the business model of a low cost is...

    Ryanair raises its online check-in fees !

    Ryanair recently raised its online checking fees by 20%. Since December 1st, passengers who check in online will have to pay 6€ per flight (5€ previously), what means 4€ more for a round trip for two people. Ok. We all know that the business model of a low cost is...

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  • Continental Airlines is the first carrier in North America to receive a Boeinfg 737-800 equipped with the new “Sky Interior” cabin. Visually it looks both very nice and soothing and seem to have some similarities with the varying light atmosphere of the A380. Since I’ve only flew the second I...

    Continental receives the first Boeing 737 with Sky Interior

    Continental Airlines is the first carrier in North America to receive a Boeinfg 737-800 equipped with the new “Sky Interior” cabin. Visually it looks both very nice and soothing and seem to have some similarities with the varying light atmosphere of the A380. Since I’ve only flew the second I...

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  • Korean Air, that will be one of the next airlines to operate the A380, recently unveiled its cabin configuration. Korean Air’s A380 will only have 407 seats. The reason ? The whole upper deck will be dedicated to the business class flat-bed seats (94). Main deck will be equipped with...

    Roomy A380s for Korean Air

    Korean Air, that will be one of the next airlines to operate the A380, recently unveiled its cabin configuration. Korean Air’s A380 will only have 407 seats. The reason ? The whole upper deck will be dedicated to the business class flat-bed seats (94). Main deck will be equipped with...

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  • We are already used to black lists based on security facts, now it seems that a new kind is arriving, based on service facts. Even if things are not clearly stated this way, that’s how the new french government initiative looks like. The purpose is to rank airlines according to...

    Toward an airlines blacklist based on level of service ?

    We are already used to black lists based on security facts, now it seems that a new kind is arriving, based on service facts. Even if things are not clearly stated this way, that’s how the new french government initiative looks like. The purpose is to rank airlines according to...

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  • One week after many european airports and airlines have been stuck because of snow, there’s a recurring theme being discussed by media and passengers. Airlines were accused of bad communication so passengers had no visibility on what was happening to them. Now that things have calmed down, let’s try to...

    Snow issues in Europe : did airlines suck at communicating ?

    One week after many european airports and airlines have been stuck because of snow, there’s a recurring theme being discussed by media and passengers. Airlines were accused of bad communication so passengers had no visibility on what was happening to them. Now that things have calmed down, let’s try to...

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  • Things are undoubtedly moving on the sensitive field of the Pitot probes that are being incriminated in the AF447 crash that happened in june 2009. Yesterday, Airbus issued an OEB (Operations Engineering Bulletin) to all airlines operating A330 and A340 aircrafts to remind pilots not to re-engage the autopilot after...

    Airbus warns airlines about Pitot probes

    Things are undoubtedly moving on the sensitive field of the Pitot probes that are being incriminated in the AF447 crash that happened in june 2009. Yesterday, Airbus issued an OEB (Operations Engineering Bulletin) to all airlines operating A330 and A340 aircrafts to remind pilots not to re-engage the autopilot after...

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  • Organizing a travel often means to consider many parameters jointly such as comparing fares between airlines hoping the lowest one will still be available at the moment you decide to book or making sure of the hotel rooms availability at the chosen dates… It used to be one of the...

    New trend in flexibility : After Air France, Continental offers to lock in fares for a week

    Organizing a travel often means to consider many parameters jointly such as comparing fares between airlines hoping the lowest one will still be available at the moment you decide to book or making sure of the hotel rooms availability at the chosen dates… It used to be one of the...

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  • Last week, Lufthansa unveiled their “Europe class” that will be deployed on their short and medium haul flight and equipped with a seat designed by Recaro. These new ultra slim and light seats will provide passengers with an extra 4 com leg room and enough space to store their luggage...

    Lufthansa unveils their “Europe class” for short and medium-haul flights

    Last week, Lufthansa unveiled their “Europe class” that will be deployed on their short and medium haul flight and equipped with a seat designed by Recaro. These new ultra slim and light seats will provide passengers with an extra 4 com leg room and enough space to store their luggage...

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  • While many airlines are slowly but surely decreasing their first class offer, Delta is adopting the opposite strategy and announced that number of first class seats will be increased on 60% of their aircrafts operating domestic flights. 1200 new seats will be deployed until 2012. NB : As far as...

    Delta to increase first class offer on domestic flights

    While many airlines are slowly but surely decreasing their first class offer, Delta is adopting the opposite strategy and announced that number of first class seats will be increased on 60% of their aircrafts operating domestic flights. 1200 new seats will be deployed until 2012. NB : As far as...

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