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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 24, 2013

September 24, 2013 by Darren 2 Comments

A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: An astute Flyertalk member appears to have discovered what United’s redesigned website homepage will look like. And United has hinted that something “friendly” is coming this Friday. Plus, they even sort-of confirmed it on Twitter earlier today: British Airways begins Airbus A380 service today…

British Airways Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 Seat Map Observations

July 5, 2013 by Darren 1 Comment

The newest members of British Airwaysâ€™ fleet are the Boeing 787-8 and Airbus A380, as the airline took delivery of its first of each aircraft on June 27 and July 4, respectively. As Iâ€™m a seat map aficionado â€“ vintage or not â€“ I thought Iâ€™d post them here and offer a couple of observations…

Lufthansa Adds Online Tool to Determine First Class Cabin Type

June 25, 2013 by Darren 6 Comments

There is a huge difference between the â€œnewâ€ and â€œoldâ€ first class cabins on Lufthansaâ€™s international aircraft. From the seats to the in-flight entertainment system, your traveling experience could vary sharply depending on the configuration your flight offers. And now Lufthansa has an online tool to help determine which First Class Product youâ€™ll enjoy. If…

Emirates First Class Video Trip Report

August 17, 2012 by Darren 8 Comments

It’s late on Friday and my attention span is dwindling, so I searched “airline” on YouTube for the latest uploads and came across this gem of a video trip report. It documents a journey in First Class on an Emirates Airbus A380 from Bangkok to Hong Kong. I didn’t really need to see the guy…

Singapore Airlines Trip Report: UA 535 Business Class JFK-LAX and Conclusion

June 26, 2012 by Darren 2 Comments

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Singapore Airlines Trip Report: SQ 26 Business Class FRA-JFK

June 24, 2012 by Darren Leave A Comment

Singapore Airlines Trip Report: SQ 25 Business Class JFK-FRA

May 21, 2012 by Darren 13 Comments

Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Introduction and Itinerary

April 30, 2012 by Darren 6 Comments

United’s new route, SMF courts Virgin, Allegiant to Hawaii, DFW Wi-Fi, Qantas’ A380 and more news

April 15, 2012 by Darren Leave A Comment

In other airline, hotel and travel industry news last week… United Airlines will begin new nonstop service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco on August 15. North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue broke the news on Wednesday. United will operate a 154-seat Boeing 737-800 on the route and the flight will be timed to allow…

United’s routes, Envoy Class upgrades, Virgin to Philly, Allegiant’s carry-on fee and more airline & travel news

April 9, 2012 by Darren 3 Comments

In other airline, hotel and travel industry news last week… United Airlines shifted its Washington Dulles to Buenos Aires flight over to Newark on Friday. They didn’t totally Continental it up, though, as they’re using a legacy United 3-cabin 767 on the route. The airline is also ending service to Accra and Copenhagen later this…