Are you rescheduling your travel plans or cancelling outright?
With flights being cancelled left, right and centre, travel plans are being thrown out the window. There are…
Does anyone remember the Soviet jumbo, the Ilyushin IL-96?
The Ilyushin IL-96 is a long-range aircraft produced by the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia. First flying on…
Do you know airlines give their planes names? Here are some of them!
People have a habit of giving inanimate objects names, with the most obvious example being boats and ships.…
Hooray! Airlines are finally starting to allow free changes on existing bookings!
When the current situation first arrived, airlines decided to try to stoke the bookings by offering things like…
With British Airways BA1 cancelled, it is a great time to upgrade the plane, right?
British Airways have cancelled their flagship service, the BA1 from London City to New York JFK. With the…
Whatever happened to 2-5-2 economy seating on flights?
Economy seating on long-haul flights generally comprises of blocks of two, three or four seats. For example, the…
What do airline meals and on board duty free sales have in common?
At first glance, there is not much in common between airline meals and on board duty free sales.…
What did I do on the weekend? Booked flights – and you should too!
The hysteria around the Coronavirus continues unabated, with my compatriots in Australia going stark raving mad and stockpiling…
Does anyone remember the McDonnell Douglas MD-90?
The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 is an updated derivative of the popular MD-80 aircraft, powered by more efficient IAE…
Do you know the PSA Lockheed L-1011 TriStar had a lower deck lounge?
Managers at California’s Pacific Southwest Airlines or PSA had a problem. Traffic on their route between Los Angeles…