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Sunday, 10 March 2013
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Starbrook Airlines: spotted at a Moscow supermarket!
A while ago I wrote a post about my discovery of Starbrook Airlines...don't worry if you haven't heard of it or never seen one of its planes at an airport, because Starbrook Airlines only exists in chocolate!
Well, the news are...I finally managed to locate it in a real bricks-and-mortar shop...in Moscow!
So, if you happen to be in the Russian capital, you can get Starbrook Airline chocolate with its nice vintage aviation-themed packaging for the equivalent of 3.8 euro at Перекресток supermarket...
Well, the news are...I finally managed to locate it in a real bricks-and-mortar shop...in Moscow!
So, if you happen to be in the Russian capital, you can get Starbrook Airline chocolate with its nice vintage aviation-themed packaging for the equivalent of 3.8 euro at Перекресток supermarket...
Thursday, 19 July 2012
UPDATE: more on aircraft storage
UPDATE: following my recent post about Spanair and Malev aircraft paying up to €2,500 for temporary storage at Irish airport, I got a message from Pablo, a reader of this blog, letting me know that it is cheaper to park aircraft at Palma de Mallorca airport (PMI).
So, all airlines expecting to go bankrupt in the coming months, please take note!
So, all airlines expecting to go bankrupt in the coming months, please take note!
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Aviation news of the week (15-7-12)
As you might imagine, the Farnborough air show generated most of the top aviation news this week. Part of the routine of each major air show is the stream of aircraft order announcements, and this time it was no exception:
Boeing announced a 150-strong order for its Boeing 737 (100 737 Max and 50 737 NG) from United Airlines. By the way, with this order Boeing passes the 10,000th aircraft mark in the history of its Boeing 737 family. A truly remarkable achievement!
AirAsia confirmed it is talks with Bombardier to order up to 100 CS300 aircraft. If this order materializes it is going to be a really important achievement for the CSeries programme, that really needs new orders soon! On another page, AirBaltic announced an order for 15 CS300. So not a bad show for Bombardier after all.
Cathay Pacific confirmed it is going ahead with the A350-1000, a vote of confidence in this aircraft programme after it went througha redesign last year.
And on non-Farnborough news, the government of Uruguay is going to auction the assets of bankrupt flag carrier Pluna, that has stopped flying. Bidding for the airline's Bombardier CRJ900 Next Generation aircraft will start at $135M.
Finally, I thought you might like this video fro the Farnborough air show, where you will be able to see how an Airbus A380 looks like when maneuvering at low altitude.
Have a great week!
Boeing announced a 150-strong order for its Boeing 737 (100 737 Max and 50 737 NG) from United Airlines. By the way, with this order Boeing passes the 10,000th aircraft mark in the history of its Boeing 737 family. A truly remarkable achievement!
AirAsia confirmed it is talks with Bombardier to order up to 100 CS300 aircraft. If this order materializes it is going to be a really important achievement for the CSeries programme, that really needs new orders soon! On another page, AirBaltic announced an order for 15 CS300. So not a bad show for Bombardier after all.
Cathay Pacific confirmed it is going ahead with the A350-1000, a vote of confidence in this aircraft programme after it went througha redesign last year.
And on non-Farnborough news, the government of Uruguay is going to auction the assets of bankrupt flag carrier Pluna, that has stopped flying. Bidding for the airline's Bombardier CRJ900 Next Generation aircraft will start at $135M.
Finally, I thought you might like this video fro the Farnborough air show, where you will be able to see how an Airbus A380 looks like when maneuvering at low altitude.
Have a great week!
Friday, 4 May 2012
More ways to follow Allplane
This is kind of a service announcement, but I would like to share with you the new platforms where I am posting airline and aviation-related content.
You will see that the web is getting visual and that it is seems that it is all about social curation now...the great advantage of these platforms is that they are all interconnected, so they are great complements of this blog and allow me to share my content in new ways as well as uncover some great aviation-related content produced by other aviation enthusiasts out there.
If you like what I post on this blog, then I suggest you follow me also on:
Pinterest
A great enjoyable way to share all sort of aviation pictures
Tumblr
A new way to share content, very visual and with a point of randomness
Scoop.it
This platform allows you to share stories and content in a similar way to what Pinterest allows you to do with images
And, of course, Allplane is on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ too!
You will see that the web is getting visual and that it is seems that it is all about social curation now...the great advantage of these platforms is that they are all interconnected, so they are great complements of this blog and allow me to share my content in new ways as well as uncover some great aviation-related content produced by other aviation enthusiasts out there.
If you like what I post on this blog, then I suggest you follow me also on:
A great enjoyable way to share all sort of aviation pictures
Tumblr
A new way to share content, very visual and with a point of randomness
Scoop.it
This platform allows you to share stories and content in a similar way to what Pinterest allows you to do with images
And, of course, Allplane is on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ too!
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Starbrook Airlines, the airline that only exists in chocolate, and more...
There are many interesting stories in the aviation industry these days, so interesting that, actually, haven't got the time yet to sit down and write the proper article they deserve. So I thought about sharing a couple of, somewhat lighter, aviation-related stories that might also be of your interest...
For a start the story of this amazing chocolate box I came across the other day....Starbrook Airlines does not exist today...but a Belgian chocolatier has developed a whole range of airline-themed chocolates taking inspiration from the "belle-epoque" of aviation. According to the story in their website, there was actually a "Starbrook Airlines", started by a Belgian in California in the first half of the 20th Century, although I could not find further references to it...
And more vintage (and not so vintage) stuff today, as the great Spanish-language blog "Fronteras" has devoted two very detailed post to those airlines that, for whatever the reason, are no longer flying...you name them: TWA, Varig, Malev, Mexicana, Spanair...even if you do not read Spanish, these two articles (1 & 2) are worth a look, since there are some amazing pictures I am sure any aviation enthusiast will enjoy!
Have a great start of the week!
For a start the story of this amazing chocolate box I came across the other day....Starbrook Airlines does not exist today...but a Belgian chocolatier has developed a whole range of airline-themed chocolates taking inspiration from the "belle-epoque" of aviation. According to the story in their website, there was actually a "Starbrook Airlines", started by a Belgian in California in the first half of the 20th Century, although I could not find further references to it...
And more vintage (and not so vintage) stuff today, as the great Spanish-language blog "Fronteras" has devoted two very detailed post to those airlines that, for whatever the reason, are no longer flying...you name them: TWA, Varig, Malev, Mexicana, Spanair...even if you do not read Spanish, these two articles (1 & 2) are worth a look, since there are some amazing pictures I am sure any aviation enthusiast will enjoy!
Have a great start of the week!
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Could history become a new source of ancillary revenue for airlines?
A few days ago a friend of mine mentioned that, after several years, he had flown again on an aircraft that he knew well from a previous stint in the airline industry. I checked the registration details of the aircraft in question and found out that I had also flown on that plane in the past, only that when it belonged to another airline and had a different name.
So the following idea came to my mind, given the rush to get more and more ancillary revenue, why don’t airlines create a list of famous or important people that have flown on a given aircraft, even on a particular seat, and “market” this experience to the public?
The same way that some old houses have historical plates that recall the people that have lived in them, why not airplanes?... well, to be fair, I see a major obstacle with this: whereas age might be perceived as a positive attribute in a house (because a long history might give it its character), it might have quite negative connotations when applied to what is, after all, a flying machine (old equipment!).
Nevertheless, you do not need to go back that many years, there are plenty of contemporary icons that could serve this purpose well (football players, artists, celebrities). Airlines would just need to take care not to highlight these "celebrity seats" past a certain amount of time, and keep renovating them...Anyone willing to pay extra to seat on the same seat that your favourite sportsman sat on when flying to that important match? Judging by the video below, maybe Turkish Airlines is well positioned to do it...
So the following idea came to my mind, given the rush to get more and more ancillary revenue, why don’t airlines create a list of famous or important people that have flown on a given aircraft, even on a particular seat, and “market” this experience to the public?
Time to add some plates to aircraft seats too?
The same way that some old houses have historical plates that recall the people that have lived in them, why not airplanes?... well, to be fair, I see a major obstacle with this: whereas age might be perceived as a positive attribute in a house (because a long history might give it its character), it might have quite negative connotations when applied to what is, after all, a flying machine (old equipment!).
Nevertheless, you do not need to go back that many years, there are plenty of contemporary icons that could serve this purpose well (football players, artists, celebrities). Airlines would just need to take care not to highlight these "celebrity seats" past a certain amount of time, and keep renovating them...Anyone willing to pay extra to seat on the same seat that your favourite sportsman sat on when flying to that important match? Judging by the video below, maybe Turkish Airlines is well positioned to do it...
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
A personal note
Some of the regular readers of this blog might have noticed that I have been recently posting a bit less regularly than usual. The fact is that it has been really hectic in the last few weeks and the big news is that as of this week, I am working as a content editor at Flightglobal.com
I will continue writing this blog, but, as you might imagine, most of my aviation-related activity is now going to be devoted to this new professional project, so, I apologize in advance if my posts become less frequent and less business-related, in any case, I think it is going to be a great chance for me to explore the World of aviation from a more personal angle. Watch this space, I will keep you posted!
I will continue writing this blog, but, as you might imagine, most of my aviation-related activity is now going to be devoted to this new professional project, so, I apologize in advance if my posts become less frequent and less business-related, in any case, I think it is going to be a great chance for me to explore the World of aviation from a more personal angle. Watch this space, I will keep you posted!
Saturday, 18 December 2010
Food provenance, authenticity and airline marketing: providing an in-flight gastronomical experience
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 with wild salmon livery
(photo by Frank Kovalchek, via Wikipedia)
A few days ago I came across a couple an interesting article on Airline Trends (a great blog that I recommend to anyone interested in airline marketing, by the way!) that focused on how food can be a great way for airlines to differentiate their offerings and improve the traveler experience.
This is a topic that deeply interests me and I think airline's initiatives in this direction are very consistent with the ongoing trend towards introducing more doses of authenticity in the consumer experience, something you can see for example if visiting any UK supermarket, where products come with more and more provenance references in their packaging...so I thought about a sharing an article that friend site GourmetOrigins.com has just published about authenticity and provenance in in-flight meals.
Food origins up in the air (via GourmetOrigins.com)
I hope you enjoy the post and please do not hesitate to contact me if you know of any more initiatives of airlines using on-board food provenance and authenticity for marketing purposes!
GourmetOrigins.com is a site to discover and explore the origins and stories of the best European foods, find out where they are made, how and by whom!
Thursday, 25 November 2010
From today I am guest writing at AirObserver
It is an honour for me to have the opportunity to be guest writer at such a high quality blog as AirObserver.
My first post on this site, that focuses on the European low-cost airline industry, is titled "Ryanair holds the upper hand at Catalonia's airports" and on it I explain how the Irish airline has gone on to become an extremely powerful player in the Catalan air market, an issue that has deep consequences in an area where the tourism sector is one of the main drivers of the economy.
You can find a link to the article here.
And my suggestion is that you do not forget to have a look at the rest of AirObserver's articles... it's worth the time!
My first post on this site, that focuses on the European low-cost airline industry, is titled "Ryanair holds the upper hand at Catalonia's airports" and on it I explain how the Irish airline has gone on to become an extremely powerful player in the Catalan air market, an issue that has deep consequences in an area where the tourism sector is one of the main drivers of the economy.
You can find a link to the article here.
And my suggestion is that you do not forget to have a look at the rest of AirObserver's articles... it's worth the time!
Sunday, 31 October 2010
The new Allplane Blog is here!
Those of you that were already regular visitors of the Allplane Blog must have noticed the scope of the change. Yes, after some months in the net, operating with a very basic template and configuration that delivered less than optimal upload speeds, the time has come to unveil the new design of the Allplane Blog!
But the change is not merely aesthetic, besides the new functionalities that have also been added and the enhanced connectivity with other blogs and social media platforms, this is just the first step in the project to make of Allplane a much more rounded and comprehensive platform for all those in love with the world of commercial aviation and air travel.
Watch this space!
But the change is not merely aesthetic, besides the new functionalities that have also been added and the enhanced connectivity with other blogs and social media platforms, this is just the first step in the project to make of Allplane a much more rounded and comprehensive platform for all those in love with the world of commercial aviation and air travel.
Watch this space!
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Great website to check air traffic live!
With all aircraft in Northern Europe grounded and millions of passengers stranded, it is time to visit this very interesting website, that, at the time I am writing this post, shows an unusual picture of air traffic in Europe, with the only aircraft moving along the Portugal-Spain-Italy-Turkey axis...
Besides the particularity of the situation, I like this website, nice design and very easy to use, just click on any of the small airplanes on the map and you will get all the details!
Besides the particularity of the situation, I like this website, nice design and very easy to use, just click on any of the small airplanes on the map and you will get all the details!
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