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KLM To Test Out New Bio Fuel Later This Month On A 747 Test Flight

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/11/2009 – KLM To Test Out New Bio Fuel Later This Month On A 747 Test Flight Throughout the past year I have been watching KLM‘s interesting initiatives to make the airline more environmentally friendly.  From the airline creating a ‘green’ paint for its aircraft to is home airport, Schiphol,…

CROSS-OVER POST FROM SIMPLIFLYING : How can an airline brand survive a disaster? Lessons from the Air France 477 crash

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/06/2009 – CROSS-OVER POST FROM SIMPLIFLYING : How can an airline brand survive a disaster? Lessons from the Air France 477 crash With the news of Air France Flight 447’s crash dominating international news for the past few days, today’s cross-over post from Shashank Nigam’s Simpliflying blog is his take…

Passenger Confidence In The Wake Of Air France Flight 447

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/06/2009 – Passenger Confidence In The Wake Of Air France Flight 447 As many of you have probably heard on the news today, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-203 (A332), disappeared last night flying to Paris (CDG) after departing Rio Di Janeiro (GIG). Right now as Air France an…

Ryanair’s New Fee To ‘Check In’ & The Real Cost Of Some Low Cost Carriers

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/05/2009 – Ryanair’s New Fee To ‘Check In’ & The Real Cost Of Some Low Cost Carriers Everyday hundreds of thousands of travellers take to the internet to search for the lowest airfare for their travels. Eventually many of these travellers with find themselves at the website of a Low-Cost-Carrier…

40 Years Ago This Month Airline History Was Changed With “Concorde”

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 31/03/2009 – 40 Years Ago This Month Airline History Was Changed With “Concorde” Its the last day or March and it would be wrong of me not to mention that this month is the 40th Anniversary of Concorde first taking to the skies. Concorde…and yes it is “Concorde” not “The…

Flying With Alitalia & In The Field Airline Research

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/03/2009 – Flying With Alitalia & In The Field Airline Research Over the past few months I have frequently written about the Italian National Flag Carrier, Alitalia Airlines. For those of you who have missed my postings on Alitalia, in short the airline was on the brink of collapse; the…

KLM’s Flying Blue Paint Goes Eco-Green

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 22/01/2009 – KLM’s Flying Blue Paint Goes Eco-Green There is a lot of talk about ‘going green,’ and I try and discuss this topic when I can on Flying With Fish.  Airlines are experimenting with eco-friendly fuel (Air New Zealand and Continental), some are moving towards more eco-friendly meals (China…

A New Year & Alitalia’s Chance At Rebirth

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/1/2009 – A New Year & Alitalia’s Chance At Rebirth I ended the year discussing Alitalia, so I figured it was only logical to start the year discussing Alitalia. On the 13th of January the sun will rise of Rome, and Alitalia (AZ) Flight #611 departing New York’s JFK International…

Will The Emirates A380 Make Its Final Departure From JFK By The Summer?

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/12/2008 – Will The Emirates A380 Make Its Final Departure From JFK By The Summer? I have to admit, the sight of an Airbus A380 sitting at the end of a Jetway at New York’s JFK Terminal 4 is a fantastic sight. Looking at the Emirates A380 next to a…