The Dreamliner’s battery enclosures have been redesigned. The first first commercial flight took place from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya on 27 April, and normal operations are resuming as aircraft are put back into service after approved modifications…
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Singapore risks: medicines, drugs, death sentences and tourism
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Singapore has the lowest reported recreational drug usage in the world. There are reasons for that – drug users are punished with severity, and people deemed to be dealers are put to death. Singapore publishes lists of the drugs that…
Money-grabbing Airlines and you
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Airlines are looking to cut costs and increase revenue where they can. A range of things are being packaged as ‘value added services’. Some services are of genuine benefit, such as the ability to apply for a UAE visa via…
Unaccompanied minors – children flying safely solo
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Most of the major airlines other than the cheapies accept unaccompanied minors. The number of unaccompanied minors permitted on a flight is limited by aviation regulations and depends on how many flight attendants are available to keep an eye on…
First time flyer: How and where to check in
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Not very long ago I had a passenger who, despite being well on time, kept phoning from the airport to report that he had missed flight after flight. This was deeply mysterious. After he had missed three successive flights we…
Avoid being bumped off a flight!
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How can you avoid the evil that plagues the industry, namely that of airlines over-booking, resulting in you being ‘bumped’ off your flight? While there is no convenient time to be bumped, it is always worst on the busiest weekends…
First time flyer – Find the right airport, get to the correct terminal
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The first stage in taking a flight, particularly for the first time, is to get to the right airport and the correct terminal. Many airports are so large these days that even being at the right airport but the wrong…
Australia – strict customs rules, confiscation and fines – what must I declare?
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Australia is quite literally a land apart. While Australia is welcoming to visitors and emigrants, even from England, from the perspective of nature they are very keen to keep themselves separate. Australia has had some bad experiences in this regard. …
Dubai Danger – medicines, drugs and you
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Dubai has a very strict, zero-tolerance anti-drugs policy, as does the whole of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The problem is that the policy goes way, way beyond normal measures most other governments use to control illegal drugs. It actually…
All Boeing 787 Dreamliners grounded
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The European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has followed the lead of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in grounding the entire Boeing 787 fleet. Ethiopian airlines are also grounding their planes on routes that do not fall under the EASA or…