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Brightline to become Virgin Trains USA

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For some time, Brightline has been establishing itself as a provider of privately owned Intercity services in Florida. It seems this has taken the interest of the Virgin Group, who are partnering with Fortress Investment Group to bring Virgin Trains USA. Brightline Siemens Charger trainset - Image, Brightline Brightline will transition from its current branding to … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-400 at Frankfurt Airport

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Its Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a rare sight - a Lufthansa Airbus A380 being towed to the terminal area, whilst a company Boeing 747-400 lands at Frankfurt Airport in the early morning. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A380 (split between the bases of Frankfurt and Munich) and 13 Boeing 747-400 aircraft (based … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (17th November)

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It's  that time of the week where we take a quick look back at some of the antics of the aviation and passenger experience industry. And as usual - there's been a fair bit happening as we continue towards the holiday season. Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Swiss turns to Helvetic for more capacity - Embraer E-190-E2 aircraft on the way Arkia Air becomes the first … [Read more...]

APEX Expo and Lufthansa Flying Lab – Robots and Bowl Food – Exploring Spyce… and lessons for the Passenger Experience?

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Robots and Bowl Food - Exploring Spyce... and lessons for the Passenger Experience?  - APEX EXPO and The Lufthansa Flying Lab In this adventure A call from Germany Off to Heathrow T2. Wait. Terminal 2?? LH2473 London Heathrow to Munich Airport Exploring innovation on the ground at Munich Airport LH424 Munich to Boston with Lufthansa and Recaro Aircraft … [Read more...]

Delta adds more Airbus A330neo aircraft to their fleet

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It seems there is more continued good news for the A330neo programme, with Delta Air Lines adding another 10 Airbus A330-900 aircraft to their fleet. The order takes Delta from 25 to 35 A330-900, whilst the airline defers 10 Airbus A350 to 2025-26 in order to accomodate the airline’s long-term growth strategy. On the order and changes, Ed Bastian - Delta Chief … [Read more...]

Buy Extra Avios bonus returns with British Airways

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If you're looking to top off your British Airways Executive Accounts with bonus Avios, now could be a time to get your skates on with up to a 45% purchasing bonus. It's that time again The offer is simple, you purchase or gift a number of Avios, and you get a handy little bonus on top. Purchase or Gift 1,000 – 15,000 Avios and receive 20% bonus Avios Purchase or … [Read more...]

China Southern Airlines to leave SkyTeam

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It's been a while since an airline has chosen to dump itself out of an alliance - but China Southern Airlines has chosen to leave SkyTeam China Southern Boeing 787 climbing out of Chicago O'Hare at Night - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The announcement was made on China Southern's Weibo, followed by an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It seems the airline … [Read more...]