Porter Airlines of Canada has chosen to extend its grounding - now through to the 7th October. Porter Airlines De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 at Billy Bishop Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline was last due to restart its operations on the 31st August, however it seems the airline is going to extended it further. Porter chose suspend operations from the … [Read more...]
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020: Now with VR!
For those of you excited for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, there were some interesting announcements today for the product. We'll come back to this in a bit. First up, Flight Simulator 2020 will be available through Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250410/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator/. It will be available on the platform from the 18th August 2020 for … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A318 at London City Airport
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a British Airways Airbus A318 as its passengers board for the London City to New York JFK via Shannon flight on a winter morning. British Airways operated two Airbus A318 aircraft during the time the airline operated the London City Airport - New York-JFK route (G-EUNA and G-EUNB). … [Read more...]
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (2nd August)
It's that time of the week again, where I spend some time writing about things I wrote about during the week. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This time, we're at Wing Yip in Nechells, Birmingham. You've got to love a big Chinese Gate welcoming you to their domain. The Rain in Spain It's been a tough week as airlines and tour operators have been … [Read more...]
Boeing changes its production plans
Earlier this week, Boeing pushed out several announcements of its production of aircraft. And whilst there's a lot of noise about the end of Boeing 747 production, there's a lot more to unpack that just the Queen of the Skies. Let's look in a bit deeper. Boeing 737 MAX Programme The Boeing 737 MAX Programme is still under scrutiny post FAA testing. Boeing 737 MAX 7 … [Read more...]
Alstom and Eversholt Rail push forward with their Hydrogen train conversion programme
Editors note: I had this to publish last week, but things have been more than a little busy, that I forgot to hit the magic button. It's still relevant, so please enjoy. Alstom and Eversholt Rail are to push forward with their Hydrogen train conversion programme, by investing a further £1 million investment in British hydrogen trains, creating an entirely new class of … [Read more...]
British Airways to axe London City – New York route
It seem British Airways is withdrawing its unique shuttle service, operating between London City Airport and New York JFK. British Airways Airbus A318 at London City Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The route which inherited that famous Concorde callsigns - BA1/2/3/4 - was the airlines premium shuttle, connecting London City Airport to New York (with a stop in … [Read more...]
KLM prepares to cut 5,000 staff
KLM is preparing to make cuts to its staffing, with up to 5000 staff facing the prospect of losing their jobs. A brace of KLM Boeing 737s at their home base of Amsterdam Schiphol - Image, Economy Class and Beyond COVID-19 has not been kind to the airline, with the airline operating 10% of its original number of flights by the start of April, growing to 15% in the second … [Read more...]
TAP Air Portugal continues to scale up its network
TAP Air Portugal continues to find its way through the current crisis, as it plans to scale up its network over the next few months. TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-900neo arriving at Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In August, the airline will aim to operate 500 round-trip flights a week on a total of 65 routes. It will offer 18 weekly flights to Brazil, … [Read more...]
Korean Air adjusts its network capacity
Korean Air is adjusting its network capacity over August and September, with additional flights added to the network. Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER arriving into Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Let's see what routes the airline is operating, as well as the frequency of operations. North America Seoul Incheon - Atlanta - 7 x a week Seoul Incheon … [Read more...]
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