Economy Class & Beyond

Safran Seating scores a VietJet seating order for up to 24,000 seats

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Some big news for Safran Seating who has signed a deal with VietJet for economy class seats. The agreement covers up to 24,000 Economy class seats - utilising the Z200 Economy Class seat for its inbound 120 Boeing 737 MAX 8 200 fleet, with the first aircraft planned to Thai Vietjet starting mid-2024. Safran Z200 seat for VietJet - Image, Safran … [Read more...]

PARIS AIR SHOW 2023: Daily Digest – Day 1

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With Day One of the Paris Air Show been and gone, let us see what has been moving and shaking in the world of order books As usual, we'll be going in Manufacturer Name, so we're as fair as we can be, Airbus All the news appears to be from the Airbus chalet, with them kicking off the show with an order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft order from … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 lining up for departure at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 lining up on the runway at London Heathrow Airport, as it prepares to depart for its home base of Singapore Changi Airport.  Singapore Airlines operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A380 aircraft in its fleet. The airline also operates Airbus A350-900, … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (17th June)

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We're in the midst of a scorching summer (along with the thunderstorms and such), but things here continue as they ever do. This means it's Saturday evening, I'm in a Starbucks writing this and it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A busy Saturday evening on Broad Street, Birmingham.  AIX Post-Show Coverage We've kicked off our Aircraft Interiors … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: IBIS Budget, St Pauli, Hamburg

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It’s time for another Snapshot, this time focusing on the hotel experience at the Ibis Budget, St Pauli in Hamburg, Germany. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience, the small … [Read more...]

Airbus launches the Airspace Cabin for the Airbus A220 Family

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The Airspace passenger experience programme, which Airbus started with the A333neo programme, and has since spread through the airframers line-up - is to further expand, with the Airbus A220 to gain the cabin experience. The move comes from market demand that Airbus has noticed. The key new feature of this cabin enhancement is the Airspace XL Bin – provided by … [Read more...]

Air Canada to launch Vancouver to Singapore

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Air Canada is preparing to stretch its wings, with a new route between  Vancouver International Airport and Singapore Changi International Airport. The new route will operate four times weekly beginning 3rd April 2024. The planned operation is as follows: Flight From To Days … [Read more...]

Finnair to add Wroclaw and capacity across its network for Summer 2024

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We might be in the middle of Summer 2023, but it seems Finnair is jumping ahead, with it setting up plans for Summer 2024. The airline is adding  Wroclaw in Poland as a new destination from 2nd April 2024,  as well as boosting frequencies out of its  Helsinki hub to destinations in Northern, Central Europe and Japan. In Scandinavia, Finnair is adding frequencies to … [Read more...]