For those British Airways Silvers facing the loss of their precious lounge access, there may be some good news, with Heathrow Airport and Five Guys planning to open a store at Terminal 5. Five Guys in Birmingham City Centre (Bullring) - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. This new Five Guys restaurant will be the first opening in a UK or a European airport. There … [Read more...]
Data Storage Adventures with a UGreen NAS – Part 1: Some Background and “Why Now?”
TRAVEL TECHNOGLOGY: Data Storage Adventures - With a UGreen NASync DXP 4800 Part 1: Some Background and "Why Now?" Part 1: Some Background and "Why Now?" Part 2: Which NAS to go for? Some thoughts and design work Part 3: Deploying the UGreeen NASync DXP 4800 Part 4: Data Transfer Tips and Tricks Part 5: Making this storage monster grow Part 6: Backups … [Read more...]
Vietjet expands its Airbus A330neo order to 40 aircraft
Vietjet has placed a new order with Airbus for a further 20 widebody A330-900 aircraft to support its expansion. Vietjet Airbus A330-900neo - Rendering, Airbus The new contract with Vietjet doubles its firm orders for the A330neo to 40 aircraft. The agreement was signed in Hanoi by Vietjet Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Wouter van Wersch, President Airbus … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 on finals at London Heathrow Airport
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 about to land on the north runway at London Heathrow Airport as it completes another long haul journey. Virgin Atlantic operates seven Airbus A330-300 aircraft in its fleet. The airline also operates the newer Airbus A330-900neo, Airbus A350-1000 and … [Read more...]
South Western Railway returns to nationalised ownership
South Western Railway and its services have today (25th May 2026) been transferred into public control. Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander announcing Great British Railways at South West Railways - Image, Department for Transport It will fall under a new brand eventually, as the UK Government spins up Great British Railways. This will be the name of the … [Read more...]
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (24th May)
It's the end of another week, and for some of us, a three-day weekend. It's also Pride Weekend in Birmingham. But with the splashes of colour in the world, we have the grey of a wet bank holiday. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Pick a flag, Buy a flag - Birmingham City Centre. TRIP REPORT: Springtime Transatlantic Adventures We've come to … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific enables Apple’s Find My Share Item Location – for “those” occasions
It seems another airline is adopting Apple’s Find My Share Item Location - this time, it's the Hong Kong Airline Cathay Pacific Passengers can now use Apple’s Share Item Location feature to privately and securely share the location of their AirTags or Find My network accessories with Cathay Pacific’s baggage service teams to more quickly locate their missing or delayed … [Read more...]
Luxair selects Recaro’s R2 seat for Embraer E195-E2
Luxair (The national airline of Luxembourg) has selected the Recaro R2 for its Embraer E195-E2 Luxair and Recaro at Aircraft Interiors Expo, with the Recaro R2 seat - Image, Recaro. Most notably, this selection of the R2 set was from the Embraer Seller Furnished Equipment (SFE) catalogue. This marks the first award for RECARO based on the RECARO-Embraer SFE … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific to return to Adelaide for the winter
For the winter season, Cathay Pacific will add a service between Hong Kong and Adelaide. Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900 The winter sun route will return on 11 November, operating three times a week until 27th March 2026. Planned operations are: CX173 DEPART HKG 22:30 ARRIVE ADL 10:30+1 CX174 DEPART ADL 12:00 ARRIVE 17:40 Operates 11th November 2025 from Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Aer Lingus to set off to Cancún, Mexico
It seems that Aer Lingus is going to try something different, with a new seasonal service to Cancún, Mexico. This new route will start on 6 January 2026, operating through to 29 April 2026. The new route from Dublin to Cancún will operate 3 times weekly on the airline’s A330-300 aircraft, offering Irish holidaymakers a seamless route to the warmth and vibrant cultural … [Read more...]