Economy Class & Beyond

AerCap to sign for further up to 30 Airbus A321P2F

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Whilst the demand for air freight has changed, the demand is still there - with AerCap seeking more aircraft. Therefore it has signed with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) for up to 30 Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (A321P2F) conversions. AerCap A321P2F - Image, AerCap via Twitter. The order is split, with a firm order for 15 Airbus A321-200 Passenger to Freighter … [Read more...]

HOTEL CHECK: Holiday Inn Express, Droitwich (near Worcester)

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Time for another hotel check – this time focusing on a Holiday Inn Express. This one is located on the outskirts of Droitwich. Price Paid Weekend rates put this Holiday Inn Express at £100 or so a night, averaging around £81. We have a tradition of only seeing hotels at night in this blog. This is a fact of life. Let's move on from it. Where … [Read more...]

Delta to offer further Air+Rail connections

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As airlines continue to work out that they are a part of the multi-modal travel method that people use to get from A to B, Delta Air Lines has expanded travel options to Europe using its Air+Rail programme. The expanded programme will provide train connections to 20 more destinations, including 12 new cities for Delta customers in The Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland and the … [Read more...]

United Airlines to add new capacity and routes for Summer 2023

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With Sumner 2022 now leaving behind us, airlines' attentions turn to Summer 2023 - with United Airlines making their opening gambits for travellers. Some of the routes have been announced before, however, nothing like a good re-announcement never hurts, with the airline promising connections to 37 transatlantic destinations for the summer season. The move is based on … [Read more...]

Frontier Airlines unveils of its first Airbus A321neo

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The Airbus A321neo fleet continues to stretch its legs worldwide, with Frontier unveiling the airline's first aircraft at its Tampa home. The aircraft is the first of 158 A321neos to be delivered to the carrier by Airbus between now and 2029. Frontier currently has 226 aircraft on order which will nearly triple its fleet size by the end of the decade. The airline has … [Read more...]

It’s 2:45 in the morning. We all know that means

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It means one of two things in the land of Economy Class and Beyond. Either I’ve got insomnia again, or I’m on a National Express coach, heading off the aviation a peak of the United Kingdom   Sometimes these things are very similar. Things have been… chaotic in the run-up to this trip I’m about to start (to the point where … [Read more...]

easyJet to operate Northern Lights flights

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For those who want to witness The Northern Lights at 30,000 feet, easyJet is partnering with disabled flying charity Aerobility to host an ‘Aurora Flight’. The flight will be the first Northern Lights experience the airline and charity have operated since before the pandemic. Before then, it operated for eight years to allow passengers to view ‘Aurora Borealis’ from … [Read more...]

SalamAir selects Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

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SalamAir has signed a firm order with Embraer for the new E195-E2 aircraft. The order calls for six E195-E2, with options for a further six aircraft. These will be delivered to the airline in a dual-class configuration with 135 seats, beginning at the end of 2023. The deal, which will be added to the Q3 backlog, is valued at US$934.6 million, at list price with all … [Read more...]

Travel Technology – Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 – Evolution of a classic?

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Time for some more Travel Technology that has fallen in my lap - this time, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4. I have been daily driving a Surface Laptop for just under two years, so to say I have got more than a healthy interest in how the line has progressed - and is it still one of the best PC experiences going? Surface Laptop? The Surface laptop is a mid to high-level … [Read more...]