Economy Class & Beyond

London City Airport welcomes its largest aircraft yet – The Embraer E195-E2 by Helvetic Airways

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London City Airport has welcomed the Embraer E195-E2 operated by Helvetic Airways - marking it the largest currently operating aircraft to operate to the airport. Welcoming the Helvetic Airways Embraer E195-E2 at London City Airport - Image, London City Airport. The flight was operated by Helvetic Airways on behalf of SWISS International Air Lines. In doing so,  … [Read more...]

Emirates to expand refitted Boeing 777-300ER operations

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It seems the refit programme to upgrade the Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A380 continues apace at Emirates, with the airline adding further destinations for its refitted fleet. Eight new destinations are on the list. They include Lisbon, Dublin, Hong Kong, Male, Kolkata, Colombo, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Let's look at the deployments and dates. Lisbon - From 1 … [Read more...]

Brussels Airlines unveils its latest Belgian Icon – The Atomium

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Brussels Airlines and The Atomium have unveiled its latest Belgian Icon -  dedicated to the Landmark in Brussels. This was born from a contest launched in August last year, the winning design of architect Thomas Faes (Faes Architecture) was brought to life. At a special event held in Brussels Airlines’ Maintenance & Engineering hangar, media, guests, and employees … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (22nd March)

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We've come to the end of another interesting week. Well, interesting doesn't even the half it. Time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I'm down-route this week—no guesses where in the world I am. At least the Chicago River is a only little green after St Patrick's Day.  Baby when the light, go out (A Heathrow Omnishambles) Heathrow Airport suffered a power cut … [Read more...]

FedEx to add a further 10 ATR72-600F to its fleet

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FedEx is working on its feeder network growth, with the airline adding a further 10 ATR 72-600F. FexEx ATR72-600F - Image, FedEx This order adds to a previous commitment of 30 aircraft, and deliveries are scheduled between 2027 and 2029.  These 10 aircraft are part of the 2024 undisclosed orders ATR released last month The ATR72-600F is a freighter variant of the … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport prepares to re-open to traffic after the power cut

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In somewhat good news, Heathrow Airport is preparing to recommence accepting flights to and from the airport. According to the airport Following an earlier power outage, Heathrow is now safely able to restart flights. To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will running a reduced operation prioritising repatriation and relocation of … [Read more...]

Condor announces Air+Rail expansion with DB

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Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Condor are significantly expanding their cooperation and will offer further options for easy and convenient travel to Germany's largest airport in Frankfurt am Main in future. For passengers, it will be possible to book customised train connections for Condor long-haul flights when booking a flight. The offer can be booked from 21 German train … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport *CLOSED* until 23:59 on 21 March (Now to reopen)

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*** HEATHROW SET TO REOPEN TO TRAFFIC. UPDATED POST HERE ** A bit of breaking news: Heathrow Airport has closed down all traffic, with all flights diverted until 23:59 on 21 March. Closed to traffic - Heathrow from the air.  In a notice, the airport said: Due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is experiencing a significant power … [Read more...]