Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates deploys extra capacity to London Gatwick

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With the Heathrow capacity caps in full swing, Emirates is adding extra capacity to Gatwick for a few weeks. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. A third daily flight will be added to its Dubai to London Gatwick route, which will operate from  27 July until 3 August 2022. According to the airline This third daily flight will help serve high … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (23rd July)

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It's time to cool down after a hot week - and that's just weather. Welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It's almost time for the Commonwealth Games to begin in Birmingham.  Heathrow is still a hot mess Even after the cap was announced last week, we know Heathrow is a hot mess. Here's my experience, along with an airline going "meh". The … [Read more...]

Embraer take their E192-E2 out to London City Airport

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Validation is an important thing - it allows us to confirm what we know. In the case of Embraer, they have taken their E195-E2 to London City Airport for its debut landing, ahead of its certification programme. The visit was made as part of the certification of the type for steep approaches (such as the one used at London City Airport. The full  certification for … [Read more...]

Farnborough Air Show – Day 4 Daily Digest – Last Orders, please!

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As we conclude the Farnborough Air Show, there are still some activities in the chalets, with a few last-minute announcements. Time to go through the orders, as we wrap up another series of digests. Airbus LATAM Airlines has ordered 17 A321neo aircraft to further expand their route offering, bringing the airline’s total A320neo order book … [Read more...]

Examining Thales Optiq QLED system – a challenger to OLED in the sky?

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In our coverage of AIX, we've seen a lot of OLED screens. There is a also a QLED product in the fold, with Thales offering it on their Optiq IFE seat-ends. This is part of the AVANT Up ecosystem that Thales offers. Optiq offers a 4K high dynamic range (HDR) screen that is enabled using Samsung QLED technology to provide high picture quality plus a 50% increase in … [Read more...]

Farnborough Air Show Day 3 Daily Digest

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It's that time of the day when we look at the commercial delivery headlines from the Farnborough Air Show, as we end Day 3. And as usual, we're going by manufacturer order. Airbus Finally signs of life from Airbus this show, as the easyJet follow-through with its follow-on order for 56 aircraft. The order has been green-lighted following shareholder … [Read more...]

Farnborough Air Show – Day 2 Daily Digest

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With the temperatures climbing in the UK, Farnborough Day 2 has had a few sizzlers of orders announced. Let us go through what they've all been doing today. Airbus Airbus finally got some orders on the show-book, with Delta Air Lines firming up 12 A220-300 aircraft, bringing Delta’s total firm order for A220s to 107 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 62 … [Read more...]