Economy Class & Beyond

Recaro Aircraft Seating open their new facility at Schwaebisch Hall

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Recaro Aircraft Seating is celebrating the formal launch of its new facility at Schwaebisch Hall. The new Recaro facility and a 707 tail - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.   Yesterday, over 150VIP Guests and Media toured the new facility featuring a crash facility, flame lab, customer service production area and offices for more than 120 Recaro team … [Read more...]

Finnair continues its network ramp-up in Asia, North America and Europe

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Finnair is continuing its network ramp-up, with expansions across Europe, Asia and North America. Finnair Airbus A330-300 at Helsinki Vantaa Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The move is being taken as vaccine coverage improves and countries open up. Asia Finnair currently serves Tokyo, Seoul and Bangkok daily.,with services to Singapore and Hong Kong. Osaka … [Read more...]

AIX21: Aeroflot signs with Panasonic for eX3 upgrade for the 777 fleet

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Panasonic Avionics has announced an agreement with Aeroflot to provide upgraded in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions for its entire fleet.  Panasonic Avionics ex3 installed in-seat aboard an Aeroflot aircraft - Image, Panasonic Avionics.  The agreement will see Aeroflot’s fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft retrofitted with … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport passenger traffic continues to suffer

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Heathrow Airport has its travel numbers are in, with the airport traffic is down 71% compared to pre-pandemic numbers in August. The airport puts this down to the ever-changing restrictions, expensive and unnecessary testing requirements and lack of a common approach across borders, as well as citing that the actions of the Government hindering the UK’s economic … [Read more...]

Breeze Airways formalise A220-300 follow on order

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It’s a double bit of news for Breeze Airways. Firstly, their first Airbus A220-300 has exited the paint shop at Mobile, Alabama, looking rather smart for itself. Breeze has confirmed it has reached a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 more of the aircraft. This previously undisclosed order for 20 brings Breeze’s total order book to 80 A220-300s, the … [Read more...]

Ryanair adds six routes from Birmingham Airport

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Ryanair continues to rebuild its network, with the addition of more routes out of Birmingham Airport. The routes have been announced for Winter 2021/22 - with the six new routes being to their network. These are: Bergamo (Italy) Lisbon (Portugal) Bucharest (Romania) Shannon (Ireland) Turin (Italy) Vilnius (Lithuania) The airline will operate a total of 28 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways A320neo being towed at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - it's something fresh off the presses, with a British Airways Airbus A320neo being around at its home base of London Heathrow Airport as it is towed to Terminal 5 to fly a service British Airways operate a fleet of 16 Airbus A320neo aircraft (including the famously blue painted one … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (12th September)

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It's that time of the week again and this is being written whilst on a coach. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Why yes. I'm travelling. After a very crap 12 months. And it has been a crappy 12 months... so much has changed, hasn't it?  Heathrow Terminal 5.  Passenger Experience SWISS updates its “Taste of Switzerland” … [Read more...]

£35 to have a swab shoved up your nose… The joy of travel

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Well, I had a little fun in the real world today, as I attempt to escape the office and head back into the yonder. And of course, to land in a country, in most cases you need some sort of test to prove you're not carrying COVID. In this case, I needed a Lateral Flow Test. Sadly, I can't use the Lateral Flow Tests I get from the National Health Service (for free) for … [Read more...]

British Airways boosts UK Domestic network for Winter 2021

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It seems British Airways is making its Cityflyer Embraer aircraft work a bit harder for the winter season, with the announcement of new routes by the airline. British Airways Embraer E190 at Birmingham Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond The following routes will be extended into the winter season Belfast - Exeter Belfast - Glasgow Belfast - … [Read more...]