Economy Class & Beyond

Air Arabia and Etihad to launch a low-cost carrier out of Abu Dhabi

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Air Arabia and Etihad Aviation Group are working together on a new low-cost carrier to be based out of Etihad's Abu Dhabi hub. The new airline will be called "Air Arabia Abu Dhabi". Air Arabia Airbus A320 departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Bot Etihad and Air Arabia will establish an independent joint venture company that will operate as a … [Read more...]

Swiss resumes A220 operations

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It's been a couple of days - but it seems Swiss have brought their Airbus A220 fleet on-stream again after grounding the fleet for inspections. Swiss Airbus A220 fleet - now flying again - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  In a tweet, the airline states: Flight update: After thorough inspections of all C Series aircraft, flight operations have been resumed on a … [Read more...]

FlyBe to become Virgin Connect

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With Connect Airways taking the helm of FlyBe after the take over earlier this year, the next stage comes along - with the airline to be re-branded as Virgin Connect Well, the name isn't surprising at at all. Flybe currently has a fleet, primarily made up of the de Havilland Dash 8 Q400 and supported by Embraer E-175, E195 and ATR72-600 aircraft. These currently … [Read more...]

Swiss grounds their A220 fleet for engine checks

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Earlier this afternoon, the Swiss International Air Lines short-haul timetable was thrown into disarray as the Airbus A220 fleet is pulled from service to allow for engine checks. Swiss Airbus A220-100 at Zurich Airport, Image, Economy Class and Beyond. In it's advisory the airline states: The ongoing technical inspections of several aircraft will restrict our … [Read more...]

Air Austral turns to the Airbus A220

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Air Austral of Reunion has become the latest carrier to order the Airbus A220.  Air Austral Airbus A220-300 - Rendering, Airbus.  The airline has placed orders for the larger variant of the A220 - the A220-300. The firm order will cover three of the type to join the airline. They will seat 132 passengers each - slightly less than the maximum capacity of a … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A330-300 “Marimekko Unikko”

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art This week, we have a Finnair Airbus A330-300 being loaded up - painted up in its 50th Anniversary Marimekko "Unikko" Livery livery at its home base of Helsinki Vantaa Airport. Finnair operate a fleet of eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft. These support the Finnair Airbus A350-900 fleet in the airline's long … [Read more...]