Economy Class & Beyond

BALPA Suspends upcoming British Airways Strike Action

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For those of you re-planning your travels due to the upcoming British Airways strike action - there's good news as BALPA (the union that represents the British Airways pilots) have decided to call off their pending action on the 27th September. The union says the strikes 9th and 10th September had demonstrated the anger and resolve of pilots. According to the union, it's … [Read more...]

Small, Medium Or Large? Airbus redefines its product catalogue

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One of the things that came out of today's Global Market Forecast at Airbus was how the company is defining its product line up And it's interesting, to say the least - with certain aircraft filling into more than one role. Here are the diagrams from the day that we are going in-depth in: From the Airbus Global Markets Presentation   From the Airbus … [Read more...]

Airbus Global Markets Forecast – Highlights

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Today, Economy Class and Beyond is in London trying to do two jobs at once... and the one we're focusing on first is the Airbus Global Markets forecast for the next twenty years. So today, Airbus predicts the need for over  39,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years. Into the Numbers This number covers both passenger and freight aircraft - which is estimated to … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways adds Osaka to its network

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Qatar Airways is adding a route to Japan - with the city of Osaka to gain a direct service between Doha to Kansai International Airport. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 climbing out of Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will be Qatar Airways third destination in Japan - with the airline currently serving Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita. It will provide … [Read more...]

Summer Premium Adventures – Oslo Airport and the OSL Lounge

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Exploring Oslo Airport and the OSL Lounge Summer Premium Adventures In this Summer Premium Adventure (Warning: Long!) In the Summertime when the weather is hot… Off to Heathrow, British Airways Galleries North Lounge BA762 London Heathrow to Oslo - A321neo (EuroTraveller) Oslo Airport, OSL Lounge AY914 Oslo to Helsinki, Business Class Helsinki … [Read more...]

KLM to provide Air&Rail link between Amsterdam Schiphol and Brussels

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An interesting alliance has emerged - with Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) Thalys and NS Dutch Railways joining forces to start to replace flights between Brussels and Amsterdam Schiphol through an Air&Rail service. Currently, KLM offers five flights a day between the two cities. One of thee flights will be dropped, with the seating capacity instead being made available … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72-600 taxing off from Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an Aer Lingus Regional ATR72-600 climbing out of Dublin Airport on its way to complete another regional mission for the airline The Aer Lingus Regional ATR fleet is operated by Stobart Air on behalf of Aer Lignus , with bases for the aircraft in Dublin and Cork. They connect the Republic of … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (15th September)

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We've reached the end of another week at Economy Class and Beyond. Time for a look back at the news, events in routes, passenger experience and a few other things. This week in "Photos from Birmingham" series, we come to New Street in Birmingham at Sunset, with some wonderful reds and blues in the sky. APEX ExpoIt was APEX Expo in Los Angeles this week, with vendors showing … [Read more...]

Azul takes delivery of the first Embraer E195-E2

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Embraer has delivered its first E195-E2 aircraft to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras. Embraer E195-E2 First delivery to Azul - Image, Embraer Azul is the first operator of the E195-E2 (who is receiving the aircraft via AerCap). The airline has 51 firm orders of the E2-195 and is the global launch partner with Embraer. Azul will operate the type in a single class … [Read more...]