Economy Class & Beyond

LATAM to add further Boeing 787-9 aircraft to its fleet

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Whilst Boeing is having more than a bad time of things, there's one little glimmer of light in its commercial aircraft sales - with LATAM placing an order, with options. LATAM Boeing 787-9 - Rendering, The Boeing Company.  Boeing and LATAM Airlines Group have announced a purchase of 10 787 Dreamliners with options for five more aircraft. As the region's largest 787 … [Read more...]

JetBlue expands its Mosaic status match offering

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JetBlue is continuing to expand its Mosaic Status match programme, to include three new airlines. The Match to Mosaic programme has been expanded to cover  Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.  Match to Mosaic gives customers who have status on other qualifying US  airlines TrueBlue Mosaic status for a limited period. The new "what matches … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (26th Ocotober)

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It's the weekend before you step back in time in the UK - as the clocks prepare to go back, leaving British Summer Time behind and going into Greenwich Mean Time. But it's the end of the week - which means it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Urban Rainbows - Corporation Street, Central Birmingham TRIP REPORT: Taking the Long Way (and back) to … [Read more...]

Qantas announces cabin upgrades for its A330-200 fleet

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It seems that Qantas is extending the life of its Airbus A330 fleet, with a cabin upgrade programme announced... for its Economy Cabin. The Airbus A330-200s are used on flights from Austraila to Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo as part of a major refurbishment program. It will cover 10 Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The multimillion-dollar investment in cabin upgrades will … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Finnair AY142 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Helsinki (BUSINESS CLASS) – Taking the Long Way to Singapore

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Finnair AY142 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Helsinki Vantaa Airport (Business Class) Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore It's time to go west and start tracking towards the Nordics and Europe. And I'm doing this in style, with a Finnair Airbus A350 with Collins Aerospace Airlounge. But can the soft product hold up against a strong hard product? … [Read more...]

Finnair adds more capacity to the USA and Asia for Summer 2025

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Finnair is getting ready for a busy summer 2025 season, as it turns its eyes across the Atlantic, as well as Asia The airline is planning to add frequency to  US destinations Chicago, Dallas, Seattle and Los Angeles, as well as to Nagoya and Osaka in Japan and Shanghai in China for the summer season of 2025. USA, USA, USA! Let's start with the windy city, with Chicago … [Read more...]