Economy Class & Beyond

Air New Zealand opts for the Boeing 787-10

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It seems that Air New Zealand has made a decision on the replacement for the Boeing 777-200ER fleet - the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The first delivery of the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners is expected to commence in 2022, allowing withdrawal of the Boeing 777-200ER during 2025. Interestingly, these aircraft will be delivered with GENx engines- as opposed to Rolls Royce … [Read more...]

Royal Jordanian chooses BlueBox for Wireless IFE

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Bluebox Aviation continues to add customers to its roster - this time adding Royal Jordanian. who will be using their product on board their narrow-body operation. Bluebox Wow Wireless IFE server  - Image, BlueBox. Royal Jordanian to deploy Bluebox Wow Wireless IFE system< across its Airbus A319 and A320 fleet - split across 4 Airbus A319 and 6 A320 … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond – 25th May

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It's that time of the week, where we take a look back and the whys and wherefores of the passenger experience and aviation world in Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond. Continuing the "Photos from Birmingham theme thing I seem to be doing, Birmingham celebrates Pride this weekend. This message from Amnesty International sums a lot up - LOVE IS A HUMAN RIGHT. News I … [Read more...]

Building out my next generation image storage (Featuring Drobo 5N2)

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Building out the Economy Class and Beyond Next Generation storage (Featuring Drobo 5N2) My name is Kevin and I'm a serial storage hoarder The New Drobo build out Getting the data over (or how I learned to love ROBOCOPY) Backup and such. ... and a media injection machine? Welcome to a very different type of write-up and report - where I look into something … [Read more...]

No Piccadilly Line underground to Heathrow Airport this weekend

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Whilst a lot of people use Heathrow Express to get between London and Heathrow, the cheapest way of getting between the City and Airport is by Underground via the Piccadilly Line and London Underground. However, this is going to be a bit more trouble this long Bank Holiday Weekend, with the line Piccadilly Line shut between Hammersmith, Heathrow and Uxbridge this … [Read more...]

Delta takes delivery of its first A330-900neo

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Delta Air Lines today took delivery of their first Airbus A330-900neo. It doing so becoming the third operator of the type and the first operator in North America operating an Airbus A330neo family aircraft. Delta and Airbus teams at Toulouse with the first Delta Airbus A330-900neo - Image, Delta/Airbus. The Airbus A330-900neo is being delivered from Airbus Toulouse to … [Read more...]

First new Lufthansa A321neo rolls out with Geven seating

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With Lufthansa taking their first Airbus A321neo, there's more than a few changes than a new plane  - there's also new seats too. Lufthansa's new seat by Geven - Image, Lufthansa Group This marks the introduction of new seats - manufactured by Geven, and first revealed on Economy Class and Beyond a year or so ago at Aircraft Interior Expo. Lufthansa Group lead … [Read more...]

Volaris selects Recaro SL3510 seats

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Mexican Carrier Volaris will has selected new seats for their upcoming A320 and A321neo aircraft - and have selected the Recaro SL3510. Recaro SL3510 - Demonstration models - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The deal will cover seats for 23 A320 and A321neo - with over 4000 seats being delivered to Volaris. The first delivery is due to take place at the end of … [Read more...]

Airbus extends the range of the A220 family

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At the Airbus Innovation Day, the company announced a change to the Airbus A220 family, with the type's range being extended by 450nm. Airbus A220-100 and A220-300 - Rendering, Airbus. The extra 450nm version will be offered from the second half of 2020. This is offered in tandem with an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW). This set to increase by 2,268 kg (2.3 … [Read more...]