Economy Class & Beyond

TRIP REPORT: More Pleasure, More Business – Part 2… Onto Business

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Part 2 - Onto Business More Pleasure, More Business In this divided trip report Part Two -  Onto Business Part One - The Pleasure Part Two - The Business British Airways Galleries South Lounge BA962 London Heathrow to Hamburg – Club Europe IBIS Budget St Pauli Crystal Cabin Awards Roundup Aircraft Interiors Expo – What you might have missed … [Read more...]

Avio Interiors Skyrider 2.0 – What realistic chance does it have?

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I've been trying to find the right words to write this article since Aircraft Interiors Expo, and trust me - it’s a struggle, least of all balancing the promises with that saddle seat with the possible moans and complaints it could generate... Why? Part of me says "I can't see it working". But I spent some time with Avio Interiors and took a look at their updated … [Read more...]

Espresso and Tonic Water? No. Just Don’t.

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Herein is a warning about things that don't go together. For example: Old seats and 29" seat pitches Low Cost Airlines and Free Food Airport security and densely packed bags AMD and Intel Optane memory Grammarly and Microsoft Word's Grammar checkers fighting each other. I'd like to add a new one to this - Espresso with Tonic Water. Yes. You read that … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (5th May)

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It's that time of the week to put your feet up, and have all the headlines I've written about in one handy place. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Jewellery Quarter Station at Sunset And even better - it's the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend. So what's new? Things I didn't cover British Airways to increase partner redemption pricing - As I've … [Read more...]

May the Forth Be With You – with ANA’s Star Wars BB-8 Jet

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It's May the Forth. That means a few things in my world:  It's a bank holiday on Monday - so no need to go into the office It's a Saturday And it's Star Wars Day. ANA have some wonderful Star Wars jets - and one of the ones I captured was the BB-8 jet as it was coming into Chicago O'Hare International. May the Force be with you on this May Forth. Now … [Read more...]

Eithad new short-medium economy seat – Examining the Acro Series 6

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With much fanfare earlier this week, Etihad launched their new A320/A321 short-haul product. I'm taking a deeper look at the seat they've chosen - the Acro Series 6 The Acro Series 6 Economy Class Seat for Etihad Airways - Image Acro Aircraft Seating/Etihad The Acro Series 6 Seat (Rear) for Etihad Airways. Note the PED Holder - Image Acro Aircraft … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus to launch AerSpace Business Class

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Aer Lingus is edging towards a more traditional carrier service, with plans to launch a European Business Class service called "AerSpace" Aer Lingus Airbus A320 retrojet - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The Business class product will be a EuroBusiness product offered on their existing fleet (as well as the A321LR when it comes on stream) According to the airline, … [Read more...]

Accessibility on the Rails in the UK – There’s a map for that

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A lot of us take it for granted we can access rail services with ease. For those who have different requirements (such as wheelchairs, parents with babies) sometimes using the trains can be more unhelpful than not. Thankfully the UK Rail Delivery Group acknowledges this, and have developed a new map to help those who need to travel independently. The map is at … [Read more...]