Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad Airways to move its Sydney flights to all-A350 aircraft

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For those looking for an improved passenger experience, Etihad Airways is planning to introduce its Airbus A350-1000 aircraft during the winter season, then converting the operation to all A350 flights. On its way to a land down under soon - Image, Etihad. Beginning 1 October 2025, the A350 will join the Sydney schedule on select flights, complementing the Boeing 787-9 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Play Airbus A320neo departing Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Play Airbus A320neo taking off from Dublin Airport as it heads home to its base of Reykjavik-Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. Play operates six Airbus A320neo aircraft in its fleet, with its A321neo aircraft being reassigned to its Maltese-based subsidiary.  These aircraft … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (31st May)

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As we head out of May and into the Mid-point of the year, it's still the end of a short week, but busy enough. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.   There's always an Aviation Angle - National Express West Midlands, in an Emirates advertising livery (Colmore Row, Birmingham).  Data Storage Adventures Something different this week from … [Read more...]

Data Storage Adventures – With UGreen NASync DW4800 – Part 3: Build and Configuration

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Data Storage Adventures - With UGreen NASync Part 3: Building, Configuring and Deploying the UrGreen NASync 4800 Let's get into the meat of building this storage appliance.  Part 1: Some Background and “Why Now?” Part 2: Which NAS to go for? Some thoughts and design work Part 3: Building, Configuring and Deploying the UGreeen NASync DXP 4800 Part 4: Data … [Read more...]

Royal Jordanian takes delivery of its first A320neo

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Royal Jordanian has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320, with it accepting the aircraft from lessor Avolon. The delivery was celebrated at a ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse and is the first of eight A320neos to be delivered by Avolon over the next 12 months. Royal Jordanian’s first A320neo is configured with a 180-seat all-economy layout, designed … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific introduces new ‘Chinese Classics’ dining offerings for Business class customers

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Food is an important part of the passenger experience, especially in Business Class. Cathay Pacific is leaning into this, with its new ‘Chinese Classics’ dining offerings. The new offering is inspired by the Eight Great Cuisines of China and will complement the airline’s “Hong Kong Flavours” and “International Favourites”. According to the airline, the Eight Great … [Read more...]

Thai Airways to use the Recaro R3 seat for their upcoming A321neo aircraft

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For those looking forward to the Thai Airways Airbus A321neo aircraft that are coming soon, there's some good news: the airline is choosing to line-fit Recaro R3 seats. The R3 seat revealed at the THAI Airways "New World of Tomorrow" launch.  The line-fit program includes 32 shipsets of the award-winning, long-range R3 Economy Class seat, with the first shipset delivery … [Read more...]

Air Niugini adds a further two Airbus A220 aircraft

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Air Niugini, the national carrier of Papua New Guinea, has signed a firm order with Airbus for a further two single-aisle aircraft. Air Niugini A220 - Rendering, Airbus The airline will add a further two A220-100 aircraft to its fleet. This follows an initial order in 2023 for six aircraft. In addition, the carrier has lease agreements signed for three A220-300s from … [Read more...]