Economy Class & Beyond

A closed Rooftop Bar – Last Joon flights today

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It seems the airline that thought it was  a fashion brand and of course - a rooftop bar - is coming to an end, with Joon by Air France is ceasing service today. A Joon Airbus A320 in happier times - Image, Joon via Twitter All Joon services will fold back into Air France, and will operate as Air France flights. JOON would like to thank you for sharing this adventure. … [Read more...]

American Airlines sets the final flight of its MD-80 aircraft

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Well, for those who love the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 family, there's soon to be one less operator of the type in the world, with American Airlines setting the final planed passenger operations of the type. Mark your calenders for 4th September 2019 - as the date the final 26 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft will exit service. American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 … [Read more...]

Bombardier to exit commercial aviation – sells CRJ line to Mitsubishi

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Well, it's finally happened. What started as the hiving off of the CSeries programme to Airbus, and the disposal of the Dash series to Longview Aviation is concluded - with Bombardier to sell its CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The Bombardier CRJ... soon to be Mitsubishi CRJ - Rendering, Bombardier Both companies have agreed to enter into a … [Read more...]

Examining the Airbus A321XLR

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At the Paris Air Show last week, there was a real star of the show - the Airbus A321XLR (Extra Long Range), which amassed a bunch of orders and interest. Let's dive into it, and examine a few question this new type offers. Expanding the A320neo family Back to basics first. The A321XLR is a development of the Airbus A320 family. As you're aware the A320neo (new engine … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines and MOS Burger introduce “Air MOS” Teriyaki Burger

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If you've been to Japan, one of the sights that will greet you is MOS Burger. Well, it seems MOS Burger and Japan Airlines are working together again for their 9th tie up - and introduces AIR MOS Teriyaki Burger. AIR MOS Burger - Image, Japan Airlines The AirMOS Teriyaki Burger will be offered on select flights from Japan to Europe, North America and Australia. This is … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 at London Heathrow Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week (and to tie in with the 35th Anniversary of the airline) we have a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 at London Heathrow Terminal 3 as it awaits its next duty as it soaks up the morning sun. Virgin Atlantic currently operate a fleet of five Airbus A340-600 aircraft in its long haul fleet. These … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond – 23rd June

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We've reached the point of the week where it's time to look back at the events, happenings and life, the universe and everything - Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Continuing my series "through an iPhone Xs as I spend my Saturdays in Biringham City Centre (and forgetting I need to shoot a photo for the blog), here we have a Lime green phone box - not the normal red … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A350 exits the paint shop

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More news from the Airbus paint shop, where the first Airbus A350 for Virgin Atlantic has come out of the paint shop - and is looking rather pretty for itself The pictures were released on Friday by the airline - a day before their 35th Birthday. The Airbus A350-1000 is the first of twelve for the airline, and are due to be fitted in a three-class configuration, with … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines goes shopping… and buys a bit of Korean Air

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It seems Delta Air Lines didn't stop shopping after the Paris Air Show, with the airline taking an equity stake in fellow SkyTeam member Korean Air.  Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER arriving into Chicago O'Hare International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  Delta has acquired a 4.3 percent equity stake in Hanjin-KAL, the largest shareholder of Korean Air. According to … [Read more...]

Paris Air Show 2019 Daily Digest – Day 4 – Last minute orders

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Day four of the Paris Air Show 2019 has come to its conclusion. With most of the profession crowd starting to wander off as the show welcomes the public, let's look back on the orders of the day. Airbus Airbus kicked things off with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Flynas for 10 A321XLR aircraft. As part of the commitment, the airline will also upsize 10 of the … [Read more...]