Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus’s Skywise Platform – Bringing IoT into the cabin and to the plane

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One of the things that have been emerging the past few years is the concept of the "Smart Cabin" with manufacturers moving forward the idea of connecting elements of the cabin up into a data-connected experience. What does this mean to you and me? The Connected Cabin brings together the data experiences, and flows them out to both crews, passengers and ground support, … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (21st April)

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Well as we celebrate Easter Sunday, it's time to look back at the happenings on Economy Class and Beyond Easter Railway works means I'm on the Moor Street to London lines this weekend Jet Airways suspends services I didn't cover this - mainly as other people were covering this a lot better than I ever could. By now, you should be aware that Jet Airways dwindled from a … [Read more...]

Air Mauritius takes delivery of its first A330neo

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Air Mauritius yesterday joined the Airbus A330neo club, with the delivery of its first A330-900 Air Mauritius A330-900- Image, Airbus The airline's first delivery marks two notable events - that this will be the first A330neo based in the southern hemisphere and the first airline in the world to operate a combination of both the A330neo and A350 Air Mauritius took … [Read more...]

SkyWise by Airbus – An answer to ensuring safety critical equipment is in place before flight?

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At Aircraft Interiors Expo, Airbus demonstrated SmartCheck - a system that has the potential to save time in the cabin with cabin checks. We all know that there is a lot of emergency equipment in the cabin, and one of those checks before a flight to depart is to ensure that this kit is installed and waiting (such as life vests, O2 generators or containers and loose … [Read more...]

Easter Rail Works in the UK

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If it's coming up to a public holiday (or series of them), you can lay money that the UK Railway will have some closures on it. Suprisingly, there's not a lot that's affecting travellers to and from the London area airports. Let's take a look at what's affected on the upcoming weekend: Heathrow Express Heathrow Express Service at Heathow - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]