Economy Class & Beyond

Air China signs for Recaro CL3710 long haul seats in Economy Class

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Recaro are busy filling its order book - this time for an order of 2500 seats for Air China. The airline has selected the CL3710 for its Airbus A350 fleet. RECARO Aircraft Seating CL3710. Image, Recaro Aircraft Seating These will be fitted 10 Airbus A350-900 aircraft for the Air China long haul fleet, which was delivered to Air China on the 8th August 2018, and had it's … [Read more...]

Dear Airport User Experience designers. Fix this. Please

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I decided when checking in my Aer Lingus flight today - I would try the new Self Check-In kiosks at Birmingham Airport These baggage weighing, take money, print boarding passes. As the queue was a little long (and I still love paper boarding passes), I decided to check in. First thing it asks is your Passenger Name Record (PNR). I was then presented with this UX … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: It’s STILL about Community – Donuts on the Mound 2

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Donuts on the Mound 2 - It's STILL about Community In this donut filled adventure Continuing a new tradition Off to Birmingham Airport Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin T2 And there were planes. And Donuts Back to Dublin Airport Aer Lingus Regional EI3276 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport Back to the trains It’s Still About Community Why … [Read more...]

Finnair to start up Los Angeles service, increases US West Coast Services

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Finnair are increasing its US West Coast services for Summer 2019, with the airline announcing plans to serve Los Angeles and strengthening services to San Francisco.  Finnair Airbus A350-900 at London Heathrow, Image - Economy Class and Beyond.  The new route will operate three times a week between Helsinki and Los Angeles International (LAX) from 31st March 2019.  It … [Read more...]

To the trains again! Donuts on the Mound 2

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Donuts on the mound 2 - Back to the trains In this donut filled adventure Continuing a new tradition Off to Birmingham Airport Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin T2 And there were planes. And Donuts Back to Dublin Airport Aer Lingus Regional EI6276 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport Back to the trains It’s Still About … [Read more...]

Delta continues its IFE push with seat-back screens

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IFE (In-Flight Entertainment) and seat-back screens seems to be a hot topic at Delta Air Lines, who are continuing to install the devices in its fleet. The airline has recently had its 600th aircraft installed with seat-back IFE screens. Delta Studio seat-back screens - Image, Delta. The Delta Studio product is now installed on 600 aircraft in the Delta fleet, and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Atlas Air Boeing 747-400F climbing out of Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - something a little different - with a Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 Freighter climbing out of Chicago O'Hare International and over the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago as it climbs out and heads out to its next destination. Atlas Air operates a lot of different variants of the Boeing 747-400 … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Back to Dublin Airport – Donuts on the Mound 2

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Donuts on the mound 2 - Back to Dublin Airport In this donut filled adventure Continuing a new tradition Off to Birmingham Airport Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin T2 And there were planes. And Donuts Back to Dublin Airport Aer Lingus Regional EI6276 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport Back to the trains It’s Still About … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic tries to placate the border queues

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EDITORS NOTE: Dear Readers - this week, I've been going through a very rough patch - and a lot of you have been understanding and wonderful. Five people however decided this was the perfect time to show their spelling and grammar prowess and invade the comments section It wasn't appreciated at a point where my mind was looking and comforting others. To my critics - Believe … [Read more...]