Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 arriving at Dublin

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 landing at Dublin Airport as it completes a transatlantic trek home, with a fellow IAG company British Airways Airbus A319 in the background. Aer Lingus uses Airbus A330 aircraft as its primary long haul aircraft on its transatlantic services. The airline … [Read more...]

It’s STILL about Community – Why I fly

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A year or so ago, I went to an event - Dounuts on the Mound in Dublin. Today was the second batch. And there were some damn good donuts. Donuts, Sun and Planes. What more do you want? And there were plenty of planes (including a couple of go-arounds) Emirates 777 going around And a return to the airport This United 777 didn't really want to go to … [Read more...]

Reasonable Air France/KLM offers out of the UK

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For those of you travelling from the UK, Air France/KLM have some reasonable offers on this weekend if you're in the market for flights. KLM Boeing 777-300ER at Amsterdam Schiphol - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. As usual, all prices are "from" and are subject to availability and are not changeable. You'll need to book by 2nd July 2018 to take advantage of the … [Read more...]

Airbus unvelies its first BelugaXL

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As the Airbus supply chain changes and expands, the work to design and create the next generation of carrier - the Airbus BelugaXL has taken shape over the past few months. Today was it's formal roll-out, and presentation of its paint job - and it's a cutesy of a paint job. The Airbus BelugaXL - Image, Airbus. The BelugaXL rolling out of the paint shop. Note the … [Read more...]

Norwegian picks the Recaro BL3710…. and it’s going to be *TIGHT*

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It seems Norwegian is bored with the seats it has got for its Boeing 737 MAX Fleet, and is swapping them to the Recaro BL3710. Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 MAX 8 seating with Recaro BL3710 seating - Image, Norwegian. And that's the semi-good news. Now, lets delve into the interesting parts of the announcement. First up is the seating capacity, which is still a … [Read more...]

LEVEL goes shorthaul from Vienna

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In news that can be filed as "not totally unexpected" LEVEL (International Airlines Group low-cost long haul offshot) is to commence short-haul services from Vienna. The launch is due to commence on the 17thh July. - just under three weeks from today. Interestingly, when you try and book - you're directed to Vueling's site (also an IAG company). LEVEL Austria's home … [Read more...]

Boeing looks to the future with its new Hypersonic Jet concept

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It seems in the run-up to Farnborough 2018, airframers are pushing out the barrel with new concepts. Boeing has - and it's their Hypersonic Jet concept. Here's a rendering of it. t  Hypersonic speeds are speeds that are deemed over Mach 5. Boeing state that his design shown at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference in Atlanta. The plane … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to suspend London-Dubai Route

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In the tough market that is London to Dubai, carriers have been dropping like flies recently - be it for low season reasons, or switching to direct operations. Virgin Atlantic is joining that list with the airline planning to suspend its operation from 31st March 2019  Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]

Iberia take delivery of their first Airbus A350-900

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The first of the International Airlines Group airlines have taken delivery of their first Airbus A350-900 - with Iberia taking the honours of first delivery. Iberia's first Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus. This is the first of sixteen Airbus A350 aircraft due to the airline. The first one is named after the opera singer - Plácido Domingo These planes … [Read more...]

Bamboo Airways sign for 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners… but who are they?

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An interesting piece crossed the wire yesterday, with Bamboo Airways of Vietnam and Boeing confirming a memorandum of understanding of 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Aircraft. Bamboo Airways Boeing 787 - Image, Bamboo Airways/LIFT Strategic Design But who are Bamboo Airways? It's an airline that's in its start-up phase, based in Quy Nhon, Vietnam. It is owned by the a … [Read more...]