Economy Class & Beyond

TRIP REPORT: Europe: Start voting now! To Eurovision 2018 (Lisbon) with Brussels Airlines, Comboios de Portugal and Ryanair

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Europe: Start voting now! To Eurovision 2018, Lisbon with Brussels Airlines, Comboios de Portugal and Ryanair In this musical spectacular... Who wants to go to Eurovision? Where did my wallet go? Off to Birmingham Airport SN2038 Birmingham Airport to Brussels National Airport Some time at Brussels Airport SN3819 Brussels National Airport to Lisbon Airport … [Read more...]

Emirates to add A380 flights to Hamburg

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It seems some Airbus A380s are heading back towards one of their home cities, with Emirates adding A380 operated services to Hamburg in Germany Emirates A380 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond For Emirates, it's major step forward as all its German destinations will now be served by Airbus A380 aircraft (with departures from Frankfurt, Munich … [Read more...]

airBaltic sign on for up to 60 Bombardier C Series Aircraft

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In a major win for the Bombardier C Series project, airBaltic of Lativa has made  a major order of the type. airBaltic Bombardier C Series CS300 - Image, Bombardier The order is made up of 30 firm orders of the CS300, with 15 options and 15 purchase rights for additional aircraft of the same time. For those who look at list prices, the order is worth US $2.9 billion for … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER departing Chicago

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, climbing out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport is a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER as it begins the long journey back to Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific operate a mixture of the Boeing 777 family (three types), split by The Boeing 777-200 (5 frames) The Boeing … [Read more...]

Late Bank Holiday – and yes, the trains are on the fritz…

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It's coming up to the late bank holiday in the United Kingdom. And we all know what that means... time for some more engineering work on the UK Rail infrastructure. Let's check on the London Airports first. Heathrow Express A normal service is expected to run TfL Rail (ex-Heathrow Connect) A normal service is expected to run Gatwick … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Home James… – Examining the new at AIX18

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Examining the new at AIX18 - Home James... Other airports exist other than Heathrow Did I mention I hate suitcases? Off to Birmingham Airport FlyBe BE7109 Birmingham to Hamburg Into Hamburg The IBIS Budget St Pauli Aircraft Interiors Expo - A look back at the coverage The Crystal Cabin Awards 2018 Late Hike back to Hamburg Airport FlyBe BE7110 … [Read more...]

British Airways moves one of its Moscow flights to Sheremetyevo

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British Airways is splitting its choices into Moscow, with one flight heading to Sheremetyevo International Airport, and two flights a day to Domodevo International Airport British Ariways Airbus A321 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond BA235/234 will be assigned to operate the flight to Sheremetyevo from 28th October 2018. The combined … [Read more...]