Economy Class & Beyond

Back to the Future – the Nokia Bananna phone returns (8110 4G)

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Nokia (or rather HMD Global who hold the rights to use the Nokia name for phones) is back again with another retro handset for you... and this time, there's a few interesting features. Introducing the Nokia 8110 4G Nokia 8110 4G - Image, HMD Global/Nokia Those who are old enough to remember - will remember this last time around when it was introduced in 1996 (and was … [Read more...]

UK – “The Beast from the East” – Snow due, cancellations ahead

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With the national obession with weather in the United Kingdom - of note is the cold snap that is hitting the country - that will make it colder than Norway when adding the wind chill in. The UK Met Office has announced Yellow warnings for today and Amber warnings for tomorrow  So is travel going to be affected? Of course it will. British Airways has confirmed … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Airbus A330-200 departing Manchester

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Departing the wet and cold of Manchester Airport is an American Airlines Airbus A330-200 as it takes off for a transatlantic hop, bound for Philadelphia. American Airlines operates both version of the Airbus A330 (current engine) - the A330-200 (the range optimised variant) and the A330-300 (the payload … [Read more...]

REVIEW: The Manchester Airport Escape Lounge (T3) – A viable alternative?

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Once again, Adam is back looking at lounges for me whilst I'm trapped in the office. This time, he's at Terminal 3 in Manchester Airport, and at The Escape Lounge. I've been to the British Airways T3 lounge a few times before. How does The Escape Lounge compare to the BA offering next door? Over to you Adam... Manchester Airport Terminal 3 is a severely overstretched bit … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines next Boeing 787-10 destination: Perth

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Singapore Airlines have confirmed their next Boeing 787-10 operation - and it will be Perth, Australia.  Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10  The airline will convert one of the airlines four daily services to Perth operations to operate a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. These planes will be operated in a two-class configuration, with 36 Business Class and 301 Economy Class … [Read more...]

First Qatar Airways A350-1000 route confirmed: London Ahoy!

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Yesterday was the big pomp and circumstance that happened to be the handover of the first Airbus A350-1000 to Qatar Airways. A350-1000 and A350-900 Qatar formation flight - Image, Airbus Whilst yours truly was trapped behind a keyboard a few hundred miles away, there was one big bit of news that dropped - and that the first Qatar Airways A350-1000 will be entering … [Read more...]

Eurostar runs a preview service to Amsterdam, tickets on sale THURSDAY

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In advance of the launch of the direct Eurostar service between London St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal, the company ran a preview service between the two cities on Tuesday 20th February. Eurostar E320 service to Amsterdam, passing through fields of Tulips - Image, Eurostar Along with the preview service yesterday, tickets for the new Amsterdam service were due to go … [Read more...]

United Airlines outlines first Boeing 737 MAX 9 operations

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With the Boeing 737 MAX 9 gaining FAA approval last week, United Airlines are mapping out its first routes for the new type. United Airlines 737 Boeing MAX 9 - Image, The Boeing Company United will introduce the Boeing 737 MAX 9 from the 7th June 2018, initially operating the type out Houston Intercontinental, and then on long open water stretch between Los Angeles and … [Read more...]

Emirates to add Dubai-Bali-New Zealand route

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Emirates are busy, with a new route being launched, which will connect Auckland via Bali from 14th June 2018. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new service does two things in a single step - it launches a third daily service between Dubai and Auckland, and launches a direct flight between Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia and … [Read more...]