Economy Class & Beyond

Dubai Air Show: EgyptAir selects Bombardier CSeries!

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Well, after a little teasing last night, it seems Bombardiers C Series programme has snagged a customer, with EgyptAir signing a Letter of Intent to purchase for up to 24 C Series aircraft The Letter of Intent calls for 12 CS300 aircraft as part of an order, with purchase rights for a further twelve. Bombardier C Series C300   - Egyptair - Rendering, Bombardier At … [Read more...]

Dubai Air Show – Busy for Boeing, quiet for everyone else

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The Dubai Air Show is on .... and normally, I'd be doing my usual digest. Except - as some of you know, I'm a little bit pre-occupied at the moment. Let's have a look at who's been buying what, and it's mostly Boeing that's been doing the selling so far. Emirates - Commitment for 40 Boeing 787-10 aircraft. It sees Emirates is going to try a new type of aircraft, with the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 757-200 at Manchester Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, landing early in the morning at Manchester Airport is a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 completing the short transatlantic hop from Newark International Airport in New Jersey. United Airlines operate a fleet of 56 Boeing 757-200 aircraft in its fleet, with mixed missions - serving both US … [Read more...]

Creating photo books with Saal Digital

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Full Disclosure: Saal Digtial provided a £20 voucher to aid the production of the photo book in this review. The authors opinions remain their own, and not influenced by Saal Digital. For those interested in discount codes, scroll to the bottom. One of the things I am guilty of - as a photographer - is not putting my work to print. In many way we’re all happy looking a … [Read more...]

Remembrance Day

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As is tradition on this day, in the United Kingdom, we mark Remembrance day  – a time when the nation comes to remember their dead from conflicts past. On the 11th Hour on the 11th day in 1918, the guns fell silent across Europe – marking the end of the First World War. Today marks a point where the country remember those who have fallen in conflicts from the first … [Read more...]

Airbus BelugaXL begins to take shape

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In odd and weird planes in the air, Airbus's Beluga does take a lot of beating. It's next generation variant - the BelugaXL is currently being built in Toulouse, with Airbus releasing a picture of it today. Airbus BelugaXL - Vertical tailplane being fitted  - Image, Airbus As  you can see, the BelugaXL is looking more like... well... a very outsized plane than a … [Read more...]

The top ten remaining operators of the Boeing 747

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For some, an end of an era occurred this week when United Airlines flew their Boeing 747 for the last time. United Airlines Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow before it was retired - Image, Economy Class and Beyond With Delta Air Lines fast behind them in withdrawing the type... who is left flying the type in passenger service? Well there's good news - or bad … [Read more...]

It’s all going Joon – first plane in the paint shop

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Well the first Joon by Air France plane has entered the paint shop. Does it look boring? Is it a shade of blue? Does it look like the printer got stuck when printing the logo? Or is it more eurowhite with blue? Let's have a look. merci au syndicat AF de poster une des 1eres photos @weflyjoon #joon @AvgeeksFR @flight_report @zeTravelersClub https://t.co/Bgobz2u02F … [Read more...]

The end of the ambient snack basket pass? Possibly.

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Most of you commented and saw my disgust at British Airways attempt at a second service. But for those of you who need a reminder of an "ambient snack  basket pass" content looks like,  see the image below. As shot aboard BA295 - London to Chicago, a 8 hour 40 minute segment.  Well, there's been some movement it seems at World Travel Market 2017 in … [Read more...]

It’s more than a little hectic… (Slow blog posts for a while)

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Good afternoon from Economy Class and Beyond towers, where currently - my best friend in the world is this. Oh iStorage DiskAssur. Let me count the ways I hate thee. Things are a little more than hectic here, as I'm buried knee-deep in a project at the moment that is taking away a lot of my time - to the point where I'm working a stupid amount of hours in the day, and … [Read more...]