Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner arriving at Chicago O’Hare International

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a United Airlines Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner just before it touches down at its home base of Chicago O'Hare International Airport.  United Airlines operates a fleet of 21 Boeing 787-10 aircraft in its widebody fleet. As part of the operation, the airline also operates the Boeing … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (19th October)

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It's the end of the week once again, and my timing for things is off. Or at least six hours behind. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Insert Standard Chicago Photograph here. No Guesses where I am in the world this week.  Trip Report - Taking the Long Way (and back) to Singapore. We've published another five entries from the trip this week, … [Read more...]

Etihad Airways to scale up operation to Dusseldorf and Copenhagen

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It seems that expansion is in Etihad Airways's view, with plans to boost the frequency of services to two European cities. From 1 October 2025, the airline will offer daily services to Dusseldorf, Germany, and Copenhagen, Denmark, strengthening connections between the UAE and these European destinations. The Dusseldorf route will be increased from its current schedule … [Read more...]

SWISS to introduce Onboard Meal pre-ordering… for Short Haul

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We've seen a trend with airlines to offer pre-ordering for meals in business class - mainly for long-haul routes. Swiss International Air Lines is trying something a little different - by offering the service on its short-haul network. Known as “Pre-Select”, this free option was successfully launched on long-haul flights around two and a half years ago. It allows … [Read more...]

Emirates further expands its retrofitted Boeing 777 destination list

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Two more destinations are being added to the roster which will be served with the retrofitted Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft The next destinations and flights to have the new products are: Kuwait: The retrofitted Emirates Boeing 777 will operate on EK855 and 856 from 27 October. Dammam: The refurbished Emirates Boeing 777 will operate on the daily EK823 and EK824 … [Read more...]

Brussels Airlines narrow down their next Belgian Icon to five designs

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It's amazing how you can engage travellers - with Brussels Airlines polling its passengers for the Airline's next Belgian Icon.  The airline received over 50,000 votes for the next Belgian Icon. The five designs with the most votes have been presented to a jury that selected the final winner who will be announced early November. The votes followed on from the design … [Read more...]