Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways to add winter ski routes from Manchester

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It seems British Airways really wants to make its Cityflyer operation earn its keep over the weekends, with the announcement the airline is to operate flights from Manchester to winter ski destinations. British Airways CityFlyer Embraer E-190 at Birmingham  Airport Manchester will have a weekend service, operating to Salzburg in Austria and Chambery in France, operating … [Read more...]

Doughnuts On The Mound – Morning Manoeuvres at Birmingham Airport

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Doughnuts On The Mound - Morning Manoeuvres at Birmingham Airport In this epic day trip (and it t'was epic) Spotting for the day? Why not? Morning Manoeuvres at Birmingham Airport EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport Donughts on the Mound... and a LOT of planes Back to Dublin Airport EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham Airport Cheap ride home sir? … [Read more...]

Air Transat to become first North American A321LR operator

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The first planned operator of the long-range variant of the Airbus A321neo - the A321LR has been announced today - and Air Transat of Canada will be the North American launch customer. Air Transat Airbus A321LR - Rendering, Airbus The airline will taking delivery of 10 A321LR aircraft. These aircraft will be leased through AerCap (as opposed to the airline buying them). … [Read more...]

Ryanair abandons its plan to operate flights to Ukraine

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It seems not everything Ryanair touches turns to gold, with the airline choosing to abandon its planned operation to Kiev and Lviv. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taxing out of Birmingham Airport - Image Economy Class and Beyond   It seems Ryanair and the Ukrainian Airport authorities could not come to terms, with Ryanair stating Kiev airport’s failure "to … [Read more...]

Normality continues to resume – Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways clear electronics ban

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More good news broke out on Sunday with two more airlines clearing the large electronics ban to the USA. Welcome to the club Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways. Continuing to prove that Royal Jordanian continues to be on top of its social media game (as they have been for quiet some time), the airline revealed that things were back to normal in a Tweet: The electronic … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Scandinavian Airbus A340-300 at Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - taxing into Chicago O'Hare after completing its flight from Copenhagen is a Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340-300. Scandinavian Airlines operate a fleet of eight Airbus A340-300 aircraft. This example has wifi and the updated interior aboard, offering a three-class service aboard the plane … [Read more...]

A new Tube Map – for those who suffer with claustrophobia (or don’t like tunnels)

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The London Underground sometimes isn't the most pleasant place to be - least of all when it's peak hour, with people crammed in tight. For those who suffer with claustrophobia or other anxiety conditions - its even worse. For those who suffer, or need to plan in advanced, Transport for London have released a new map - one that shows all the tunnels on it. London Underground … [Read more...]

The case of the vanishing Swiss Avro RJ100

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With CSeries Aircraft starting to come on stream with Swiss International Airlines, it's time for the venerable Avro RJ100 to start bowing out one by one. Swiss Avro RJ100 at Zurich Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond So far, 15 Swiss have retired Avro RJ100 (or BAe146-300 who want to use that term), with a mixture of fates appearing to the fleet. Some of the … [Read more...]

It’s a Kind of Magic: Freddie Mercury to join Norwegian Air Shuttle famous tails

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When I was growing up (as I've matured badly) one of the bands I loved was Queen, and of course its flamboyant (and very difficult to reproduce vocally) lead singer - Freddie Mercury. Well, it seems fitting for an airline that allows people to experience the joy of travel cheaply, Norwegian Air Shuttle are to paint Freddie Mercury on the tail of two of their Boeing aircraft … [Read more...]