Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Frankfurt

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - taxing around its home base of Frankfurt Airport at is prepares to depart on a long haul journey is a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-8i aircraft (the latest iteration of the Boeing 747 family), with 17 painted in normal Lufthansa house colours. One is … [Read more...]

One week later: How did my SSD Upgrade go?

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Last week, I got busy with a screwdriver set and a SanDisk Ultra II Solid State Hard Disk (SSD). So, how hard was it to complete the upgrade on the MacBook Pro? The answer - not that bad - but I could had been more prepared. Getting the correct screw bits help (and it would help if the Torx screws on the hard disk were slightly looser). To start with, I downloaded … [Read more...]

Emirates cuts back Birmingham UK flights

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It seems there's a bit of softness in the Birmingham to Dubai link, with Emirates planning drop one of the three rotations from 1st September 2017 Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  At peak, the airline operated three times a day between Birmingham and Dubai using two Boeing 777-300ERs and a two-class Airbus … [Read more...]

Air Canada pencils in Vancouver to Melbourne route

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It seems Air Canada is planning some very long haul routes, with the planned introduction of a Vancouver to Melbourne Tullamarine. Air Canada Boeing 787-9 in the new colours - Image, Air Canada. The new service is seasonal, and has limited operations between 1st December 2017 and 4th February 2018. Operations are detailed below: AC037 DEPART YVR 22:45 ARRIVE … [Read more...]

Westjet goes shopping – comes out with Boeing 787 Dreamliners

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It's strange you can go shopping for one thing, and buy something totally different... as is the case for WestJet. The Canadian Airline has been shopping, and has come away with some Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Westjet Boeing 787 Dreamliner - Rendering, Westjet.  The airline has orders for 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners (the first stretch of the 787), with options for … [Read more...]

Alitalia files for bankruptcy proceedings

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In news that should surprise exactly no-one, Alitalia once again faces the grim reaper with the airline filing itself for bankruptcy today (2nd May 2017). Alitalia Airbus A330 at Boston Logan International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. According to Bloomberg who broke the news, this is after workers voted to rejected job cuts and concessions which would … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Austrian Airlines Airbus A321 at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing out from Terminal 2 and heading for the runway at London Heathrow Airport is an Austrian Airlines Airbus A321 as it prepares for the trip to Vienna. Austrian Airlines (part of Lufthansa Group), operate a fleet of six A321 aircraft - split with a mixture of three A321-100s and three … [Read more...]