Kevincm, Author at Economy Class & Beyond

Things might be a little quiet this weekend (The joy of SSD upgrades)

29/04/2017 by Kevincm

As we head into the May Bank Holiday weekend, I'm talking a chance to do some surgery at Economy Class and Beyond. Namely: the hard disk in my MacBook Pro 13 is getting replaced over the weekend. Why? Let's just say more than once during my last trip to the USA, it felt like the spinning tin drive (which I got when I purchased the MacBook Pro 13 in 2014) was about to let … [Read more...]

Qantas Perth to London tickets on sale… and why I won’t rush to get one…

28/04/2017 by Kevincm

Qantas have released their timetable and lead in fares for the non-stop Perth to London Heathrow route. Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Rendering, Qantas Qantas flight 9/10 will operate initially from Melbourne, then onto Perth, then non-stop to London Heathrow. The Perth to London part of the timetable looks like this QF9 DEPART PER 18:50 ARRIVE LHR 05:10+1 QF10 … [Read more...]

Pleasure and Business – Off to Heathrow and Check-in.

27/04/2017 by Kevincm

Pleasure and Business - Off to Heathrow, Check-in and Heathrow being Heathrow. In this adventure... Pleasure and Business Mixing things together (again) Off to Heathrow Cathay Pacific Lounge and the American Airlines Lounges AA47 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare, Main Cabin Extra aboard a 787 US Immigration Adventures Intercontinental Chicago North … [Read more...]

Emirates goes double A380 to Madrid

27/04/2017 by Kevincm

It seems Emirates has got A380s to spare, and is taking its Dubai to Madrid double-daily with Airbus A380s. Emirates A380 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond EK143/144 will switch over from Boeing 777-300ER to A380 operations on the 1st September 2017. In the process, it will covert both its Madrid and Barcelona operations to double … [Read more...]

Bombardier obtains CSeries (CS100) Certification for steep approaches (featuring LCY)

26/04/2017 by Kevincm

The Bombardier CSeries today has another feather in its hat - the ability to operate to and from London City Airport. Bombardier CSeries FTV-2 taking off from London City Airport - Image, Bombardier Earlier this year, Bombardier brought its CSeries CS100 jet to the United Kingdom for testing at London City Airport so it can be tested against the Transport Canada and … [Read more...]

Pleasure and Business – Chicago and Hamburg with American Airlines and British Airways

25/04/2017 by Kevincm

Pleasure and Business - A trip to Chicago and Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg with American Airlines and British Airways In this adventure... Pleasure and Business Mixing things together (again) Off to Heathrow Cathay Pacific Lounge and the American Airlines Lounges AA47 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare, Main Cabin Extra aboard a 787 US Immigration … [Read more...]

Airlines for Europe point out how much governments are getting from Aviation Taxes

24/04/2017 by Kevincm

There are only two things that are certain in life... and we're going to be talking about one of them today. Of course, its taxes - and in particular - aviation taxes. Airlines for Europe pulled out this gem at the Routes Europe 2017 Conference in Belfast on Sunday. One to make you think how much all those aviation taxes add up. EU passengers were "fleeced" by more than … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A380 landing at Frankfurt

23/04/2017 by Kevincm

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week on final approach to Frankfurt airport is a Lufthansa Airbus A380 preparing to land at its home base of Frankfurt-am-Main Airport. Lufthansa operate a fleet of 14 Airbus A380 aircraft in its long haul fleet, supported by a mixture of Boeing 747-400, 747-8i and Airbus A330-300, A340-300, … [Read more...]

Airlines: A Reminder – Airplane! is NOT instruction manual

22/04/2017 by Kevincm

With everything that's gone on with the US3 over the past few weeks (with American now on the back foot), it was timely that Film4 in the UK played everyone's favourite aviation comedy - Airplane! Just before it went out on air, I tweeted this: Please note airlines. #Airplane is not an instruction manual on how to handle #paxex. #iamserious #dontcallmeshirley — … [Read more...]

Virgin America take delivery of the first Airbus A321neo

21/04/2017 by Kevincm

The first Airbus A321neo was delivered to Virgin America on Thursday. Virgin America Airbus A321neo - Image, Airbus This is the newest certified member of the Airbus A320neo family, and the largest of the type. Virgin America is leasing 10 A321neo aircraft from GECAS and are powered with CFM International LEAP-1A engines. There will be 185 seats aboard the … [Read more...]