Economy Class & Beyond

Air Canada reveals its new livery

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So Air Canada has gone for a new livery on its planes. And... without further ado, here it is. Those expecting something exciting should look away now. Air Canada New livery on a Boeing 787 - Images, Air Canada Well, there's white, black and a bit of red for the Air Canada logo. The maple leaf (part of Air Canada's livery) is back in a rondel after some years. … [Read more...]

Eurostar updates its Business Premier Paris Lounge

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Eurostar - the train company operating between London, Paris and Brussels has been busy, with the refurbishment of its lounge at Paris Gare du Nord station Let's look at the pictures.... Eurostar Paris Business Premier Lounge - All images, Eurostar The new Business Premier lounge formally opened on Saturday, set inside the top floor of Gare du Nord station. The … [Read more...]

Ryanair prepares to add lots of capacity to Israel

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It seems that low-cost carrier Ryanair is preparing to add a lot more capacity to Israel, with the announcement of 15 new routes to the country. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 in Boeing/Ryanair Colours  departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The carrier will launch 7 routes to Tel Aviv, and 8 to Eilat Ovda in  time for the Winter 2017 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week we have a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 (in Virgin Atlantic's previous colour scheme) as it prepares to touch down at its home base of London Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic operate eight Airbus A340-600s in their long haul fleet, operating across there Virgin Atlantic network from London … [Read more...]

The one trick to opening dressing containers on a plane

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I'm sure we've all been there. You've got a pot of sauce or salad dressing on your tray table with your in-flight meal... you open it.... and the sauce or dressing goes all over you rather than the salad you were aiming at. Or it splatters Or it just goes splodge. And any way you look at this... it isn't pretty. Why is this? Changes in air pressure will make the … [Read more...]