Economy Class & Beyond

The battle for Frankfurt: Wizz Air joins the party

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It seems the battle for Frankfurt Airport is starting to be engaged, with Low-Cost Carrier Wizz Air planning to join the party at the airport with two new services. Wizz Air Airbus A320 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The low-cost carrier will initially start with a daily service to Sofia, and the ramping up its routes with a daily service to … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Airbus A321 approaching Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week on final approach to Chicago O'Hare on a sunny autumn day, is an American Airlines Airbus A321, with the undercarriage deployed. American Airlines operate a fleet of 203 Airbus A321s in its US Domestic and Medium haul operations, used for both premium services and normal services in the … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! – AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn

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Lets Tallinn that again! AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you transit … [Read more...]

British Airways add direct services from Dublin and Edinburgh for the summer

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It seems someone at British Airways route planning/capacity planning really wants to work the Embraer fleet work hard during the weekends, with the announcement of new routes from Dublin and Edinburgh to the Balearic Islands. British Airways Embraer E-190SR at London City Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The routes will operate from May onwards for the summer … [Read more...]

Air India goes neo – takes delivery of their first A320neo

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The list of Airbus A320neo operators continues to grow, with Air India taking delivery of their first A320neo. Air India Airbus A320 neo - Image, Airbus Air India will be obtaining 14 its A320neo aircraft via a lease agreement with ALAFCO Aviation Lease And Finance Company of Kuwait. This A320neo is powered with CFM LEAP-1A engines - making Air India the first … [Read more...]

Peace breaks out – Lufthansa and Cockpit union agree pay deal

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In a rare sign of peace breaking out, it appears both Lufthansa and the Cockpit pilots union have agreed to remediation measures with an arbiter over the long-running pay dispute. Lufthansa Airbus A380 taxing at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The recommendations from the arbiter include: A pay increase for the 5,400 pilots in the Group tariff … [Read more...]