Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300

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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 A330-300 being towed to the maintenance hangers at London Heathrow Airport on a winters morning, before being rostered to the late VS1 flight between Heathrow and Newark International Airport. Virgin Atlantic operate a fleet a ten Airbus A330-300s in their … [Read more...]

Don’t forget the free travel zone at Heathrow!

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Getting around Heathrow airport can be a pain - least of all, when you're staying in a hotel on the Heathrow perimeter, and you're thinking about using that license to print money - the Heathrow Hoppa or a taxi. Thankfully, there are plenty of alternatives to move around the Heathrow area - and in a lot of cases, they're free! I'm sure you're aware of the free train … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific add Barcelona to their network

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It seems the wings of the Cathay Pacific A350 fleet will be stretching their wings further, with the announcement of a new seasonal route between Hong Kong and Barcelona The service will run four times a week (subject to governmental approvals), adding additional services to Spain from the 2nd July 2017. The booked timetable looks like this: CX321 DEPART HKG … [Read more...]

Unite to call for a 72 hour British Airways Mixed Fleet Strike

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It seems Unite aren't happy with the progress with British Airways Mixed Fleet Crew pay row, and are going to take their crews out for a second wave on industrial action British Airways A320 on taxi at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The second wave of strike action will run from 19th January 2017 for 72 hours (affecting services Thursday, Friday and … [Read more...]

British Airways Buy on Board commences today

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I've trailed it long enough, but today marks a day which I'd thought I'd never see on British Airways (well the main line element of it) - with Buy on Board now being offered instead of a complimentary product on UK Domestic and EuroTraveller cabins. To buy, to eat and drink - now arriving aboard British Airways  Buy on Board will be for UK … [Read more...]

Norwegian paints two of its planes with… Amy Johnson

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One thing I like about Norwegian Air Shuttle is you never know what tail you're going to get on your plane. In the past, there have been famous Norwegian people on tails. There was break in this tradition last year when writer Ronald Dhal appeared on one of their planes. Norwegian is set to do the same again with the announcement that Amy Johnson will feature on a … [Read more...]

British Airways Mixed Crew fleet goes on strike

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After lots of posturing on both sides, it seems that Unite has followed through with its threat, and crew from British Airways Mixed Fleet has been called out on strike. British Airways Airbus A320 departing Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The strike runs for two days - 10th and 11th January 2017. British Airways are insisting the following will … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 757-200 at Manchester

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Landing at Manchester Airport on an autumn morning is an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 landing. This plane would form the return service back to New York JFK. American Airlines operate a fleet of 51 Boeing 757-200 aircraft, which are used for various duties across the American Airlines fleet (such as … [Read more...]

Sony A5000 – Why I’ve given up with it. (Long Term Review)

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So I'm nearing the end of my use of my Sony A5000 camera. And to be honest - it's not happy relationship let's be honest which has been evident from near the beginning. It's knocked out some pleasing images, as well as creating a lot of work for me From The Peak in Hong Kong with vingeretting in the corners. Distortion filled fun in Chicago. However the … [Read more...]