Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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It's Sunday again, and it's also New Years Day. So it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Virgin Atlantic 787-9 Dreamliner coming in to land of its home base of London Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic operate a fleet of 13 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with an additional four aircraft to be delivered. These 787-9s are used across the Virgin … [Read more...]

2016 In Review

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Time for my traditional end of year review when I look back at the last twelve months and try and work out "what did I do"?   Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz. It's been an odd year of travel, with the majority of my travel stacked towards the end of the year as opposed to being distributed elsewhere (there were reasons … [Read more...]

Tallinn Tier Point Run – AY118 Tallinn to Helsinki

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Tallinn Tier Point Run - AY118 Tallinn to Helsinki In this trip report: 400TP to Go… 2am at a Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Airport The new The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow AY3126 Heathrow to Helsinki Helsinki Airport Finnair Gate 22 Lounge AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn Exploring the old town of Tallinn Hotel Ulmestie Back to Tallinn … [Read more...]

Emirates delays deliveries for 12 Airbus A380s

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It's not all good news in the airframe world, with Delta killing off its long-term 787 plans, and now Emirates are to delay delivery of 12 of their Airbus A380 aircraft Emirates Airbus A380 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  It seems that cash is tight - even for Emirates who reported a drop in its latest financial statements. The twelve aircraft … [Read more...]

Delta cancels its order for 787s… unsurprisingly…

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In news that could be filed as "that took long enough to do", Delta finally has cancelled its order for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Northwest Airlines Boeing 787 - Rendering (c) The Boeing Company The order came from Northwest Airlines in 2005, which Delta took over in 2008 when Delta purchased Northwest. The order consisted of 18 Boeing 787s, with options for 50 … [Read more...]

Tallinn Tier Point Run – Back to Tallinn Airport

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Tallinn Tier Point Run - Back to Tallinn Airport In this trip report: 400TP to Go… 2am at a Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Airport The new The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow AY3126 Heathrow to Helsinki Helsinki Airport Finnair Gate 22 Lounge AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn Exploring the old town of Tallinn Hotel Ulmestie Back to Tallinn … [Read more...]

Tallinn Tier Point Run – Hotel Ulmestie

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Tallinn Tier Point Run - Hotel Ulmestie In this trip report: 400TP to Go… 2am at a Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Airport The new The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow AY3126 Heathrow to Helsinki Helsinki Airport Finnair Gate 22 Lounge AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn Exploring the old town of Tallinn Hotel Ulmestie Back to Tallinn Airport … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A321 at Helsinki Airport

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It's Christmas Day, and it's a Sunday - so it must be time for some more airplane art. Waiting in a cold winters day (along with a bit of snow) is a Finnair Airbus A321 with Sharklets - with the plane waiting to fly to somewhere a little warmer. . Finnair operate a fleet of 13 Airbus A321 aircraft, with another 8 on order. These are used for short to medium haul … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas from Economy Class and Beyond!

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It's the 25th December in the United Kingdom, so on behalf of all of us at Economy Class and Beyond (well... muggins here) I'd like to wish a peaceful and merry Christmas. A lot of us have travelled far and wide to be with our loved ones at this time of year - and I hope you have time to spend with them. At Economy Class and Beyond we've got a few posts lined up over … [Read more...]