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Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER

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It's Sunday and a new year, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week on taxi at London Heathrow Airport near the Terminal 2 complex is a United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER as it arrives from the USA. (#avgeek note - registration is N646UA... which makes it a Boeing 767-300ER according to Airfleets) United Airlines operate a fleet of 35 Boeing … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2015: My Travel Year

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It’s time to review my personal travels in 2015. Firstly, the mapMap by the Great Circle Mapper - www.gcmap.com So let’s have a look at what I’ve done. Longest Segment:  HKG-LHR (5994 miles) Shortest Segment: LHR-MAN (151 miles) Total miles flown: 66213 flown Segments flown: 58 flown New Airports … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2015: What you missed between July and December

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It's that time where I start reviewing 2015... before we hit 2016. Lets have a look at some of highlights of 2015 JULY The Davis Commission suggests a 3rd runway at Heathrow. The UK Government decides to let the report age until the end of the year. Free WiFi at Frankfurt Airport? It does exist I present my first Snapshot of Qatar Airways A350 in Economy Class And … [Read more...]

Growing Old in Style – Hong Kong Airport – CX The Arrival

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Growing Old in Style - Hong Kong Airport - CX The Arrival Index: 40.. wait? You're 40??? Off to Heathrow with National Express Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge) CX376 Düsseldorf Airport … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2015 Part 1 (January to June): What you might have missed

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It's that time where I start reviewing 2015... before we hit 2016. Lets have a look at some of highlights of 2015 JANUARY GoGo begun shaping its traffic and injecting unwelcome man in the middle certificates... and then promptly stopped. I flew Ryanair. Then British Airways. Then US Airways. Then Hated US Airways. Then really hated British Airways. Find out why in … [Read more...]

Hoverboards – Just leave them at home please…

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I've covered Hoverboards, Self-Balancing scooters, Glideways, etc etc etc on and off at Economy Class and Beyond a few times - and how airlines are refusing to carry them. Sadly, even the rich and famous are unable understand this  as Russell Crowe tried to fly Virgin Australia... and offloading his children and himself from the flight after finding out hoverboards … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – China Airlines Airbus A330-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week in the warmth of a December afternoon at Hong Kong International Airport is a China Airlines Airbus A330-300 taxing out, en-route back to Taiwan. China Airlines operate a fleet of twenty four Airbus A330-300 in their medium to long haul fleet, serving Asia and beyond from their base in … [Read more...]

Growing Old in Style – Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge… in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge).

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Growing Old in Style - Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge). Index: 40.. wait? You're 40??? Off to Heathrow with National Express Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas from Economy Class and Beyond

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Well, it's the 25th December here - so it must Christmas Day. On behalf of your host at Economy Class and Beyond - have a peaceful Christmas Day. I hope you've made it to where you need to be with your friends and loved ones Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond - Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, with in-depth coverage, unique research as well … [Read more...]