Economy Class & Beyond

Air Berlin offers XL Economy Seats aboard their A330s

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It seems Air Berlin is moving into the "enhanced economy class" field, with the launch of XL seats aboard their Airbus A330 fleet. Air Berlin Airbus A330 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Image - Economy Class and Beyond The product is an extra space style economy product - akin to United Economy Plus, Delta Comfort Plus and American Airlines Main Cabin … [Read more...]

Amazon Prime to offer offline videos – perfect for IFE?

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For those of you with Amazon Prime, one of services offered with Prime is the ability to watch videos and original programming that Amazon offers. Up until a few days ago, Amazon offered offline viewing of content on the Kindle Fire range of Tablets. This is now being expanded to Apple and Android devices. It will be available to Amazon Prime subscribers in Austria, … [Read more...]

The new Malaysia Airlines takes flight… but can it fly?

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Malaysia Airlines as we all know has been through major pain. Earlier this year, the airline was taken out of private ownership as it was technically bankrupt, and needs to "hard reset" itself. Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 at London Heathrow - Image Economy Class and Beyond The new entity - Malaysia Airlines Berhad was granted its operators certificate on the 28th … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Pokemon Centre – Gotta catch them all!

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Pokemon Centre - Gotta catch them all! I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Akihabara Days

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Akihabara Days I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The joy of Hamad … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – KLM Cityhopper Fokker F70

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It's Sunday again, and time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for take off at Frankfurt airport on a very sunny summer afternoon is a KLM CityHopper Fokker F70 as it prepares for its return journey to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. KLM operate a fleet of 19 Fokker 70 aircraft, operating across Europe to provide feed for KLM's long haul network out of … [Read more...]

Emirates to operate two of their three Frankfurt services with A380s

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Emirates are increasing capacity between Dubai and Frankfurt, with the swapover of one of their services to A380 operation. Emirates Airbus A380 preparing for takeoff at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The new operation commences on the 1st January 2016, where EK047/EK048 will be swapped over from a Boeing 777-300ER to an Airbus A380. This … [Read more...]

Scandinavian Airlines to boost its USA Network

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Scandinavian Airlines are to boost its operations to the United States of America, with the launch of three new routes, and the expansion of five other routes. Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300 at Newark International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The new routes are: Stockholm to Los Angeles Oslo to Miami Copenhagen to Miami. Stockholm to Los Angeles … [Read more...]

British Airways add San Jose to its network

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British Airways adds another route to California with the announcement of a new route between London Heathrow and San Jose. So apparently, British Airways do know the way to San Jose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqWt49o7R-k The route will be commence in May 2016, and will utilise one of British Airways upcoming four class Boeing 787-9 aircraft. British … [Read more...]