Economy Class & Beyond

The Five Yen of Happiness! Shinkansen to Tokyo

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Shinkansen to Tokyo 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...]

IAG completes its purchase of Aer Lingus

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Well, it's taken a lot of protracted discussions, promises and bargaining - but it seems that International Airlines Group has successfully obtained 90% of the shares in Aer Lingus group. Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The shareholding offer was declared unconditional on the 18th August, after Ryanair confirmed the sale of their … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! The JR Central SC Maglev and Railway Museum

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The Five Yen of Happiness!  The JR Central SC Maglev and Rail Museum AUTHORS NOTE: CONTAINS LOTS OF JAPANESE TRAINS. 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 … [Read more...]

ANA release more renderings of its Star Wars Aircraft

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Earlier this year, ANA launched plans it Star Wars Boeing 787-9... painted in the colours of R2-D2. Well, more Star Wars aircraft will be joining the ANA fleet, with the fleet to be three-strong. There's the R2-D2 Jet to start with: Now this is joined with a BB8 jet, which will be in the paintwork of the new droid of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens. BB8 Jet will be a … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A320 with Sharklets

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing in the morning sunshine is a British Airways Airbus A320, fitted out with Sharklet wingtip devices taxing at its home base of London Heathrow Airport. British Airways operate a fleet of 64 Airbus A320 aircraft in their fleet (excluding other members of the A320 family), with 10 of newest … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Dinner with The real_jetsetr!

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Dinner with The real_jetsetr! 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 … [Read more...]

British Airways prepares to wave goodbye to the Boeing 737-400s

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It's been a long time coming, but it seems that British Airways will be withdrawing its Boeing 737-400 fleet towards the end of September. A British Airways Boeing 737-500 landing at Manchester Airport in 2007 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond (and yes, I had to dive into the archives to find this image. I'm not sure what's worse... that I have images from 2007, or that I … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! A trip up to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine

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The Five Yen of Happiness! A trip up to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine 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...]

Turkish Airlines adds extra flights to Kuala Lumpur

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As Malaysia Airlines continues to reinvent itself, competitors continue to bite at its heels on different routes. Turkish Airlines will be upping their commitment to Kuala Lumpur - by adding an extra 3 services a week between Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200 departing London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will allow for a … [Read more...]