Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Iberia Airbus A340-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, commencing its long take off run is an Iberia Airbus A340-300 at Madrid–Barajas Airport on a sunny March day. Iberia have a total of seven A340-300s in its long haul fleet, suplimented by the larger A340-600 and the twin-engined Airbus A330. The Iberia Airbus A340-300's are due to be … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! The Aston Waikiki Beach

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Book it Danno! The Aston Waikiki Beach Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - Shannon, Shannon to … [Read more...]

Video Saturday: British Airways 777 Repaint

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to get the white overalls and breathing masks out as we go and paint another plane. This week, British Airways get one of their Boeing 777-200 aircraft repainted - with artwork by Chinese fashion designer Masha Ma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDEOOJX5gCA 186 stencils and a lot of man hours went into repainting this plane was done … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! US694 Phoenix Sky Harbour to Honolulu

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Book it Danno! US Airways US694 Phoenix Sky Harbour to Honolulu Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City … [Read more...]

Ryanair’s expansion continues – a new base in Berlin

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Ryanair like a non-stop train continues its network expansion, and is creating a new base for its aircraft at Berlin Schönefeld in Germany. Ryanair Boeing 737-800, Image - Economy Class and BeyondFrom 27th October, the airline will base 5 of its Boeing 737-800 fleet at Berlin Schönefeld and in typical Ryanair style, will launch 16 routes. These include: Daily (or more … [Read more...]

Iberia WiFi connectivity in-plane – even worth considering?

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In flight connectivity is all the rage these days, with Gogo offering various all day packages in the USA for $16 upwards, Emirates offering 500mb for a $1, and so on. Yesterday, I was aboard an Iberia flight - and there was WiFi offered aboard the plane. Which is all well and good. The A330 had the "new" Iberia cabin installed - but we're not interested in that in … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid

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Time for another snapshot, this time focusing on British Airways Short-haul product Boarding: Boarding sadly was conducted from Gate 10 at Heathrow. Whilst this doesn't mean a lot to a lot of people, this is the busing gates at Terminal 5. Which is... Not so good. Why? Priority boarding normally goes out of the window. Like it did today (although by the time a bus … [Read more...]

Well… that could had gone a lot worse (Good evening from Chicago)

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Good evening from the Chicago Area, where I've once again confounded the odds and made it all the way here - without a major incident (apart from forgetting my MacBook Charger). Some bullet points: Gate A10 at Heathrow Terminal 5 is a disgrace. Seriously, can no one organise boarding sequences correctly there? The legroom on the exit row of a British Airways A321 is … [Read more...]