Economy Class & Beyond

Why didn’t I use Uber in Chicago…

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There's been a lot of buzz, criticism and everything else about Uber. However, it's not a service I've tried myself. The reason? I don't live near enough to take advantage of a Uber service (and my trips to London are becoming rarer and rarer). So whilst in Chicago yesterday, I was walking around in a daze (trust me... I was not functioning on nearly any level at all), and … [Read more...]

Using The Automated Border Clearance Machines at O’Hare

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Earlier this year, I wrote about Newark Airport having Automated Border Clearance Machines. Well - they have them at O'Hare. How do they stand up? Well, the they work. That's the good news where these have been called "Automated Passport Control". Here's how it rolled at O'Hare: Get off plane at the back end of nowhere (gate M2... Seriously... Why????) Head to … [Read more...]

Another Germanwings Strike (16th October 2014)

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It seems Vereinigung Cockpit is still unhappy with the planned changes to retirement policies at Lufthansa Group, with the union members of who fly with Germanwings to strike on 16th October 2014 for 12 hours. Germanwings Airbus A319 taxing at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The stoppage will run between 12:00CET and 00:00CET (Central European Time) during … [Read more...]

Another day, another trip, another 4am start.

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Good morning from Wonderful Digbeth Coach station in the south side of Birmingham, where I've had zero sleep, minimal time to pack and I'm not feeling 100% with it. Although that could be due to the late taxi, but I'm not ruling anything out at this time of day. Once again, I'm preparing to traverse the pond... From a slightly different route than usual. In other … [Read more...]

Virgin America goes for the long haul boredom with BLAH Airlines

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In the age where's it's ANYTHING to get attention, Virgin America has released this gem. A 6 hour simulation of a flight with BLAH Airlines, flying flight 101 from Newark to San Francisco. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsMZRl71Zo4 I honestly, don't know who they could be referring to as BLAH Airlines ;) They've also got a website - BLAH Airlines. As well as a … [Read more...]

Ethiopian Airlines to operate Addis Ababa to Los Angeles… via Dublin

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There are times when you look at a route map, and you think... wha? This is one of those times, with Ethiopian Airlines planning a route between  Addis Ababa to Los Angeles... via Dublin In terms of Great Circle Map, it looks something like this: Planned Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa to Los Angeles via Dublin Great Circle route: Maps generated by the Great … [Read more...]

Air Berlin and Alitalia cozy up – more codeshares and frequent flyer programme linking

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Air Berlin and Alitalia are further cozying up with news that the airlines are to codeshare on flights departing Dusseldorf, Berlin, Zurich and Vienna to Milan. Alitalia Airbus A321 coming into London Heathrow - Image Economy Class and Beyond Air Berlin Airbus A319 preparing to take off at Zurich - Image Economy Class and Beyond More importantly, Air Berlin will route its … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic take delivery of their first Dreamliner

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With the launch of the new blog, it's time to tread some familiar news territory. On Sunday, Virgin Atlantic took delivery of their first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner into their fleet. The first of the Boeing 787-9's - "Birthday Girl" arrived into the fleet at London Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 "Birthday Girl" - Image, Virgin Atlantic via Twitter This Boeing … [Read more...]

Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond (oh, and a GoGo giveaway)!

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Ladies, Gentlemen, Frequent Flyers, Non Frequent Flyers and well... anyone else: Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond Or www.economyclassandbeyond.com   For those of you new to this blog... Welcome! For those of you who are joining me from the old GhettoIFE site - It's good to have back you aboard! I'd like to say a big thank-you to the team at the House of … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 737-800

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, resting in the hot evening sun is an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 in the new company colours at Las Vegas McCarran Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! This is one of the 240 strong fleet of Boeing 737s in the … [Read more...]