Economy Class & Beyond

Azul goes bigger body – orders Airbus A320neos

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Azul's intentions have been clear recently with the announcement and commencement (due to begin on the 2nd December 2014) of its long haul services from Brazil to the USA - adding Airbus A330s into its fleet, with the future long haul fleet to include Airbus A350s. However, there is the matter of domestic services. These are currently made of Embraer E-190s, E-195s and ATR … [Read more...]

Oneworld boosts Emerald and Sapphire luggage benefits

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It seems the oneworld airline alliance has boosted some of its benefits for those of us who check luggage in when flying around the world. oneworld's tiers are : Base Ruby (lowest elite tier) Sapphire (the mid-tier) Emerald (the top tier) Today's changes are for Emeralds and Sapphires. Emeralds will now get Priority Luggage handling on any cabin on all … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Adventures with Lufthansa – To FTU Amsterdam

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Adventures with Lufthansa - To FTU Amsterdam Would I like to speak at FTU? Umm. Yes! (This section) To the airport, LH953 Birmingham to Frankfurt An (un)expected extended layover LH996 Frankfurt to Birmingham (Business Class) The Park Inn Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Speaking at FTU Amsterdam LH997 Amsterdam Schiphol to Frankfurt Main What is the … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond

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Time for a quick look back at what happened on Economy Class and Beyond. I'll fess up I've been having a very busy week in the real world (as I explained... along with a fair bit of gaming too). In route news, it has been a royal ding-dong with Delta announcing a route from Philadelphia to London, and American striking straight back. Meanwhile for those who seek … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A340-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week we have a Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A340-300, parked up at Chicago O'Hare International Airport awaiting its return journey to Zürich. Swiss operates fifteen Airbus A340-300s in its fleet, with some of these to be replaced with Boeing 777-300ERs. Six of these aircraft will join the … [Read more...]

Every Journey Starts with a step…

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... be it into a car, a plane, or even to the video game shop. Good evening everyone. Things are a little busy at Economy Class and Beyond Towers (more than usual recently), and this isn't helping on top of an extremely busy week in the office: Yes. I got my hands on a copy of Pokemon Alpha Sapphire. Didn't you know I was a bit of a Pokemon fan? No? Head to my Paris … [Read more...]

Black Friday in the UK

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One of those imports that I can take or leave, is the over-promotion of Black Friday in the United Kingdom. The US readers will well be aware of it... but what's going on in the UK? For some of the best deals to watch, HotDeals UK is not a bad place to start. Most of the major retailers are in on the act with Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys are in on the act, with the department … [Read more...]

Jennifer Aniston is afraid of flying.. But British Airways helps…

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Fear of flying is a real thing, with some people actually scared of getting on a plane. Even for those of stage and screen. For example, Jennifer Aniston is pretty scared of flying... (from Jimmy Kimbel Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZV-irARVTw Jennifer flew British Airways and watched  "Flying with Confidence" to boost her flying confidence. Watch the video … [Read more...]

Snapshot: Lufthansa Short Haul

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On my way back and forth from FTU Amsterdam (which if you missed, was a great event. Very little credit card selling going on...) I had the... pleasure (is that the right word? It's a word. Close enough in this discussion) of flying Lufthansa and its NEK - (Neue Europa Kabine). NEK seats to the rest of the world are slimline seats So, how is it? The seat is the same … [Read more...]

American fights back… joins in the Philadelphia to London tussle

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American Airlines appears to be fighting back after Delta announced their intention to operate a Philadelphia to London Heathrow service... with a second daily service to be operated by the airline. American Airlines Boeing 757-200 taxing at New York JFK Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The flight will be a daytime operation, operating daily on the following … [Read more...]