Economy Class & Beyond

City lights (the joy of early morning travel)

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Cruising through a city's lights at 3 am… or 3:30am in the morning is a done thing here at Economy Class and Beyond. I could never leave you in the city lights. I could never beat the storm in your eyes. The storm in your bright eyes - Blanche, City Lights. Once again, I find myself sitting on a coach, going from the lights of the city to those of constantly … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic and Kenya Airways launch a partnership agreement

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Virgin Atlantic and Kenya Airways have launched a new codeshare partnership agreement, providing greater access to Nairobi and beyond into East Africa. The first phase of the agreement, which launches today, will allow customers booking through Virgin Atlantic to directly purchase flights on Kenya Airways’ Heathrow to Nairobi service. In tum, Kenya Airways customers … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 at Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week we have an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 its home base of Dublin Airport as it awaits its next duty. Aer Lingus operates a fleet of 10 Airbus A330-300 in its mainline division, with two assigned to its UK division. These are supported by A330-200 and A321LR in the Aer Lingus medium-to-long haul … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (16th March)

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It's halfway through March already. Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? Speaking of fun, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I'd rather be here if I'm blunt - The Golden Gate Bridge, in the Bay Area.  Trip Report - Polishing Silver It's transcontinental and transatlantic week for this trip report. Next week, we're onto the home strait, with a return … [Read more...]

Embraer obtains ETOPS authorisation for its E2 family of aircraft

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Embraer has taken a major step forward with its E2 Jet programme, with the manufacturer obtaining ETOPS approval.  E195-E2 Tech Eagle Demostrator, now with ETOPS-120 rating - Image, Embraer The company secured 120-minute extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS - Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards) approval for the E190-E2 and E195-E2. This has been … [Read more...]