Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – SWISS Airbus A321ceo pushing back at Hamburg Airport

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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 A321ceo with Sharklets, pushing back as it prepares for the return journey to its home hub of Zurich Airport.  Swiss operates a fleet of eight Airbus A321ceo aircraft (3 -100, 5 -200), The airline also operates the Airbus A220-100, Airbus … [Read more...]

AIX22: Airbus to offer touchless lavatories as a retrofit item

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Toilets. There. I've made the germaphobes scare themselves within seconds. With newer aircraft, touchless interfaces have become the norm. Well, Airbus is to offer this as a retrofit item for existing aircraft. This stems from people having a heightened awareness of hygiene and safety. In response, touchless lavatory features were identified as part of … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A350-1000 lining up for takeoff at London Heathrow Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 lining up for take-off from its home base of London Heathrow as it heads off to San Deigo. British Airways operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A350-1000 in its long-haul fleet They also operate the Airbus A380, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-200ER at Frankfurt Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some retro Airplane Art. We're going back to 2012 this week (as I'm in the process of rebuilding a few image libraries at the moment), so this week, we have an All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-200ER at Frankfurt Airport as it prepares for the return journey to Tokyo Haneda airport. ANA has been reducing its Boeing 777-200ER … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 at its home base of London Heathrow Airport as it resets between duties. Virgin Atlantic operates a fleet of nine Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in its long haul fleet, with five additional aircraft to come. The airline also operates the Airbus A330-300 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 “Year of Troy” departing Manchester Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 departing Manchester Airport, on its way back to Istanbul Airport, in the "Year of Troy" livery. Turkish Airlines operates a fleet of 66 Airbus A321 aircraft in its short to medium-haul fleet. The airline also operates the Airbus A319, Airbus A320, … [Read more...]

Emirates unveil a new livery for some of their Airbus A380 aircraft

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Emirates has today revealed a new custom Airbus A380 livery dedicated to Dubai’s newest architectural icon - the Museum of the Future. The new livery will be applied to ten of Emirates Airbus A380 fleet. The first Emirates A380 (A6-EVK) to sport this exciting new livery, takes flight tomorrow to Los Angeles. As its nine other aircraft siblings roll out of the … [Read more...]