Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A321 at Helsinki Airport

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It's Christmas Day, and it's a Sunday - so it must be time for some more airplane art. Waiting in a cold winters day (along with a bit of snow) is a Finnair Airbus A321 with Sharklets - with the plane waiting to fly to somewhere a little warmer. . Finnair operate a fleet of 13 Airbus A321 aircraft, with another 8 on order. These are used for short to medium haul … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air Berlin Airbus A321 being de-iced

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It's Sunday, and once again, it's time for some more airplane art. This week in the freezing cold of a Helsinki morning is an Air Berlin Airbus A321 at the de-icing pads, as it prepares to depart for Germany. The stabliser of this Air Berlin A321 being bathed in de-icer.   And the wings getting the full on treatment on this Air Berlin Airbus A321. Air … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – NoRRA ATR 72-500 at Tallinn Airport

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It's Sunday, so again - it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, resting in the cold of an icy bone chilling morning on the tarmac is a NoRRA ATR 72-500 (Nordic Regional Airlines) as it is prepared for the short hop back to its base of Helsinki Vantaa Airport. NoRRA - Nordic Regional Airlines - was born out of Finncomm Airlines, then FlyBe Nordic. FlyBe … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A350

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week, warming up in the winter sunshine at London Heathrow Airport is a Finnair Airbus A350, which had recently completed the short hop from Helsinki to London. Finnair operate a fleet of seven Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet, with another 12 expected through to 2023, replacing the older Airbus … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus Airbus A330-200 at Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting in the autumn sun as it prepares for its next flight is an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-200 at its home base of Dublin Airport. EI-EWR forms part of the Air Lingus Airbus A330-200 fleet, with the airline operating four of the type on its North American network (and occasionally to Europe to … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380 at Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we feature a British Airways Airbus A380 resting at the gate at London Heathrow Terminal 5C, after completing the short hop from Washington DC to its home base in the early morning. British Airways operate a fleet of 12 Airbus A380s which it uses on its long haul network. The one featured in … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing at Philadelphia International Airport (whilst I was stuck there), in the fading evening light is a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 as it heads to its next destination. Delta currently operate a mixed fleet of Boeing 757-200, with 89 dedicated for US domestic use, and 23 for … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 737

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It's Sunday, and it's time for some more airplane art. This week, Lufthansa withdrew its last Boeing 737 from front-line service as it said farewell to the type. Boeing 737-500 at Frankfurt-am-Main. Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 at Zürich Lufthansa Boeing 737-500 at Frankfurt-am-Main Lufthansa has operated the Boeing 737 type in some form since its … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Airbus A330-300 at Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some airplane art . This week sitting in the sun on an autumn day is a Delta Airbus A330-300 as at Dublin Airport it prepares to return to the United States. Delta operates a fleet of 19 Airbus A330-300 in its long haul fleet (along with 11 Airbus A330-200s). This example - N808NW - served both Northwest Airlines, joining the … [Read more...]