Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Scandinavian Airbus A340-300 at Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - taxing into Chicago O'Hare after completing its flight from Copenhagen is a Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340-300. Scandinavian Airlines operate a fleet of eight Airbus A340-300 aircraft. This example has wifi and the updated interior aboard, offering a three-class service aboard the plane … [Read more...]

Airplane Art: Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 Departing Dublin

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It's Sunday again, and it's time for some more airplane art. This week, in honour of Donuts on the Mound/Donut Fly-in event yesterday - well what else could it be? It's an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 as it takes off from Dublin Airport. Aer Lingus operates seven Airbus A330-300s in its long haul fleet - supplemented by four A330-200s and four leased Boeing 757-200s. The … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER landing at Manchester

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It's Sunday again, and it's time to step back in time to 2007 for this week's airplane art. This week, we have a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER landing at Manchester Airport in "Colours in Motion" livery (sometimes known as Deltaflot in the more than passing resemblance to Aeroflot's colour scheme) Delta Air Lines operate a fleet of 58 Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, operating … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Dragon Air Airbus A330-300 departing Hong Kong

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for departure from Hong Kong International is a Dragon Air Airbus A330-300 as it heads off for a destination. Dragon Air (now re-branded as Cathay Dragon) operates a fleet of 23 Airbus A330-300 aircraft in three different configurations (a three class configuration, a high business … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Germanwings Airbus A319 landing at Birmingham

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane art. This week - coming into Birmingham Airport on a rather sunny May afternoon is a Germanwings Airbus A319 in landing configuration. D-AGWG is a pretty standard A319 in the Germanwings fleet, with it being a member of the 43 strong cadre flying for Eurowings (who operate 11 Airbus A319s). However, there's an … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air France Airbus A318

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Lining up for departure at Hamburg Airport is an Air France Airbus A318 as it prepares to return over the border to France. Air France operate a fleet of 18 Airbus A318s - and are the largest operator of the type. The smallest of member of the Airbus A320 family operates in a two class configuration on … [Read more...]

Airplane Air – British Airways Boeing 747-400 emerging from the fog

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane art. This week, emerging from the fog on an early morning is a British Airways Boeing 747-400 as it taxies to the gate. British Airways operate a fleet of 41 Boeing 747-400s in its long haul fleet in four different configurations forming the backbone of the British Airways long haul fleet. The Boeing 747-400 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Frankfurt

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - taxing around its home base of Frankfurt Airport at is prepares to depart on a long haul journey is a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-8i aircraft (the latest iteration of the Boeing 747 family), with 17 painted in normal Lufthansa house colours. One is … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Austrian Airlines Airbus A321 at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing out from Terminal 2 and heading for the runway at London Heathrow Airport is an Austrian Airlines Airbus A321 as it prepares for the trip to Vienna. Austrian Airlines (part of Lufthansa Group), operate a fleet of six A321 aircraft - split with a mixture of three A321-100s and three … [Read more...]