Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Delta Air Lines Boeing 717

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It's Easter Sunday, which means firstly - Happy Easter - and secondly, time for some more airplane art. Many thanks to the readers who have put my spotting skill to shame as usual. But then again, you try playing spotting the different between an MD-80, MD-90 or a Boeing 717 (MD-95). On final approach to Chicago O'Hare International airport on a warming spring day (to the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Emirates Boeing 777-200LR

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, in the warming spring evening sun an Emirates Boeing 777-200LR at Chicago O'Hare, as it loads up for the return flight back Dubai. Emirates operate a fleet ten Boeing 777-200LRs - the long range variant of the Boeing 777 family on their world-wide network. Emirates will be introducing … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Thai Airways Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a bit of a classic (as I found this image in a batch for images for an article I'm writing at the moment), with a Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 in classic Thai Airways paintwork parked at Hong Kong International Airport, as it is prepared for pushback, and its return flight back to Bangkok. … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Iberia Airbus A340-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, commencing its long take off run is an Iberia Airbus A340-300 at Madrid–Barajas Airport on a sunny March day. Iberia have a total of seven A340-300s in its long haul fleet, suplimented by the larger A340-600 and the twin-engined Airbus A330. The Iberia Airbus A340-300's are due to be … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, landing at London Heathrow Airport after the long journey from Auckland via Los Angeles is an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER Air New Zealand operate a fleet of seven Boeing 777-300ERs in its long haul fleet, painted with its Koru tail and New Zealand fern on it. Whilst it maybe black and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 737-500

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting on the apron on its own in the sun at Frankfurt airport is a Lufthansa Boeing 737-500 with its engines having a check it seems. Lufthansa has 12 of the small Boeing 737-500 classic series aircraft in its fleet (along with 9 Boeing 737-300s) - although these aircraft are due to be … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week during a cold morning is a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 taxing around its home base at London Heathrow Airport as it prepares for its next journey somewhere across the world. Virgin Atlantic operate a fleet of 13 of these super-long quad-jet aircraft, which operate across the network the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – TAM Airlines Boeing 767-300ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, on a cold winters morning at New York JFK International Airport Terminal 8, is a TAM Airlines Boeing 767-300ER (with blended winglets) being prepared for its return journey to much warmer and sunnier climbs of Brazil. TAM Airlines have Nine Boeing 767-300ER aircraft whilst the LAN component have 76 … [Read more...]

Easyjet unveils its new livery….

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... and I'm not too sure what to think of it. EasyJet - the Low Cost Carrier, second largest carrier in UK (by numbers of people carried) is making a change to its paintwork it will have on its plane. Here's a version of the old livery: Easyjet Airbus A319 at Birmingham airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The livery that EasyJet has used hasn't changed much, apart … [Read more...]

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