Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, coming in on a wet day is a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER at Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom. Singapore Airlines have 25 Boeing 777-300ERs in their long haul fleet, with a total of 59 Boeing 777 family aircraft (spread across the Boeing 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-300 and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – SAS Boeing 737-600

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, preparing to barrel down the runway at sunset is a SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) Boeing 737-600 at Hamburg Airport. Scandinavian Airlines operate 27 Boeing 737-600 - the smallest member of the Boeing 737 Next Generation family, and just over a third of the entire Boeing 737-600 fleet. The … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – US Airways Boeing 757-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, resting between flights in the warm January Honolulu air is an US Airways Boeing 757-200, as it is loaded for the return journey back to the mainland USA. The "former" US Airways operated a fleet of 20 Boeing 757-200 aircraft, 15 configured with an international configuration and five in a … [Read more...]

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...]