As we pass from the Summer Solstice and slowly back into the darkening nights, it's another scorcher of a weekend in the City of Birmingham. But time moves on, as it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Birmingham City Centre from New Street Station, facing towards The Rountunda (left) and the Bullring centre, with the tracks leading out to London, Coventry, … [Read more...]

It's a scorcher in the United Kingdom this weekend, with fan sales going faster than aircraft sales. But as we've hit the end of the week, it must be time for a cold iced beverage of your choice... and Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Salon International de L'Aéronautique et de L'Espace de Paris-Le Bourget It was a quieter-than-usual airshow in Paris, with everyone … [Read more...]

  It's been another week in the world of aviation, so it's time to get to the headlines in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Old Turn Junction on the Birmingham Old Canal Line, Looking Towards The ICC and Bridley Place. Air India AI171 Economy Class and Beyond has not chosen to cover this event out of respect for the families of those involved. We send our … [Read more...]

We're into June, and starting to barrel toward the halfway point of the year. Still, we've hit the end of the week, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It's a real-life Falinks! Or... it could be capsules for a ferris wheel in Cathedral Square, Birmingham Data Storage Advettures Another week of data storage adventures at Economy Class and … [Read more...]

As we head out of May and into the Mid-point of the year, it's still the end of a short week, but busy enough. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.   There's always an Aviation Angle - National Express West Midlands, in an Emirates advertising livery (Colmore Row, Birmingham).  Data Storage Adventures Something different this week from … [Read more...]

It's the end of another week, and for some of us, a three-day weekend. It's also Pride Weekend in Birmingham. But with the splashes of colour in the world, we have the grey of a wet bank holiday. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Pick a flag, Buy a flag - Birmingham City Centre. TRIP REPORT: Springtime Transatlantic Adventures We've come to … [Read more...]

It's Eurovision Saturday, which means we'll be doing commentary on BlueSky and Threads. But it's also the end of another week, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A gul talking off, Cathedral Square (Pigeon Park), Birmingham TRIP REPORT: Springtime Transatlantic Adventures We're heading into the home stretch for this trip report. But for now, … [Read more...]

We're into the first of the May Bank Holidays in the United Kingdom, and I'm on the ground. There are good reasons, as I've dumped an airfare and a bit extra into a new project (which I'll be writing about at length later). For now, it's Saturday again, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Selfridges at The Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham, with … [Read more...]

It's the end of the week again, and we're on the cusp of Easter (and for those of us in some civilised places, an extra long weekend). But it's still Saturday again, and it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Passenger Experience Refreshed Costa Coffee opens at Heathrow Terminal 4 Arrivals - More coffee! Scandinavian Airlines to reintroduce … [Read more...]

It's been a very long week at Economy Class and Beyond, as we come down from Aircraft Interiors Expo and into our normal day to day life. Which reminds me, that my legs still hurt. Anyhoo. Onto the weekly roundup - Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond  The Spring Dom Fair, St Pauli, Hamburg. We've been heavy on the publishing front this week, as a lot of … [Read more...]