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...]

We've come to the end of a sunny week in the old country. But it's Saturday again, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Great Charles Street Queensway, with part of the Paradise Complex on the right, town hall on the left, a FlixBus departing.   Papers, Please UK Electronic Travel Authorisation now required to enter the United … [Read more...]

We've come to the end of March. As the clocks prepare to jump forward (well, at least in Europe and the UK), it's time to look back on a slightly less than busy week at Economy Class and Beyond. Cherry Blossoms - somewhere near my home in Birmingham  Routes and Networks Emirates to expand refitted Boeing 777-300ER operations - eight new destinations on the cards … [Read more...]

We've come to the end of another interesting week. Well, interesting doesn't even the half it. Time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I'm down-route this week—no guesses where in the world I am. At least the Chicago River is a only little green after St Patrick's Day.  Baby when the light, go out (A Heathrow Omnishambles) Heathrow Airport suffered a power cut … [Read more...]

We've reached the end of the week again, where I've spent time typing, scheming and trying to understand the meaning of sanity. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Because coffee solves a lot of sins in the world - 200 Degrees Coffee, Birmingham  TRIP REPORT: Miles to Bucharest We're into the bit where I'm spending time walking around, as well as … [Read more...]