It's time to look back on a rather busy week in aviation - with Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond This week in photos from Birmingham comes this curious tower. Known as Perott's Folly. Built by John Perrott in 1758, it a part of the skyline in Edgbaston, Birmingham. And for those who think it looks a little like The Orthanc... well, J R R Tolkien did grow up in … [Read more...]

It's time to look back at the week in passenger experience, network changes, as well as other things I've noted along the way in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Lest we forget- Remembrance Sunday The Business of Aviation IAG announces plans to acquire Air Europa - Breaking on Monday, IAG makes a bold attempt for Spanish Aviation domination. Play enters the … [Read more...]

It's time to look back at the world, some posts and other things as we turn to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. American Gothic at the Chicago Art Institute. Painting by Grant Wood. (Oil on Beaver Board). On display at the Art Institute Apologies it's been a bit light this week - I guess the joy of long haul economy travel is still catching up with me at minute (and … [Read more...]

Good morning from the Windy City. It might be midday back in the UK - and that's good enough an excuse to go back in time to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The "Honest, I'm Chicagoland picture", with O'Hare field in the distance and an aircraft jetting off. But if you're in UK - ensure you've done the time warp as clocks go back one hour to Greenwich Mean … [Read more...]

We've once again reached the end of another week of fun and games in the aviation industry. Therefore let's take a look back in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This week for "pictures from my iPhone", I'm in Bridgnorth in Shropshire - at the Severn Valley Railway where I conducted a retro-modelshoot (and stick around to the end of the post if you want to see a … [Read more...]

It's once again that time of the week where I post a bunch of links, add some witty commentary and try and get ready for the next week on this blog. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond This week in "Photos from my iPhone that honestly I take more than a few seconds to plan", all being well - I'm out on a shoot tomorrow. Heck. Most of these might be suitable … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again to look back at the world of Passenger Experience, Aviation news and other things I've been covering. Yes, It's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This week from the iPhone: As I finish editing late at night (which is becoming more common after late evenings in the office), I pass St Philips Cathedral whilst waiting for the bus home. The … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again where we look back at the some of the whys and wherefores in the world of passenger experience in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This week, I went behind the scenes at Dublin Airport with a visitors group to get an insight on what helps make the airport tick. Many thanks to Dublin Airport for hosting, and the Dublin Airport Fire and … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again where I take a look back at the world of passenger experience and numbers. Lots of numbers. Yes, It's last week at Economy Class and Beyond This week for a shot on my phone, I'm at Millbank Tower at the Atmosphere venue - just down the road from The Palace of Westminster, the River Thames and The City of London in the distance Airbus … [Read more...]

We've reached the end of another week at Economy Class and Beyond. Time for a look back at the news, events in routes, passenger experience and a few other things. This week in "Photos from Birmingham" series, we come to New Street in Birmingham at Sunset, with some wonderful reds and blues in the sky. APEX ExpoIt was APEX Expo in Los Angeles this week, with vendors showing … [Read more...]