Well, we've reached another end of the week at Economy Class and Beyond. Time to wrap up what we covered! Investigation UK ePassport Gates. Some interesting numbers… and interesting data withheld - My suggested weekend read. I go down the rabbit warren of a Freedom of Information Act Request as I take a look at the ePassport Gate system, the growth and use of them... and the … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again where I take a look back of the whyfors and happenings at Economy Class and Beyond New Aircraft News Qatar Airways buys 5% of China Southern Airlines - an interesting move by Qatar Airways to say the least. And sure to annoy Amercian Airlines JetBlue firms up an order for 60 Airbus A220 aircaft - firming up the paperwork and pushing the … [Read more...]

It's that time again, where we look back at a rather quiet week at Economy Class and Beyond - mainly thanks to the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Passenger Experience A Christmas Miracle – United Airlines to rotate Stroopwafels back into its snack basket - Stroopwafels return. Do I need to type more? Networks Swiss to expand it’s Geneva A220 network for summer 2019 - … [Read more...]

It's time to dive into the year in review, and pick out some highlights, lowlights and everywhere in between in the year. Like the weekly updates, I've gone through some of the choicer articles, and a line of comment too. I've split this into monthly articles, as well as a section dedicated to real world experiences. January New BA Shorthaul seating plans slip … [Read more...]

It's that time of week again as we take a look back at the why, wherefore and hows at Economy Class and Beyond as we wrap up the week that was before Christmas. Passenger Experience A simple #PaxEx Improvement – Travel Authorisation consoles - Or "Oh crap - I can fill in this form before I fly at the airport"... Emirates gets ready for Christmas - Because Christmas … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again, as we look back on the last week at Economy Class and Beyond Passenger Experience To Fly, To Sleigh – British Airways lines up festive IFE options and food Brexit means ETIAS fees are due from 2021 Points IHG offers up to 80% bonus on purchased points SAS Eurobonus to offer *LIFETIME* Gold Status Routes and … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again where we peer back through some of the happenings in the odd world of aviation and beyond. Passenger Experience United Airlines puts Premium Plus on sale - The airline finally joins the premium economy bandwagon LOT Polish Airlines to refit Boeing 737-800s with Recaro BL3710 Seats- another great move for a good seat. American … [Read more...]

It's that time again - where we take a look back at the happenings of last week on this blog. WOW Air This saga is so good, they get their own section. How will it end? Keep watching people... IcelandAir Group walks away from WOW Air takeover WOW Air attracts a saviour in Indigo Partners… FlyBe The battle for FlyBe: IAG begins sniffing around… - It was … [Read more...]

Well, another week has been and gone at Economy Class and Beyond. Let's take a quick look what's caught my eye this week, and what I wrote about. Passenger Experience Joon to introduce “CosyJoon” family seats - Apparently Millenials have children. How can the passenger experience improve for them... and will the idea work? Routes and Network news Qatar Airways … [Read more...]

It's  that time of the week where we take a quick look back at some of the antics of the aviation and passenger experience industry. And as usual - there's been a fair bit happening as we continue towards the holiday season. Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Swiss turns to Helvetic for more capacity - Embraer E-190-E2 aircraft on the way Arkia Air becomes the first … [Read more...]