Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus conducts its maiden A319neo flight

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After the excitement of the Boeing 787-10 having its first flight, it's time to turn to Europe, wherre the Airbus A319neo conducted its maiden flight today, with the plane conducting a five-hour sortie from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport to Airbus' base in Toulouse. Airbus A319neo first flight - Image, Airbus The A319neo is the shortest member of the A320neo family - … [Read more...]

Boeing 787–10 conducts its first flight

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It seems today we have a couple of brand-new first flights. Let's take a look from the candidate from South Charleston where The Boeing Company conducted the first night the first flight of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner - Image, The Boeing Company via Twitter. More pics from the 787-10 #Dreamliner First Flight! Tune into the webcast now: … [Read more...]

LEVEL: Routes and Frequencies… and an elephant in the room

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I'm sure you're all aware that Level has been launched by International Airline Group to the promise of €99 launch fares. LEVEL A330-200 in flight - Image, Level/IAG It seems Level has done well with its launch route with a reported 52,000 tickets sold in a few days. Flight numbers have been confirmed - all coded to operate with Iberia flight codes. We'll get to that … [Read more...]

Asiana’s first Airbus A350 exits the paint shop

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As Airbus A350 deliveries ramp up, more airlines will be queuing up to get their brand new aircraft. In the queue to get their new A350 is Asiana Airlines - whose first painted A350 broke cover today as revealed by the airline in a tweet Asiana Airbus A350 - Image, Asiana Airlines The first plane has been fitted with its engines, and looks ready to enter flight … [Read more...]

A busy week for the Boeing 737 MAX family

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Editor's note: To say it's been one of those weeks would be akin to saying how would you like to spice your life up with Gastroenteritis and the side effects of it? I'm mostly recovered, but let's be honest, it's taken one heck of chunk out of me. We'll be back to normal next week... whatever passes for normal at Economy Class and Beyond.   It's been a busy week for … [Read more...]

EVA Air introduces another Sanrio plane featuring Bad Badtz-Maru…

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EVA Air is at it again at it with the launch of a new livery. And it seems they're reaching into the list of Sanrio friends, with Bad Badtz-Maru getting his own plane And of course, there's a pretty painted Airbus A330-300 to go with it. The plane - Image, EVA Air via FaceBook So, who is Bad Badtz-Maru? Bad Badtz-Maru is a male penguin with spiky hair. He has many … [Read more...]

Flying next for ANA – The Airbus A380 sea turtle

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With All Nippon Airlines (ANA) taking delivery of its first Airbus A380 in 2019, the airline has decided it needs a special livery for it. Behold - The ANA Sea Turtle A380!  The Sea Turtle in flight - Image - ANA/ Airbus Above right view Image - ANA/ Airbus The Flying Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle) was selected from a completion run by ANA. a symbol … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways leases four LATAM A350s

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It seems that Qatar Airways is getting some extra capacity - in the form of four LATAM Airbus A350 aircraft.  LATAM Airbus A350 (Painted in TAM colours) at Madrid Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The four aircraft are being leased from LATAM group for periods between six and twelve months. These are in addition to the 14 Airbus A350-900 aircraft that are … [Read more...]

The 10-across A350 arrives in the form of Air Caraïbes

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10 Across seating on an Airbus A350. It seems one carrier has gone through with it and has chosen to install it on their brand new plane. Step forward Air Caraïbes Air Caraïbes A350-900 - Image, Airbus. The Airbus A350 - well, I think most of you know about. The story of this plane, however, is not on the outside - however, pretty the winglet … [Read more...]