Economy Class & Beyond

Swiss pencil in their first Bombardier CSeries Destinations and Flights

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Swiss International Airlines have announced the launch date and first routes for their upcoming Bombardier CSeries CS100 Swiss International Airlines Bombardier CSeries CS100 - Image, Bombardier The details were revealed in a tweet today from Swiss: On July 15 at 12:30 pm our new Bombardier CS100 will take-off for its first commercial flight from Zurich to Paris. … [Read more...]

Garuda Indonesia signs for the Airbus A330neo

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Garuda Indonesia is set to grow its fleet with the airline signing with Airbus for 14 A330neos Garuda Indonesia have signed for 14 A330neo-900's for the airline to growth and expansion by using them for medium and long haul network work. These A330neo's will replace the an existing order for even A330-300s. Garuda will be getting their new A330neo-900s form 2019 … [Read more...]

Thai Airways first A350 leaves the paint shop

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Thai Airways first Airbus A350 moves closer to the flight line as the first plane left the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse. Thai Airways Airbus A350 - Image, Airbus via Twitter Thai Airways have four Airbus A350-900 planes on order - this being the first of them.  The A350s will replace some of the existing Boeing 777-200 fleet. And Thai Airways purple tail fin looks … [Read more...]

TAP Portugal announces cabin upgrade programme – expect dense seating

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TAP Portugal today announced plans with Airbus to refit their cabins, as well as sharing seat upgrade plans. Trey Urbhan (TAP) and Xavier Bertran (Airbus) TAP are planning to roll out a three cabin offering in regional and international service - as well a trying to compete against the EasyJets and Ryanairs of the aviation world. So get ready - because TAP is … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific’s first A350 takes to the air

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Another day, and another A350 takes to the sky for a new customer. This time the customer is Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900, Image - Airbus Cathay Pacific has 48 Airbus A350 aircraft on order, split with 22 A350-900 and the 26 A350-1000. The A350-900s will be used to replace older A340-300s and Boeing 777-200s, replacing them on medium to long haul … [Read more...]

IndiGo takes delivery of its first A320neo

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Whilst Qatar Airways dillies and dallies over its A320neo order - other airlines have gone ahead and taken delivery of their first A320neo aircraft. First up was Lufthansa - and now one of the biggest airline that has ordered A320neo aircraft takes delivery of their first A320neo. Step forward IndiGo of India. Indigo Airbus A320neo - Image, Airbus As well as being … [Read more...]

United Airlines pencils in 2018 as the end of the line for their 747 fleet

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Two bits of fleet news that have been under the radar. First up - United Airlines will be planning to retire their Boeing 747-400 fleet in 2018 after years of sterling service. Boeing 747-400 in Classic United White and Blue... and flaking paint - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. For some frequent flyers, there will be some tears of sorrow (especially those in love … [Read more...]

Delivered: The First Singapore Airlines A350

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After writing about the first routes for Singapore Airlines A350 yesterday, it seems today was the day that Airbus formally delivered the aircraft to Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines first Airbus A350 at the Airbus delivery centre, Toulouse - Image, Airbus The first aircraft left Toulouse for its new home of Singapore - where the plane will be pressed into service … [Read more...]

Embraer rolls out its first E2 E-Jet

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Embraer has rolled out the first of its next generation EJet - the E2 series, and today the E190-E2. Embraer E2 E2-190 Rollout, Image, Embraer The E2 series is an update of the Embraer E-Jet family (E-170, E175, E190, E195). Embraer will be taking forward three updates including: E2-175 (three jets to be used for testing) E2-190 (four jets to be used for testing) E2-195 … [Read more...]

Lufthansa A350s to operate from Munich

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Lufthansa has decided its base for its first Airbus A350 aircraft - and it won't be Frankfurt - rather it will be Munich. Lufthansa Airbus A350 - Rendering, Airbus The first 10 of the A350-900 fleet will be based in Munich, taking over the role of the Airbus A340-600s that currently operates out of the Lufthansa secondary hub from January 2017. The first destinations … [Read more...]