Economy Class & Beyond

Finnair’s A350 takes to the sky, TAM’s A350 emerges from the paint shop

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As Airbus A350s begin to roll out of the factory at a slightly faster pace, two bits of A350 news happened. Firstly, the first A350 for Finnair took flight for the first time. Finnair Airbus A350-900 taking off for the first time - Image, Airbus. For this aircraft, it now enters the final stages of preparation for delivery to Finnair - including further flight tests … [Read more...]

Boeing’s 737 MAX begins to take form

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Boeing and its partners have been working towards the next generation of Boeing 737 - The Boeing 737 MAX for some while. It seems work is now progressing a fair rate, with the first frame revealed today as it enters the final assembly hall at Boeing's Renton plant. The first Boeing 737 MAX 8 in the assembly line - Image © The Boeing Company. The Boeing 737 MAX … [Read more...]

The new Malaysia Airlines takes flight… but can it fly?

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Malaysia Airlines as we all know has been through major pain. Earlier this year, the airline was taken out of private ownership as it was technically bankrupt, and needs to "hard reset" itself. Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 at London Heathrow - Image Economy Class and Beyond The new entity - Malaysia Airlines Berhad was granted its operators certificate on the 28th … [Read more...]

Korean Air take delivery of their first Boeing 747-8i

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Boeing today delivered their first 747-8i aircraft to Korean Air today - and in the process, making the airline the third carrier who are operating the passenger variant of the latest generation 747. Korean Air Boeing 747-8i in flight - Image (c) The Boeing Company. This is the first of ten Boeing 747-8i aircraft due to Korean Air as they add to their fleet. These … [Read more...]

ANA release more renderings of its Star Wars Aircraft

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Earlier this year, ANA launched plans it Star Wars Boeing 787-9... painted in the colours of R2-D2. Well, more Star Wars aircraft will be joining the ANA fleet, with the fleet to be three-strong. There's the R2-D2 Jet to start with: Now this is joined with a BB8 jet, which will be in the paintwork of the new droid of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens. BB8 Jet will be a … [Read more...]

British Airways prepares to wave goodbye to the Boeing 737-400s

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It's been a long time coming, but it seems that British Airways will be withdrawing its Boeing 737-400 fleet towards the end of September. A British Airways Boeing 737-500 landing at Manchester Airport in 2007 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond (and yes, I had to dive into the archives to find this image. I'm not sure what's worse... that I have images from 2007, or that I … [Read more...]

Air Canada packs passengers aboard its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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Earlier this week, Air Canada took delivery of the first of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Aircraft. Air Canada Boeing 787-9 in flight - Image, Air Canada. Air Canada will be using the Boeing 787-9 aircraft to expand its international services with Delhi and Dubai (from Toronto) joining the Air Canada network in the autumn. The start dates are Toronto Pearson to Delhi … [Read more...]

Swiss reveals more about its new Boeing 777-300ERs

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Swiss International Airlines have released a few more details of their upcoming Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Swiss will have a fleet of seven Boeing 777-300ERs (with an additional three to follow), which they will deploy to Asia, South America and the west coast of the USA as they replace older Airbus A340s. Swiss Boeing 777 In-flight, Rendering Swiss International … [Read more...]

Vietnam Airlines becomes the 2nd Airbus A350 operator

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Vietnam Airlines have taken delivery of their first Airbus A350 aircraft - and in turn, become the launch operator of the aircraft for Asia.   Vietnam Airlines Airbus A350 - Images, Airbus. The first A350 for Vietnam Airlines is leased from AerCap, and will form the first of the cadre of 14 Airbus A350-900s that will operate for the airline. The airline has … [Read more...]

Thai Airways A350 moves forward through assembly

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As the excitement of the Paris Air Show dies down and the industry heads into summer, there's still plenty of work to be done at Airbus, where work is ongoing with the Airbus A350. Thai Airways are patiently waiting for their first A350, which has begun to take shape at Airbus's partners Stelia Aerospace and Premium Aerotec. Lets take a look. Firstly, here's the nose section … [Read more...]