Economy Class & Beyond

Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus annouces a codeshare agreement

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It seems Qatar Airways is getting cosy with another IAG airline - with them announcing a codeshare with Aer Lingus.  The codeshare launches today, 13th March. The codeshare will give customers greater access to more destinations across the UK and Ireland, and benefit passengers across the globe – including in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and New … [Read more...]

Finnair completes the switchover to Avios

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For those who are members of Finnair Plus, you would have been locked out of your account this weekend as Finnair completed the migration to Avios as its loyalty currency. Now fed on Avios - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Finnair joins fellow oneworld airlines, including British Airways, Iberia and Qatar Airways in using Avios for their frequent flyer programme earn … [Read more...]

Air New Zealand to pause its Chicago service

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For those who look forward to seeing the Kiwi Fern flying across the Windy City, there's a bit of bad news as Air New Zealand prepares to suspend its Chicago operation. The Auckland – Chicago non-stop service will be paused between 31 March to 25 October 2024. The route is being put on hold due to ongoing challenges with the availability of serviceable Rolls-Royce Trent … [Read more...]

Fly on the wings of Love: easyJet becomes the Offical Airline of the Eurovision Song Contest

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It seems easyJet has partnered with the Eurovision Song Contest to become its official airline. So they could be flying the flag, for you. The organisations have signed a multi-year partnership, bringing Europe together to celebrate the world’s largest live music event. easyJet will fly thousands of visitors from across Europe travelling for this year’s contest … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (27th January)

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We're hitting the end of January already, and with evenings lightening up, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Colmore Row, Birmingham. It's been a quiet week on the blog front - primarily, I've been busy in the real world. I've also been spending far too long putting text to the screen in the evenings this week, trying to knock the trip report … [Read more...]

Brussels Airlines introduces new uniforms

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Belgian national airline Brussels Airlines has been busy and has introduced new uniforms for its staff. The carrier engaged  Gabrielle Szwarcenberg, a young designer from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, and several other established Belgian brands such as Atelier Content and Ambiorix for the shoes - as the airline pushes Belgitude. Whatever that might be. The … [Read more...]

Akasa Air to add a further 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet

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At Wings India 2024, Akasa Air announced a follow-on order with Boeing for a follow-on order for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.  Akasa Air and Boeing Execs at the signing at Wings India 2024 - Image, The Boeing Company The follow-on order covers 150 more aircraft, made up of the 737-10 and 737-8-200.  Akasa Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 - Image, Akasa Air.  The exact splits of the … [Read more...]

easyJet adds further “Fearless Flyer” courses

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For some, a fear of flying is a thing that plays on their minds. Thankfully, easyJet is expanding its Fearless Flyer courses for 2024 for those who want to experience taking to the air. easyJet Airbus A320neo taxing at Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The course aims to help nervous flyers take control and overcome their fears. Courses are … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 climbing out of Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 climbing out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport as it heads off to its home base of Munich Airport. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 23 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, with one parked currently. The airline also operates the Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-300, … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (6th January)

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We're into the first week of a new year, and it's been busy - to put it mildly - already. Welcome to last week at Economy Class and Beyond. Council House, Birmingham CIity Centre, with the Floozi in the Jacuzzi Stories we haven't covered Economy Class and Beyond haven't covered the accident involving the Japan Airlines Airbus A350, nor are we covering the Alaska … [Read more...]

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