Economy Class & Beyond

Porter Airlines to introduce its own beer

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Airlines introducing their own co-branded beers isn't a new thing, but it is interesting how airlines go about it and whom they partner with. Porter Airlines of Canada is the latest airline to do this, with a new offering. The airline has partnered with Beau's Brewing Co. for a beer called the Porter Porter. According to both the brewers and the airline, it is a dark … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways amenity kits go pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

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Qatar Airways is going a little pink from the normal marron, as it rolls out updated amenities and served. Passengers on the airline are being offered an exclusive "Think Pink" experience in the sky as well in Hamad International Airport lounges, including custom-designed limited-edition BRIC’S amenity kits and pink-themed special menus. The amenity kits … [Read more...]

Air Dolomiti selects Geven seating for its Embraer fleet retrofit

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Air Dolomiti (the Italian Airline of Lufthansa Group) has selected new seats for its Embraer retrofit- with the airline choosing Geven ESSENZA. The Geven Essenza RJ Seats for Air Dolomiti - Image, Geven. The retrofit programme will cover a total of 15 Embraer aircraft. Lufthansa Group has been deploying Geven seating on its new aircraft, with them using the Essenza, … [Read more...]

Heathrow drop off charges start on the 1st November

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It seems there's a bit of delay for the Heathrow drop-off charge system -with it now earmarked to start on the 1st of November instead of October. Want to get dropped off in front of the terminal? Expect to pay - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Terminal Drop-Off Charge is operated via Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) – there are no barriers, … [Read more...]

ANA expandes its special meals options

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When we're travelling long haul, sometimes one of the most exciting things is the meal service - however, for some people, that could introduce a lot of issues, especially if you have complex dietary requirements.  All Nippon Airways (ANA) is seeking to help, with the announcement of new meal options, which roll out on their international network from the 1st October … [Read more...]

Air France deploys the first Safran Cabins new overhead bins

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It's a minor fascination for us at Economy Class and Beyond, but we have a thing for overhead bins - mainly as we look towards both larger and more efficient use of them.Safran Cabin has been working in the background on its ECOS storage bin, which is now in-flight with Air France.  Refurbished Air France A320 with the Safran Cabin ECOS overhead bins - Image, Safran … [Read more...]

Air China selects Recaro’s new CL6720 Business Class flat-bed seat

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It seems Recaro Aircraft Seating is picking up more orders, with Air China picking up an order for the new CL6720 Business Class Seat.  Air China has ordered 10 shipsets of CL6720 business class seats for its new Airbus A350 fleet. The first delivery is planned for the second quarter of 2022. Air China will be the launch customer for the new CL6720, and it is … [Read more...]

British Airways extends Tier statuses for more of its passengers

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In a sign that the summer season hasn't gone as well as expected British Airways is extending Frequent Flyer status for more of its customers.  British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond British Airways Executive Club Members who are currently tiered (Bronze/Silver/Gold)with a Tier Point collection end date between January – March … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to launch the New Recaro CL3810 long haul economy seat

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Recaro has a customer for their new long haul Economy Class seat - with Qatar Airways will be deploying them in the first instance. The new long haul Economy Seat - the CL3810 is the successor to the CL3710 seat. These seats are available both for the Narrow Body and Wide Body markets, with Qatar Airways ordering 20 shipsets for its Airbus A321neo fleet. Qatar Airways … [Read more...]