Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways refreshes its Milan-Linate Lounge

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It seems British Airways is continuing with its lounge refresh programme, with the lounge at Milan-Linate being reopened. The entrance to the refreshed lounge - Image, British Airways. The airline promises a brighter environment with new seating and powered hub tables in the new office layout to provide the perfect working conditions, while those who want to make the … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group to roll out Hand Baggage Only Fares to the whole network

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For those of you who like hand baggage only fares... or like it when airlines try to raise their prices through the back door - Lufthansa has decided to roll out the product through its entire network. The product - "Economy Light" will now be offered on routes to Africa, Asia, Middle East and South America. Lufthansa Airbus A80 and Boeing 747-400 at Frankfurt Airport - … [Read more...]

Air France to introduce larger overhead bins for its A320 fleet

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At Economy Class and Beyond, we have some odd fascinations in the Passenger Experience part of the industry - one of them is the humble Overhead bin. Air France is seemingly taking a jump to add more comfort in this - with the airline preparing to install new overhead bins. The new bins by Safran Aerospace will be installed on the airlines Airbus A320 and A321 fleet. … [Read more...]

KLM to provide Air&Rail link between Amsterdam Schiphol and Brussels

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An interesting alliance has emerged - with Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) Thalys and NS Dutch Railways joining forces to start to replace flights between Brussels and Amsterdam Schiphol through an Air&Rail service. Currently, KLM offers five flights a day between the two cities. One of thee flights will be dropped, with the seating capacity instead being made available … [Read more...]

APEX EXPO: Vistara become launch customer Panasonic ARC and Games

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Panasonic Aerospace ARC Maps was announced at Aircraft Interiors Expo in April this year. Now, at APEX Expo, the first customer has been announced - and it's Vistara. T hey will launch this and Games - part of the Panasonic Aerospace Theatre solution ARC when launched at AIX Arc and Games are newly-launched entertainment solutions developed by Panasonic to create an … [Read more...]

APEX EXPO: SITAONAir to add connectivty for Aircalin

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SITAONAIR grabbed a win at APEX Expo, announcing an in-flight connectivity deal to Aircalin. Aircalin's first Airbus A330-900neo - and soon to be fitted with SITAONAIR's connectivity - Image, Airbus  We'll concentrate on the connectivity side of the order. SITAONAir will provision its s bespoke, high-speed,  Wi-Fi portal, Internet ONAIR, over Inmarsat’s … [Read more...]

APEX EXPO: SAS and ViaSat extends relationship – further A321neo and A330 aircraft to be fitted

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Fresh from the APEX Expo show floor, Viasat is expanding its Relationship with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) by adding Viasat In-flight Connectivity to their new Airbus A321LR and A330-300E aircraft. SAS Airbus A321LR - Image, SAS and Airbus The connectivity will allow gate-to-gate internet connectivity for passengers, allowing for streaming, social media, web browsing … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines rolls out new amenity kits

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Amenity kits can be many things - it can be a useful aid en-route when travelling, a memory of travel beyond travel or as a collectable Japan Airlines have updated their amenity kits for its international business class routes, introducing a kit by Maison Kitsuné and Beams. And which one you'll get depends on which direction of travel you're doing. Flights … [Read more...]