Economy Class & Beyond

To Fly, To Roll-Out – Club Suite roll-out to continue until 2025

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The rollout of the New British Airways Club Suite product was teased at the IAG Capital Markets day on Friday. And for those who are expecting a swift roll-out of the airlines new Business Class product, settle in - it's going to be a good six years until it's complete. Long rollout is long - Image, IAG via their Capital Markets day presentation The Club Suite is a … [Read more...]

British Airways update their Johannesburg Lounge

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The British Airway lounge refit continues - this time the lounge at O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg gets the refit treatment. The lounge has gone through a refurbishment with the new and improved space being converted into one large lounge with a dedicated boutique dining area for First customers. First Class dining area The lounge follows the design … [Read more...]

Moving to the Connected Cabin – Recaro’s connected Economy Seat flies with TAP Air Portugal.

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The move to the connected cabin continues, with Recaro installing what they describe as a "connected seat" aboard a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321 The first TAP Airbus A321 with the Recaro Connected seat - from left to right -Ricardo Gaspar (TAP/Fleet Engineer), Rui Santos (TAP/Cabin Engineer), Caetano Almeida (TAP/Fleet Engineer - Narrow Body coordinator), Anthony Medaglia … [Read more...]

Lufthansa “Five Star” service gets a little tarnished – Economy and Premium Economy service set for downgrades.

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For those who travel economy and premium economy, there are little comforts we enjoy on long haul routes. However, it seems Lufthansa wants to do away with some of those comforts in the air Five star service? Depends on your point of view - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to Vielfliegertreff, it seems the cuts ahead are going to be pretty tough (and if Google … [Read more...]

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...]