Economy Class & Beyond

The top ten remaining operators of the Boeing 747

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For some, an end of an era occurred this week when United Airlines flew their Boeing 747 for the last time. United Airlines Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow before it was retired - Image, Economy Class and Beyond With Delta Air Lines fast behind them in withdrawing the type... who is left flying the type in passenger service? Well there's good news - or bad … [Read more...]

The end of the ambient snack basket pass? Possibly.

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Most of you commented and saw my disgust at British Airways attempt at a second service. But for those of you who need a reminder of an "ambient snack  basket pass" content looks like,  see the image below. As shot aboard BA295 - London to Chicago, a 8 hour 40 minute segment.  Well, there's been some movement it seems at World Travel Market 2017 in … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines new A380 seats… in economy class

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There's plenty of press regarding the new Singapore Airlines Business and First Class Products. And as usual - nothing in Economy Class. Well, at Economy Class and Beyond we like to look at economy seats too. So lets take a deep dive into them. Dr. Mark Hiller, Chief Executive Officer Recaro aircraft Seating and Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore … [Read more...]

Advance train tickets on the day – a saviour when others let you down

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If you were following my Twitter feed yesterday, you'd be aware that British Airways and National Express caused enough chaos together to almost make me blow my top (with British Airways 'meh' attitude to luggage delivery at its out-stations, and National Express's agent only wanting to sell full priced coach tickets.   CrossCountry Voyager at Manchester Piccadilly … [Read more...]

JetBlue launches Airspace by Airbus for Narrowbody aircraft

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Big news from APEX Expo, with JetBlue to launch the narrow-body variant of "Airspace by Airbus", along with the first mock-up previewed. Mariya Stoyavana (Director of Product Development, JetBlue) and Ingo Wuggetzer (VP Cabin Marketing, Airbus) launching the Airspace by Airbus Narrow body edition, Image - Airbus. The new cabin will launch with JetBlue in late 2020 and … [Read more...]

Uber’s licence to operate in London pulled

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Transport for London has been investigating Uber for some time, and when asked by the ride sharing platform to renew its licence - TfL declined. The operating licence will not be renewed after 30th September 2017. In Transport for London's decision, Uber London Limited has been deemed as  "not fit and proper" to hold a private hire operator licence. It judged that … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus and Eurowings helpfully offer Ryanair passengers alternative flights… in their own unique way…

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Ryanair continues to be in a bit of a pickle, with 50 flights a day scrubbed from its schedule and crew taking leave rather than £12,000. So it hasn't taken long for Aer Lingus and Eurowings to take revenge in a Ryanair-eque way. First up is Aer Lingus who dropped this lovely one yesterday: We don’t want to see anyone grounded this October, so we've extended our … [Read more...]

Ryanair: We messed up (updated timetables live)

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Well it seems that Ryanair has formally admitted it messed up its pilot holidays - with the airline confirming it will cancel up to 50 flights a day. One of these  thing is a plane - the other is a set of omnishambles. I'll let you decide which is which - Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Dublin Airport, Economy Class an Beyond - Cancellation list from Ryanair. After much … [Read more...]

Alaska Airlines sign for Recaro seats for the Boeing 737 MAX

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Alaska Airlines is looking to the future with new seats for its First Class product and expand work with Recaro. Alaska Airlines will sign for two types of seats: The CL4710 - A premium seat for First Class passengers The BL3530 - An Economy seat for Main Cabin customers The new order will allow for equipment to be line-fitted (fitted at the factory). This will … [Read more...]