Economy Class & Beyond

Your Samsung Note7. Banned aboard planes by the USDOT

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With Samsung throwing in the towel with the Galaxy Note7 - halting production of the product, and issuing a full recall - the US Department of Transport  has updated its travel advice regarding this flaming product. (Yet they're still plugging them in Target)  The US Department of Transport is banning transportation of Samsung Galaxy Note7 from air … [Read more...]

Icelandair’s Stopover Buddies RETURN!

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One of the better promotions earlier this year - and totally out of the box - was IcelandAir's "Stopover Buddies". Well good new - it's back! Welcome back stopover buddies! For those who missed out on Stopover Buddies last time (and how could you?), the concept was a great one - you requested a buddy when you had a stopover with IcelandAir, and an IcelandAir … [Read more...]

Alas A10. We meet again. Alas, I still hate thee.

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Last time we met Gate A10, I compared thee to a summer day. Well it isn't summer A10. Rather it is the autumn... leading to a winter of discontent. How unpleasant to meet thee again Gate A10. Thy existence we know is questionable, but unfortunate thanks to Heathrow Airport again under-designing an airport, and happily have bussing services instead of building … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific waves goodbye to the Boeing 747-400

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For the passenger version of the Boeing 747 - the erstwhile Boeing 747-400 - more airlines are removing them from their fleets. Cathay Pacific formally closed its chapter on operating passenger Boeing 747-400s with a celebratory flyover of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, with 300 of its staff aboard on a charity flight. Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 conducting its last … [Read more...]

British Airways and American Airlines compare themselves in Business

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Oh, you've got to love British Airways and their advertising - especially when the come out with stuff like this. https://youtu.be/WAxkWWP_3DY Ooooohkay. Now that video out of the way (although however signed it off needs to be taken away), there are little things to get out of the way. So in the video they've talked about: Fully flat seats Noise cancelling … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific to go 10 across aboard their Boeing 777 fleet

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Well, it seems one of the hold-outs of 10 across seating aboard a Boeing 777 have fallen - with Cathay Pacific to introduce 10 across seating according to the South China Morning Post Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 taxing at Hong Kong International Airport - soon to be filled with 10 across seating in Economy Class - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Plans call for 10 across … [Read more...]

Air France-KLM to introduce GoGo 2KU in for inflight WiFi

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It seems GoGo has picked up another customer, with Air France-KLM Group joining the growing customer base. Air France Boeing 777-300ER at Paris Orly - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The installation will be aboard selected wide-bodied aircraft in the Air France-KLM fleet, split along the following numbers: Air France: 68 Boeing 777 family 15 Airbus A330 … [Read more...]

British Airways to launch “The First Wing” at Heathrow

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British Airways has rightly come in for major bashing the past few days with rumours of Buy-on-Board circulating (and my thoughts on this are coming soon). But occasionally, BA can make the effort to improve the passenger experience. For its next trick, it is to launch a new facility at Heathrow Terminal 5 - called "The First Wing". The First Wing Check-in Zone - Image, … [Read more...]

The newest inflight amenity on Delta: Slippers

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Let's face it: Amenities in Economy Class can vary between non-existent (paging American Airlines) to mediocre (Paging British Airways) to "better than nothing" (Paging Qatar Airways). Delta is seeking to improve the Economy Class passengers lot, with the introduction of slippers between the USA and Japan. Slippers in Economy - Image, Delta. The slippers will … [Read more...]

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