Economy Class & Beyond

Qantas and American Airlines announces new routes

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It's press release day, with Qantas and American Airlines announcing a tighter Joint Business Agreement f0r passengers - with an expansion of services between the West Cost of the USA to Sydney. American Airlines will operate its own flight between Los Angeles International and Sydney from the 17th December 2015 with a Boeing 777-300ER with a daily service between the … [Read more...]

Lufthansa adds Nairobi back to its network

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Expansion seems to be the name of the game, with Lufthansa adding Nairobi into its network from the autumn timetable. Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Lufthansa will operate the route between Frankfurt and Nairobi with an Airbus A340-300 on this route, operating the following timetable: LH590 DEPART FRA 11:10 ARRIVE NBO 21:15 LH591 DEPART … [Read more...]

Eurowings offer €99.99 fares from Colonge to Dubai!

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It seems Eurowings (a low cost carrier of the Lufthansa group), is trying to make a splash on its upcoming Colonge to Dubai route, offering an introductory fare of €99.99each way - or €199. return. The route operates from Cologne-Bonn Airport to Dubai. Through pricing is available from London Heahtrow, London Stansted or Manchester. In this case, you might want to select … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways Airbus A350s – to Philadelphia and beyond….

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Qatar Airways have been working with their Airbus A350s as they shuttle passengers back and forth between Doha and Frankfurt. Well, it seems the true use of these new aircraft is coming to the fore as they announce new routes for the Airbus A350 - and all three routes will be to the United States of America. Qatar Airways Airbus A350 - Image, Airbus. So here's the list of … [Read more...]

Trying to begin again – Malaysia Airlines goes to “Hard Reset” itself

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We all have seen Malaysia Airlines tumble and fall quite hard in the past few years - and the incidents of MH370 and MH17 have not helped the airline in any way. With CEO Christoph Mueller bluntly stating that Malaysia Airlines is "technically bankrupt", it seems there is a lot of work to be done to drag the airline back into the money. Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus to go to Liverpool

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Whilst Aer Lingus is in the process of being purchased by IAG, it still has the business of running an airline - with Irish flag carrier announcing it's next destination of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Aer Lingus Airbus A320 taxing at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The service will be run as a full service by Aer Lingus (as opposed to an Aer Lingus … [Read more...]

British Airways Boeing 787 fleet next stop: Tel Aviv

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The spread of British Airways Boeing 787 operations continue with the airline confirming that Tel Aviv in Israel will join be operated with the aircraft from Autumn 2015. British Airways Boeing 787 arriving at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The Boeing 787 will partially replace a Boeing 777-200 that is operated between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv on … [Read more...]

United Airlines plans its 787-9 deployment from Houston

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With United Airlines bringing more Boeing 787-9 aircraft online, the airline is outlining its plans for the deployment of the larger 787s from its Houston Intercontinental hub. United Airlines Boeing 787-9 - Image, (c) The Boeing Company Six routes will be switched over in the Autumn of 2015, starting in August and through to March 2016 (and yes - we're now talking about … [Read more...]

American Airlines 787’s next destination: Chicago to Tokyo Narita

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The fledgling American Airlines 787 fleet continues to spread its wings, with another route to the Far East. American Airlines will be switching over its Chicago O'Hare to Tokyo Nartia airport from a Boeing 777-200ER to a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from the 18th August 2015 . The route will operate five days a week, based on the following timetable: AA153 DEPART ORD … [Read more...]

Etihad and American Airlines increase codeshare flights

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Whilst the ding-dong fight between the Middle East Three (Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways) versus the US3 (American, Delta and United) continues - it's business as usual between American Airlines and Etihad Airways, who have announced more codeshare flights. American Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Las Vegas - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Etihad Airways Boeing … [Read more...]