Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Qantas Boeing 787-9 “Yam Dreaming” at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Qantas Boeing 787-9 painted in the "Yam Dreaming" livery at London Heathrow Airport, as it rests after the non-stop flight from Perth, Austraila.  Qantas operates a fleet of 14 Boeing 787-9 aircraft in its wide-body fleet. The airline also operates the Airbus A330-200, Airbus … [Read more...]

Jetstar to refresh its Boeing 787 fleet

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The Qantas low-cost business unit - Jetstar - is getting ready for a fleet refresh for its long-haul Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Jetstar Boeiung 787 refresh livery - Image, Jetstar. The upgrade includes overhauling the economy and business class cabins with new seating, inflight connectivity and lie-flat crew rest areas to fly greater distances, with a doubling of business … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (11th November)

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It's Remembrance Weekend in the United Kingdom, as we remember those who have fallen. And we look back too, in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A Classic Poppy from previous years - trying to find a poppy seller can be a challenge - sadly (although I did find some a few weeks ago to drop a few coins in the box).  We've had to change the timings of this as … [Read more...]

ITA Airways takes delivery of their first A321neo

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ITA Airways continues to expand its fleet, with the airline taking delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. ITA Airways Airbus A321neo - Image, Airbus.  The aircraft is being delivered on a lease from Air Lease Corporation, with it being handed over at Airbus’ Hamburg production facilities. This latest addition continues to follow ITA Airways' all-Airbus … [Read more...]

LNER taps CAF to build new trains for the East Coast Main Line

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There's movement in the rolling stock market as London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has tapped Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for new trains. CAF was the successful bidder to deliver a fleet of 10 new tri-mode trains for LNER. Porterbrook has been chosen as the financier of the new fleet in a deal valued at £500 million. The trains will be able to … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to introduce free inflight messaging in Europe

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Lufthansa's latest carrot to be dangled to its passengers is one I've covered recently - free inflight messaging.  Lufthansa Airbus A320-200 - taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It will be offered on Lufthansa's short- and medium-haul flights on aircraft which have European Aviation Network connectivity installed with FlyNet activated (namely the Airbus A320 … [Read more...]

Finnair to return to Nagoya, along with plans for Winter 2024

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Whilst we might be in the IATA Winter 2023 timetable, Finnair is looking forward to summer  2024, with plans to return to Nagoya. Finnair is planning to return to Chubu Centrair International Airport (the international airport that serves Nagoya and the Central Japan region) on the 30th of May 2024. The airline will operate two flights a week from that date. It will … [Read more...]

Cyprus Airways to deploy AirFi Wireless IFE

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Cyprus Airlines is working with AirFi to deploy ireless in-flight entertainment across its fleet of Airbus jets. The airline is installing AirFi’s portable wireless streaming solutions onboard its all-Airbus fleet of two A320 and two A220 aircraft. It will also seek to outfit new aircraft that are added to the fleet with AirFi’s products in the near term. Each … [Read more...]