Economy Class & Beyond

Turkish Airlines firms up another 10 Airbus A350-900

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Turkish Airlines is continuing to expand their fleet, with the airline firming up an order for 10 A350-900. Turkish Airlines Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus The move will take Turkish Airlines' total commitment to 40 Airbus A350-900. This latest agreement is in addition to one announced in August for four A350-900s, with the airline operating a fleet of 14 A350-900s … [Read more...]

Norse Atlantic Airways to add Paris to Los Angeles service

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Norse Atlantic Airways is planning a new route for Summer 2024, with a Paris - Los Angeles route.  The airline is planning to operate six flights a week between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Los Angeles International Airport, from the 1st of May 2024. Planned operation is as follows: DEPART CDG 16:15 ARRIVE LAX 19:05 DEPART LAX 21:00 ARRIGE CDG … [Read more...]

easyJet adds four more winter UK winter snow routes

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Whilst there's a lot of noise about summer 2024 routes, easyJet is looking to provide four new services for the winter snow crowd for Winter 2023/24. The four new routes include:  London Stansted to Geneva - twice a week from 16th December 2023 London Stansted to Zurich - twice a week from 16th December 2023 London Southend Airport to Grenoble - once a week … [Read more...]

Emirates and United Airlines expand their codeshare agreement, with Mexican destinations

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Emirates and United Airlines have announced an expansion in their codeshare partnership, to include nine destinations in Mexico. The codeshare network between Emirates and United currently includes several US cities and Mexico becomes the first country outside of the US to be added to the growing network, with nine destinations in the country, in addition to Mexico City. … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus Airbus A321LR taking off from Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Aer Lingus Airbus A321LR taking off from Dublin Airport as it heads off on a transatlantic trip. Aer Lingus operates a fleet of eight Airbus A321LR aircraft in its single-aisle fleet, primarily deployed on long-haul routes, with it also operating various short-haul routes. The … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (2nd September)

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We've entered September. As the foliage begins to turn and the Pumpkin Spice drinks start to appear, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond If studios could tell stories - Telford, England. TRIP REPORT  - Donughts on the Mound 4 It's time for some long-form travel writing to keep the blog semi-entertaining, featuring a trip to Dublin and Ryanair for … [Read more...]

Airbus inaugurates their new A321XLR equipment installation hangar

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As the A321XLR programme continues to gather pace, Airbus is advancing its industrial system and expanding ramp-up capacity with a new automated A321XLR equipping hangar. The new hanger was opened on the 30th of August by Hamburg’s First Mayor Peter Tschentscher and German Aerospace Coordinator Anna Christmann. Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to return a further two Airbus A380 aircraft back to its fleet

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It seems passenger demand, as well as late aircraft deliveries, are pushing Lufthansa to reactivate their last two parked Airbus A380 aircraft. Lufthansa Airbus A380 at Munich Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond The move was announced on the platform form known as Twitter, in a post: Time for good news 🤩: It has been decided that two more A380 will be … [Read more...]