Economy Class & Beyond

PARIS AIR SHOW: Daily Digest Day 3 – The calm after the storm of orders

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After a busy two days, Day Three of the Paris Air Show has been a little quieter in terms of orders on Day 3 - but more importantly, they've still been coming in. Airbus Widebody deals to make the heart sing Avolon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to order 20 A330neo aircraft, with them selecting the  A330-900, reflecting its vision to secure the earliest … [Read more...]

Recaro unveils the PL3810 – its new long haul Premium Economy Seat

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At Aircraft Interiors Expo, Recaro Aircraft Seating launched their new Premium Economy Seat - the PL3810. The Recaro PL3810 seat is aimed at the Premium Economy market, based on work done on the market and observational research, as well as global passenger trends. It is targeted at the wide-body market, for those airlines who want to offer a premium seat for those … [Read more...]

PARIS AIR SHOW: Daily Digest Day2 – Finalising what was once ordered…

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With Day Two of the Paris Air Show been and gone, let us see who is travelling in Indigo's footsteps - or at least firming up orders that have been marked as "undisclosed". As usual, we'll be going in Manufacturer Name, so we're as fair as we can be. And enjoy the quotes - there's plenty of them today. Airbus PAL goes 10 across for nine A350s Philippine … [Read more...]

Bulgaria Air takes delivery of their first A220

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Bulgaria Air is taking its fleet upgrade seriously, with the airline taking delivery of its first Airbus A220 aircraft. Bulgaria Air Airbus A220 - Image, Airbus The flag carrier airline of Bulgaria has taken delivery of its first A220. They are on lease from Air Lease Corporation, with the aircraft delivered from the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Canada. Bulgaria Air … [Read more...]

Safran Seating scores a VietJet seating order for up to 24,000 seats

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Some big news for Safran Seating who has signed a deal with VietJet for economy class seats. The agreement covers up to 24,000 Economy class seats - utilising the Z200 Economy Class seat for its inbound 120 Boeing 737 MAX 8 200 fleet, with the first aircraft planned to Thai Vietjet starting mid-2024. Safran Z200 seat for VietJet - Image, Safran … [Read more...]

PARIS AIR SHOW 2023: Daily Digest – Day 1

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With Day One of the Paris Air Show been and gone, let us see what has been moving and shaking in the world of order books As usual, we'll be going in Manufacturer Name, so we're as fair as we can be, Airbus All the news appears to be from the Airbus chalet, with them kicking off the show with an order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft order from … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 lining up for departure 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 Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 lining up on the runway at London Heathrow Airport, as it prepares to depart for its home base of Singapore Changi Airport.  Singapore Airlines operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A380 aircraft in its fleet. The airline also operates Airbus A350-900, … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (17th June)

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We're in the midst of a scorching summer (along with the thunderstorms and such), but things here continue as they ever do. This means it's Saturday evening, I'm in a Starbucks writing this and it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A busy Saturday evening on Broad Street, Birmingham.  AIX Post-Show Coverage We've kicked off our Aircraft Interiors … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: IBIS Budget, St Pauli, Hamburg

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It’s time for another Snapshot, this time focusing on the hotel experience at the Ibis Budget, St Pauli in Hamburg, Germany. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience, the small … [Read more...]