Economy Class & Beyond

Rotating train strikes this week in England

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For those of you planning to travel by train, the ASLEF union is calling its members to go out on strike this week. Unlike most previous strikes which crippled the entire rail network in one swoop, the strikes are staggered across the train operating companies over the week. The strikes will impact train operators in England, along with the services run into Scotland … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 787-9 on final approach to Chicago O’Hare International

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International as it completes a long-haul trip. United Airlines operates a fleet of 38 of the middle child of the Boeing 787 family. The airline also operates the Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 767-400ER, Boeing … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (27th January)

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We're hitting the end of January already, and with evenings lightening up, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Colmore Row, Birmingham. It's been a quiet week on the blog front - primarily, I've been busy in the real world. I've also been spending far too long putting text to the screen in the evenings this week, trying to knock the trip report … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines 2663 Philadelphia to San Francisco International (Domestic Business Class)

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Let us move on to another Snapshot - this time focusing on the passenger experience onboard an American Airlines transcontinental Airbus A321neo in Business Class, between Philadelphia to San Francisco. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, we have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive … [Read more...]

Emirates further boosts Austrailian services

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Emirates continues to expand its operations out from Dubai to Austraila, with Brisbane and Perth getting service uplifts. The airline will upgrade its second daily flight EK430/431 between Dubai and Brisbane to an A380 starting from 1 October, along with adding a second daily service between Dubai and Perth operated by a Boeing 777-300ER starting from 1 … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Ryanair 669 Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport

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It's time for a new series of Snapshots, the first of which is with everyone's favourite low-cost carrier - Ryanair. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, we have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience, the small things… as well as the big things! … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group signs for a further 150 European Aviation Network installs

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Viasat and Lufthansa Group are building on their existing partnership, with Lufthansa Group signing to extend their European Aviation Network installs on their short-to-medium-haul fleet.  Some of the airlines having EAN installs - Image, Viasat/Lufthansa Group.  The installations will be across its Lufthansa, SWISS, and Austrian Airlines fleets – with the … [Read more...]

Air France to add Phoenix, AZ to its long haul network

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Air France is turning to North America for further network growth, with the airline planning to launch a new service to Phoenix, Arizona. Air France Boeing 787-9, Image, Air France The move comes after the airline announced it will resume flying to Minneapolis (Minnesota) as of 13th May 2024 and its planned service extension to Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) through … [Read more...]