Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A330-300 arriving at Stockholm Arlanda

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Finnair Airbus A330-300 arriving at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, as it completes another long-haul leg. Finair operate a fleet of eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft in its widebody fleet. They support the Airbus A350-900 fleet, which connects Finnair to North America, the Middle East and … [Read more...]

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

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How have seven months flown by? Nonetheless, we're now into the beginning of August, as well as at the end of a week. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Bulls in Grand Central - part of the Bulls in the City campaign The Business of Aviation Heathrow Airport unveils its grand expansion plan - Although I'm sure a management consultant will … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport unveils its grand expansion plan.

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It's that time again - with Heathrow Airport unveiling what it calls a "shovel-ready" proposal for a third runway as well as the expansion of the Heathrow Airport Campus. The grand vision for the "new" Heathrow - Image, Heathrow Airport  The blueprint submitted to the UK Government today includes: A north-western runway up to 3,500m – a design that already has … [Read more...]

Vueling to switch to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

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International Airlines Group announced its first-half results today. Buried in the release was one line - and it tells where the ordered Boeing 737 MAXs are going. In the Q2 report, IAG confirmed it has allocated its order for 50 Boeing 737s to Vueling. These are scheduled to be delivered from late 2026. Vueling currently operates an all-Airbus fleet, with six A319, … [Read more...]

West Midlands Trains set to move back into public ownership

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The march towards passenger rail network nationalisation is continuing with West Midlands Trains announcing when they are due to transfer back to public control. The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that West Midlands Trains – operator of services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands - is set to transfer to public ownership … [Read more...]

airJapan launches an in-flight Gatchapon campaign 

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Gatcapon (or Gacha's) are in vogue, be it in loot boxes, paid game content, and the machines dotted over the world. But in the real world, airJapan has launched a gacha campaign Does luck favour you? Image, airJapan.  Between 25th July to 31st August, airJapan's event "Catch Summer Memories Onboard! AirJapan Gacha!" will run. This initiative was inspired by Gachapon, … [Read more...]

Saudia activates Apple’s Find My Share Item Location Feature

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Saudia has joined other airlines in offering Apple’s Find My Share Item Location Feature to help with Baggage (and lost item) Recovery. The airline has implemented Apple’s Share Item Location feature to privately and securely locate lost or delayed bags containing an AirTag or Find My network accessory and reunite them with passengers As part of this initiative, … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways boosts frequencies on core routes for winter

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Qatar Airways has introduced increased flights to over 15 destinations for this year’s winter season, with some big service uplifts to key routes. The routes having service uplifts include: Abu Dhabi – increased from five daily flights to up to six Berlin – increased from 18 weekly flights to up to 21 Cape Town – increased from 10 weekly flights to up to 12 … [Read more...]