Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Icelandair Boeing 757-200 arriving at 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 Icelandair Boeing 757-200 pulling off the runway at Dublin Airport as it turns and taxis toward the terminal area. Icelandair operates a fleet of 17 Boeing 757-200 in its fleet. The airline also operates Boeing 737-8, Boeing 737-9, Boeing 757-300 and Boeing 767-300ER  in its … [Read more...]

Breathing new life back into the battery train project – Great Western Railway spends and pushes forward

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Earlier this year, Vivarail halted operation, putting some rail services and deployment of new rolling stock in jeopardy - as well as a fast-charge battery train project. Well, it seems that FirstGroup franchise Great Western Railway is taking forward a trial as they agree on a deal to purchase certain Vivarail assets. The Class 230 Test Train - Image, Great … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (25th February)

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We've passed the joy of Shrove Tuesday, Pancakes and all, and are fast heading to the end of February. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Under the glass - Inside the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. We've had also a record week of headline spelling mistakes. It's fun when the Spelling and Grammar checker decides not to check the … [Read more...]

Jet2 selects Acro Seating for their new aircraft seats

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Jet2.com has selected the new Acro Series 9 Fixed Back Seat from Acro Aircraft Seating for its fleet of new Airbus A321/A320neo aircraft. Acro Series 9 for Jet2.com - Image, Acro Aircraft Seating This will mark Jet2.com as the first customer of the new Acro Series 9 seat. The seating will be installed on the company’s 98 firm-ordered Airbus A321/A320 neo … [Read more...]

Qantas adjusts fleet plans, with additional capacity inbound

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Qantas has been flooding the wires with new releases about Project Sunrise. We'll be covering that later, but in their latest update, the airline has plans for its fleet to boost capacity. More "new" 'roos inbound - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Qantas Group has orders and purchase rights options for up to 299 narrowbody aircraft and firm orders for 12 widebody … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific collaborates with Duddell’s for a new menu

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Cathay Pacific has been working with created together with Michelin-starred restaurant Duddell’s to celebrate Hong Kong’s culinary heritage, with a new menu out of Hong Kong International Airport. First Class Items  Business Class The menu refresh is for the airlines' Business and First class cabins, showing off the food culture of Hong Kong and … [Read more...]