Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates on the Heathrow flight/passenger cap: NOPE.

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With Heathrow Airport trying to place a cap on passenger numbers, Emirates is more than a little unhappy with the actions it has taken.  In summary, Emirates has looked at the request and said in so many words "NOPE". Here's the full release. It's good reading.  Emirates values our partnerships with airport stakeholders across our network with whom we engage … [Read more...]

Unveiled: Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A330-900neo’s interiors

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Virgin Atlantic have unveiled its Airbus A330-900neo and how it will look. Let us take a dive into the PR and put some thoughts together on the passenger experience. Let's go through some of the updates in the cabin and explore the new features. Upper Class Upper Class (the airlines business class equivalent will offer The Retreat Suite, offering and consists … [Read more...]

AIX22: Larger overhead bins? Airbus presents a retrofit possibility

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At Economy Class and Beyond, we like overhead bins. Or rather, we like large overhead bins. Why? With airlines seeking to monetise every part of the travel experience (without exception), as well as recent travel chaos - people have chosen to take their larger 1-item with them (normally a trolley bag of some sort). Thus, the fight for space board an … [Read more...]

Emirates and Air Canada announces a strategic partnership

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Emirates and Air Canada have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement to create more options for customers when travelling on the carriers’ networks. Emirates and Air Canada intend to establish a codeshare relationship later in 2022 that will offer enhanced consumer travel choices for Air Canada customers to travel to the United Arab Emirates and … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport places caps on departures

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Summer is going from bad to worse for Heathrow Airport, with the airport placing a cap on departures through the airport.  It isn't getting quieter at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airport is blaming a lack of staff coming on stream, with parts of the airport under-resourced to carry out its functions - in particular, luggage handlers. It's led to long … [Read more...]

ANA finalises a purchase agreement with Boeing for new aircraft

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All Nippon Airways and Boeing have been finalising an order as we head towards the Farbough 22 season, with some minor changes to what they want to buy. ANA Boeing 737-700 at Hong Kong International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The group has announced it has reached an agreement with The Boeing Company to convert two orders for the Boeing 777-9 aircraft to … [Read more...]

AIX22: The ZIM Privacy – A valuable upgrade

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We're sticking with seats in our look back at Aircraft Interiors Expo 22, as we take a deep look at the ZIM Privacy Seat (or the PC-02). For those who have been keeping an eye open, this is Lufthansa Group's new _Prenium Economy Seat, it might seem familiar. It has also won an order from Air New Zealand apparently to feature its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in … [Read more...]

Indigo selects Recaro BL3710 short haul seat

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Indigo has been busy, selecting Recaro Aircraft Seating's BL3710 for its upcoming Airbus A320neo and Airbus A321neo fleets. The BL3710 economy class seat will be installed on 75 Airbus aircraft starting from January 2023. It will make the launch of the economy class seat in then the Indian sub-continent. Recaro's BL3710 offers recline as well as power and various … [Read more...]