Economy Class & Beyond

England entry rules changes now *LIVE* – Arrivals testing mostly removed

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Well, it seems that proposed entry changes to England have gone live - and if you're at least double-vaccinated, it will make life a lot easier when entering England. Welcome to the United Kingdom. If you arrived in England after 4 am, on 11th February, the following rules will apply. Fully vaccinated – from 11 February If you qualify as fully vaccinated for … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic taps Neste for Sustainable Air Fuel

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It seems the drive for airlines and manufacturers to demand Sustainable Air Fuel continues apace, with Virgin Atlantic and Neste Oyi announcing a partnership.  Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 on final approach to London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The agreement will cover a supply to the United Kingdom of 2.5 million litres/2,000 metric tonnes of neat Sustainable … [Read more...]

SAS to launch Toronto Services

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Scandinavian Airlines are to launch some new services, this time Toronto being the focus of the airline. The airline will add flights as follows: Copenhagen-Toronto: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Toronto-Copenhagen: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Stockholm-Toronto: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday Toronto-Stockholm: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and … [Read more...]

American Airlines and GOL deepen ties

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American Airlines and GOL are deepening their ties with each other, with American Airlines signing a definitive investment agreement with GOL. The combined networks will provide customers with more than 30 destinations in the U.S. served by American and more than 34 new destinations in South America served by GOL. American Airlines has served Latin America since 1942 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air Transat Airbus A310 climbing out of Manchester Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. We've gone a little back into the archives this week (well if you call November 2018 far back in time), with an Air Transat Airbus A310 taking off from Manchester Airport as it heads back to Canada. Air Transat has retired its Airbus A310 fleet, with the entire fleet grounded in 2020. The airline … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (5th/6th February)

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It's the end of another week at Economy Class and Beyond. Let us see what's happened in the world that I covered this week... It's been a rough week to put it nicely. If you're interested, I'll write about it sometime. But for now (and after two negative lateral flow tests in two days), I'm back up and running. Ish. Mostly ish. Government Policy UK Government … [Read more...]

Air France to reopen further transatlantic routes

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It seems Air France is continuing to strengthen its transatlantic/North American network, with three routes to return to the network. From 27th March 2022, Air France will resume flights between Paris-Orly and New York JFK, with 1 daily flight. New York will thus be served by two Paris airports; Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Air France’s international hub, and Paris-Orly, … [Read more...]

ATR performs test fights with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel in one engine

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The aviation industry continues to take steps to move away from current aviation fuel sources, with trials on going with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). ATR Aircraft is the latest manufacturer to begin tests with such a product. ATR Aircraft have performed a series of ground and flight tests on its ATR 72-600 prototype aircraft, cumulating seven flight hours with 100% … [Read more...]

British Airway to add Nuremberg to its short-haul network

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British Airways is adding to its London Heathrow network, with the airline adding Nuremberg as a destination. Flights to Nuremberg will commence on the 27th of March. British Airways will operate the London Heathrow to Nuremberg  as follows From 27th March 2022 - Four times a week From 1st May 2022 - Six times a week From 30th October 2022 - Four times a week … [Read more...]