Economy Class & Beyond

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...]

KLM confirms its Austin, Texas route launch

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As hinted at a couple of years ago, KLM has confirmed it will be launching its service to Austin, Texas. The new route will start on 28th March 2022. KLM will operate a direct service between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) three times a week. The planned operation is as follows: KL667 DEPART AMS 12:40 ARRIVE AUS 16:10 KL669 … [Read more...]

easyJet celebrates 20 years of being orange at Gatwick

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As well as being the Lunar New Year, easyJet is breaking out the party poppers as it celebrate 20 years of operating out of London Gatwick. easyJet started at Gatwick on the 1st February 2002, with just a handful of routes – the first being Barcelona on 1st February 2002 which was later joined by new routes to Edinburgh, Zurich, Malaga and Palma throughout the same … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways signs for Boeing 737 MAX 10 and Boeing 777-8F

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In a surprise to absolutely no one, Qatar Airways has gone to Boeing for new aircraft, with the airline launching the new 777-8 Freighter. Qatar Airways will be the 777-8 Freighter launch customer with a firm order for 34 aircraft and options for 16 more, a total purchase that would be worth more than $20 billion at current list prices and the largest freighter … [Read more...]

UK Government announces plans to change Air Passenger Rights

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It seems Grant Shapps has nothing better to do today, than launching a consultation on passenger rights (there's some sort of report that has been released by Sue Gray, but I'm sure it's about nothing important). The new proposals will allow passengers to seek appropriate recompense for unfair practices, taking the place, taking the place of EC261 regulations. These … [Read more...]