Economy Class & Beyond

WestJet to announces its intentions to serve London Heathrow

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Canadian airline WestJet is adding a new international network destination, with London Heathrow being a new destination for Spring/Summer 2022. The airline will open a route between Calgary and London Heathrow, utilising a Boeing 787 on the route.  It will feature a three-class service, with Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class … [Read more...]

WizzAir selects Geven’s SuperEco seat for A321 aircraft

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Geven continues its roll with WizzAir, with the airline selecting its SuperEco seat. The SuperEco seat will be deployed on WizzAir's upcoming fleet of Airbus A321XLR aircraft - a total of 20 shipsets to be deployed. WizzAir's SuperEco seating by Geven - Image, Geven.  It will take the number of WIZZ Geven-equipped aircraft to 232 aircraft. The seat is a … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines unveils its 737-8 business class seats

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With Singapore Airlines preparing to roll out its updates to their narrow-body fleet, let us look at the passenger experience they're offering. The products will be rolled out on its  Boeing 737-8 fleet in the coming weeks. The idea being this will improve the passenger experience onboard the Airline s narrowbody aircraft fleet to a level similar to its widebody … [Read more...]

Dubai Air Show Day 3 – Boeing’s turn to steal the spotlight

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Let's head back to Dubai as we go through the happenings on the third day of Dubai Air Show 3.  Welcome to your Daily Digest. As usual, we'll go by manufacture names. Airbus The orders keep rolling in for Airbus, who have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jazeera Airways, the Kuwait-based carrier, for 20 A320neos and eight A321neos. The … [Read more...]

Emirates to increase Premium Economy Rollout

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It's been some time in the making, but it seems that Emirates is finally getting the message about premium economy seating and expanding its deployment. The Recaro PL3530, dressed for Emirates aboard the A380 - Image, Emirates.The Premium Economy cabins will be installed in 53 Boeing 777s and 52 Airbus A380 aircraft. This will add 105 more aircraft with the option. The … [Read more...]

Emirates to return the A380 to Bangkok

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For those who love the Airbus A380, there's good news - Emirates is planning to reintroduce the type on its Dubai to Bangkok route.  |Emirates Airbus A380 departing Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It will reintroduce the A380 operation from 28th November 2021. The aircraft upgrade will help Emirates to meet strong passenger demand for inbound travel into the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A350-900 at London Heathrow Airport

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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 A350-900 at the gate at London Heathrow Terminal 3, as it is turned around for its return flight to Helsinki Vantaa Airport.  Finnair operates a fleet of 16 Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet. These are supported by 8 Airbus A330-300. … [Read more...]

Dubai Air Show Day 1 Digest – The first orders trickle in

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Day 1 of the Dubai Air Show has been and gone, and two sets of orders were announced - so it's time to digest who has been spending money and signing orders. As usual, at Economy Class and Beyond, we only cover commercial orders - if you want news from other markets, there are plenty of other sources. ATR Aircraft We’ll start with the turboprop … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (14th November)

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The Fabric of Manchester - Statue by Clare Bigger, Manchester. The USA Reopens For a lot of people, one of the worlds biggest travel markets has re-opened. It's now down to airlines to build the traffic, whilst gaining premium-paying passengers. Because Economy Class passengers won't … [Read more...]