Economy Class & Beyond

Return of the WhaleJet – British Airways to bring back the Airbus A380

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For fans of the Airbus A380, British Airways is bringing back the double-decker giant to the skies. The airline will conduct flights in Europe first to allow for crew service familiarisation in November, shortly followed by operating to Miami and Los Angeles in the US, as well as Dubai in December. In terms of the familiarisation trips, Frankfurt and Madrid have been … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 921 Stuttgart to London Heathrow

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Time for another snapshot, this time looking at the passenger experience between Stuttgart and London Heathrow with British Airways For those who have forgotten, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things! … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus to return to Newark and Orlando

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Aer Lingus is continuing to restore its network, with the airline planning to add two transatlantic destinations back to its network, Newark NJ and Orlando, FL, as well as some core European services Aer Lingus A330-300 arriving at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Dublin to Newark will operate 4 times per week, increasing to daily from 1st December, … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to lease a further four Airbus A350-900

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Lufthansa is adding to its long-haul fleet, with the addition of four additional Airbus A350-900. The leasing of the aircraft is allowing Lufthansa to accelerate the modernisation of its long-haul operation The Group signed leases for four state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient Airbus A350-900 aircraft with the lessors Avolon, SMBC Aviation Capital Ltd. and Goshawk. As … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 787-8 arriving at Chicago O’Hare International

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an American Airlines Boeing 787-8 arriving at one of its home hubs - Chicago O'Hare International Airport  The airline operates a fleet of 24 Boeing 787-8 aircraft in its fleet. These serve alongside the Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-200ER and Boeing 777-300ER which form the backbone of … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (3rd October)

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A new normal for me - Chromebook (on the test bench at the minute), Americano with Almond Milk and Crutches (now with padding). I'm slowly recovering, but the road is long for this one. Longer than I'd like, but that's life.  Snapshots The first batch of snapshots for the Stuttgart … [Read more...]

Heathrow drop off charges start on the 1st November

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It seems there's a bit of delay for the Heathrow drop-off charge system -with it now earmarked to start on the 1st of November instead of October. Want to get dropped off in front of the terminal? Expect to pay - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Terminal Drop-Off Charge is operated via Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) – there are no barriers, … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: qubixx stadtmittehotel, Schwäbisch Hall

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Time for another snapshot, this time looking at the hotel experience at the qubixx stadtmittehotel, Schwäbisch Hall. For those who have forgotten, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things! Snapshots – These … [Read more...]