Economy Class & Beyond

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...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (9th July)

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Hello from a rather sunny and warm Birmingham - it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Council House and Victoria statue, getting ready for the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the city. Stories from Aircraft Interiors Expo 22 We've kicked off our post-show coverage, with plenty in the queue to come. Here are four articles from this week Does … [Read more...]

The Great Heathrow Shuffle – Iberia flights to move to Terminal 3

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If you're flying Iberia or American Airlines from London Heathrow, you'll need to check your terminal, as from 12th July, both airlines will move from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3. Time for Iberia to move out of Terminal 5 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The big date you need to note is the Tuesday 12th of July. Iberia will move all its operations to London-Heathrow … [Read more...]

Ryanair to return to Belfast International Airport

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Ryanair's off-and-on relationship with Belfast and its airport continue, with the airline planning to open a base at Belfast International Airport for the Summer 2023 season. Ryanair will start with 12 routes from Belfast International, operating over 115 weekly flights from the airport. Destinations it plans to operate flights include: Alicante Faro … [Read more...]

AIX22: Oneweb prepares to take off – What can it deliver?

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Connectivity provider oneweb has been busy as it prepares to move from pushing satellites into the sky and offering service to its customers. Taking oneweb to the sky on a test flight - image, oneweb.  Whilst oneweb will offer services to the enterprise, government and maritime, today we're going to focus on the aviation side. Looking at the constellation, … [Read more...]

AIX22: Mirus Seating launches its Kestrel seat – we get to try it

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I had a soft spot for Mirus Aircraft Seating, with their range of Hawk seats. Well, it seems that they wish to move into the ultra-lightweight categories with their new Kestrel seat. The Kestral comes in at 7.5kg, making it an ultralight seat, with a fixed back. It is targeted at low-cost and ultra-low-cost carriers, with it designed to be pitched at 28". Now, I … [Read more...]