Economy Class & Beyond

Virgin Atlantic to add Tampa to its network

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Virgin Atlantic continues its transatlantic expansion with a new route from London Heathrow to Tampa, launching on 3rd November 2022. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new year-round Florida service will initially fly four times a week before increasing to operate daily from 28th November, complementing the … [Read more...]

SWISS prepares for a busy winter season

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SWISS International Air Lines is preparing for a busy winter, with the airline planning to operate its network and some expansion for the season. SWISS Airbus A321 departing Hamburg Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The airline plans to operate services from Zurich and Geneva to 93 destinations, with a total capacity at some 80 per cent of its 2019 levels. It … [Read more...]

SWISS completes its Premium Economy refit aboard its Boeing 777-300ER fleet

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SWISS International Airlines have been busy, with the airline completing the refit of its Boeing 777-300ER fleet to have the Premium Economy sections installed. The refit has been completed across all 12 Boeing 777-300ER the airline operates (according to a tweet by the airline), with the first one unveiled in February this year. This means the product will be offered on … [Read more...]

AIX22: Recaro shows off its CL3810 Long Haul Economy Seat, with Panasonic Astrova and AERQ’s IFE options

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We're going to turn to Recaro, who brought their CL3810 seat to Aircraft Interiors Expo this year, along with interesting additions by Panasonic and AERQ. The CL3810 is a long haul economy class seat, which is an evolution of the CL3710 long haul seat that has been used with many airlines. The CL3810 will feature examples fitted with Panasonic's new Astrova … [Read more...]

EVA Air to expand to two new European destinations

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EVA Air of Taiwan is preparing for a major network expansion, as it prepares to serve Milan and Munich. EVA Air Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline notes this will be the first European route expansion in 25 years. It will add additional connectivity to the routes the airline operates to, including: … [Read more...]

Embraer conduct their first SAF flight with one engine filled up

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The move to use Sustainable Air Fuel (SAF) continues with Embraer and Pratt & Whitney having successfully tested a GTF (Geared Turbo Fan)-powered E195-E2 aircraft on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test, with one engine running on 100% SAF, validated that GTF engines and the E-Jets E2 family can fly on both engines with blends of up to 100% SAF … [Read more...]

Deutsche Bahn to join Star Alliance as its first Intermodal partner

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The intermodal travel mix is an important one - as readers of this blog know. Well, it seems that Deutsche Bahn (DB) will become the first intermodal partner of Star Alliance. Trains and planes - Image, DB/Star Alliance. The move is seen by DB and Star Alliance as setting an example on the way to greater sustainability in the mobility sector. With an Intermodal … [Read more...]

AIX22: Does Safran’s Euphony work in practice?

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We're kicking off our post Aircraft Interiors Expo content, well with where we started, with Safran Seating announcing its Euphony headset product. Economy Class and Beyond managed to get a hands-on preview of it. The idea seems a little mad - why? Part of the rationale is "trying something different". We've seen nearly every manufacturer and their friends add seats … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – IndiGo Airbus A320 pushing back at Singapore Changi Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an IndiGo Airbus A320 pushing back at Singapore Changi Airport, as it prepares to head back to India Indigo currently operates a fleet of 48 Airbus A320 aircraft in its fleet. These are being phased out, in favour of the Airbus A320neo. The airline also operates the Airbus A321neo, … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (2nd July)

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We've crossed the halfway point of the year, but things go along as they always do. But it is time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This week, I have mostly learned how to disassemble and repair Microsoft Surface Laptops. Those Torx screws are tiny though.  Aircraft News Lufthansa to bring back the double-deckered wonder – Welcome back … [Read more...]