Economy Class & Beyond

Aer Lingus adds San Francisco back to its network

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Aer Lingus is to return to another of its transatlantic destinations, with San Francisco coming back to the network. Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 departing Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline restarted its San Francisco service from its home of Dublin Airport on the 25th of February, initially operating four flights a week. This will scale to a … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i climbing out of Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i climbing out of Chicago O'Hare as it begins the long trip back to Frankfurt Airport. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-8i (the passenger variant of the Boeing 747-8 family). The airline also retained eight Boeing 747-400 aircraft in its long haul … [Read more...]

Emerald Airlines takes to the air for Aer Lingus

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Regional entrant Emerald Airlines has formally taken to the air, with the airline operating its first flight for Aer Lingus. At the ribbon-cutting of the Donegal to Dublin route - Image, Emerald Airlines Emerald Airlines is the exclusive operator of the Aer Lingus Regional network, which began its first service, operating its scheduled services from Donegal to … [Read more...]

Finnair to deploy Panasonic’s ARC Map system

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One of the more interesting forms of IFE when there is nothing of interest on the system (apart from the sky), is the onboard map - a technology that has been innovating in the background for some time. As part of the refresh of its internals, Finnair is upgrading the maps used aboard its aircraft to use Panasonic Avionics "ARC" Map system. ARC is an … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to fill in the gaps in its USA network

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As Virgin Atlantic continues to see a recovery in bookings, the airline is planning to reinstate the final two destinations in its USA network, whilst adding further capacity. The airline will relaunch flights to Seattle and Washington DC will take off next week, with services to New York, San Francisco and Atlanta also increasing. London Heathrow to Seattle flights … [Read more...]

SWISS unveil their first Boeing 777-300ER with a Premium Economy cabin

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Swiss International Air Lines has been working on their Premium Economy product, with the first plane now equipped and rolled out with it installed. The first aircraft to be configured with the Premium Economy product is HB-JNH. This will be deployed on SWISS’s Zurich-Miami services from the beginning of March onwards. SWISS will install the Premium … [Read more...]

Air Canada to resume 34 destinations on its international network

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Air Canada is preparing for a busy Summer 2022 season, with the airline relaunching  34 Routes to Europe, Asia, Africa and The Middle East. Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Starting next month, routes will relaunch across the network. Examples given include: Toronto to Tel Aviv, Paris, Tokyo and Amsterdam, … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways prepares to adopt Avios as its reward currency

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It seems that Qatar Airways and its Privilege Club loyalty programme is to preparing to adopt Avios as its reward currency towards the end of March. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 at Hamad International Airport, Image Economy Class and Beyond. The move will be completed by the End of March according to the airline. Avios is currently used by the IAG group of airlines as its … [Read more...]

Airbus to test Hydrogen-power engines… with an A380

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Whilst the industry looks towards the use of sustainable fuels, Airbus is to work with CFM International on the development of a hydrogen-powered demonstration programme. The proposed test platform - Image, Airbus.  Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CFM International, (a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines). Together, they will … [Read more...]