Economy Class & Beyond

Alaska Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX

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Alaska Airlines today became the fourth operator of the Boeing 737 MAX in the USA - as it took delivery of first of the type for its fleet. The airline has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft - A Boeing 737-9 MAX. The airlines first 737-9 is scheduled to enter passenger service on 1st March 2020, with daily roundtrip flights between Seattle and San Diego, … [Read more...]

East Midlands Railway reveals the seats for their new trains

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Let's turn to trains and East Midlands Railway, who are in the awaiting their new fleet of bi-mode trains. The Class 810 "Aurora" will feature new seating on its new units. East Midlands Railway Class 810 "Aurora" - Image, East Midlands Railway East Midlands Railway will install a variant of the FISA Lean seat. The company claims it has refined it to offer enhanced … [Read more...]

Lufthansa unveils some of its buy-on-board options

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After announcing that it would start charging for on-board food and drink Lufthansa has released the first images of the new short to medium-haul catering.Lufthansa will partner with dean&david - an "a young gastronomy company" from Munich for food offerings. This will be available on flights with a duration of at least 60 minutes.  Gate Gourmet, Lufthansa's new main … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss Boeing 777-300ER taking off from Zurich Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Swiss International Air Lines Boeing 777-300ER taking off from Zurich Airport as it departs from the cold, heading for the skies. Swiss operates a fleet of 12 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in its long-haul fleet. These are supplemented by Airbus A330-300 and Airbus A340-300. The airline … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (24th January)

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It's been another week in the land of COVID. So it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. There's been a bit of snow in Birmingham. It's been a busy week in the real world as usual, as normal work has consumed most of my waking moments - and thus minimal time behind the keyboard sadly. Travel Corridors UK Travel Corridors Suspended, Negative COVID-19 … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways boosts its US network – welcome back Atlanta

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Qatar Airways isn't being shy and retiring about its network as it plans to boost its US Network and restart its operation to Atlanta. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 at Hamad International Airport, Image Economy Class and Beyond With Atlanta rejoining the Qatar Airways network, this will be the 12th US route the airline operates. It will operate a flight four-times a … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group tightens its face covering policy

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It seems Lufthansa Group is tightening the rules regarding wearing face coverings aboard their aircraft. Lufthansa Airbus A320neo at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The group are introducing a requirement to wear a medical protective mask on their flights to and from Germany. You will be required to wear either a surgical … [Read more...]

Avios to partner with Nectar

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With the partnership with Tesco being dissolved, Avios have chosen a new UK earning partner - Nectar. The new earning process goes live on the 25th of January 2021. From that date. you can convert Nectar balances into Avios.  It's not going to be cheap - with 400 Nectar points to 250 Avios.  When you convert to Avios, you can convert those use with  British … [Read more...]

IAG negotiates 50% off for Air Europa

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International Airlines Group and Globalia have announced they are to amend the original purchase agreement for Air Europa, with a rather hefty discount. Air Europa Airbus A330 at Amsterdam Schiphol – Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  Under the terms of the Amendment Agreement, the parties have agreed that the amount to be paid by Iberia for Air Europa will be … [Read more...]