Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates and TAP Air Portugal expand their codeshare agreement

by

We're going to stick with Emirates, as they have announced an expansion of their codeshare relationship with TAP Air Portgual.   Emirates Boeing 777-300ER on approach to Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The updated agreement will add 23 more destinations to the partnership from 2 November. This brings the total number of destinations where … [Read more...]

What do you do with a retired Airbus A380? Upcycle the contents of it…

by

The end of life for an aircraft raises the one question for any owner or lessor - how to maximise the value from it before you scrap it? Emirates has signed a contract with UAE-based Falcon Aircraft Recycling, where its first retired A380 aircraft will be upcycled and recycled.  Well, at least it's not all being coverted into keyrings - A6-EDA, the first Emirates A380 - … [Read more...]

All remaining countries removed off the UK Red List

by

Well, it's 4 am again. We all know what that means - the latest UK Government Changes to Red List entries goes live. And it's an important one - as all remaining countries are removed from the Red List. At the time of writing, seven countries remained on the UK Red List. They were: Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Panama Peru … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 at Frankfurt Airport

by

It’s Sunday again, and it’s time for some more airplane art. This week, resting at Frankfurt Airport is an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 as it is being prepared for the journey back. Ethiopian Airlines operates a fleet of 16 Airbus A350-900. The airline also operates Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-8 and Boeing 787-9 in its long-haul fleet. The … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (31st October)

by

As we move to the end of October, as well as the clocks going back today - it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. As we exit British Summer Time and head back to Greenwich Mean Time (or UTC), Birmingham is gearing up for the "Frankfurt Christmas Market Birmingham" opening on the 4th November. At this point, I'll be hunting for another coffee spot with … [Read more...]

Long Term Review – Toyota Aygo (2010), Seven years on…

by

Time for a long-term review - my Toyota Aygo Blue (2010). With it over 11 years old and me owning for seven of those years, how had life been with it? And why did I finally get shot of it?  Farwell Aygo Blue... the subject of this post. What's a Toyota Aygo? A Toyota Aygo is a 3 or 5 door city car, designed to be nippy around towns and cities, whilst … [Read more...]

British Airways Club Suite rollout nears completion on the 777 fleet

by

For those who don't like the flying dormitories of the British Airways Boeing 777, there is some very good news - with the rollout of the Club Suite product retrofit continues. The rollout is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The airline already has retrofitted a number of its Boeing 777 aircraft with the latest seat and will be working with Collins … [Read more...]

SkyTeam adds another airline. Yes, It’s ITA Airways…

by

In case anyone is having doubts that ITA Airways has the blood of Aliatla still, the airline has cosied straight back up with SkyTeam.  As we all know, Alilata ceased trading on the 14th of October, with ITA Airways taking its place the day after. At that time, Alilatalia left SkyTeam, leaving an Italian shaped hole in the network. It seems a mere 14 days later, … [Read more...]