Economy Class & Beyond

New East Coast Trains take shape at Hitachi Rail

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Editors note: I've been out and about today, so I'll be catching up with the news about a lot of England reopening from the 4th July much later on today. For now, lets talk trains... Upcoming open access operator East Coat Trains (not to be confused with the previous government-operated company East Coast) takes another step forward, with the first train being assembled by … [Read more...]

Apple prepares to move away from Intel. Should you wait or buy?

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It's that most glorious time of the year for the Apple faithful, with them kicking off their World Wide Developers Conference (or WWDC). Whilst we got news of upgrades to operating systems that power their products (iOS, iPad OS, watchOS, tvOS and macOS), there was some news that been that some have been waiting for Apple to break - the transition away from Intel to its own … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic prepares to increase flying programme

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Virgin Atlantic has added 17 more destinations to its flying programme, as the airline prepares to take to the sky once again.  Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 arriving at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline is due to restart operations at London Heathrow from the 20th of July - however, it seems that the airline is ready to share where they are … [Read more...]

National Express to restart operations from 1st of July

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Coach operator National Express is getting ready to restart operations, with the network partially restarting from the 1st of July. National Express as some of you will know is one of the major coach operators in the UK, connecting the country. Like a lot of companies, they suspended their services when COVID-19 took hold and the country went into lockdown. It seems that … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (21st June)

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We've passed mid-summer in the Northern Hemisphere (or mid-winter in the southern), and it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A sign of normality as non-essential shops reopen in England. With some minor attempts at distancing. Maybe.  Wear a ****** face cover! Ola UK to require passengers wear face coverings - Ola joins Uber in requiring … [Read more...]

Travel Technology: H96 MAX TV streaming box

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Time for some more travel technology - and this one bit of technology if you're  stuck at home. This time I’m looking at the H96 MAX Android TV streaming box.  Today's review item - the H96 MAX Why I do want one? It’s rather simple. I’ll be honest, I’ve switched on my main TV about... 5 times this year until I brought this box. Considering … [Read more...]

Emirates add an extra ten destinations to its network

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Ten more cities are to rejoin the Emirates network, being gradually added back in over the next month.  Emirates Boeing 777-300ER departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The destinations being returned to the network include: Colombo - Sri Lanka (from 20 June) Sialkot - Pakistan (from 24 June) Istanbul - Turkey (from 25 June) Auckland - New Zealand … [Read more...]

LEVEL Europe files for bankruptcy

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LEVEL Europe - the IAG Vienna short-haul airline has filed for bankruptcy, with the company ceasing trading today (18th June). The short-haul carrier based out Amsterdam and Vienna had been grounded in March 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The notice on their site is blunt - to put it nicely. LEVEL Europe had six Airbus A320 family aircraft in its fleet. This unit … [Read more...]

London City Airport prepares to reopen for public use

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Early during the pandemic, London City Airport closed its doors to the public. It seems the time has come for those doors to be reopened, with the airport reopening to commercial traffic from 21st June.   London City Airport - ready to welcome back passengers - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airport recently polled some of its users, with some interesting numbers … [Read more...]