Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 landing at Frankfurt Airport

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It’s Thursday and it’s still my week off – so it’s time for some more airplane art. This time we have an Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 on final approach for its home base of Frankfurt Airport, completing another short haul mission for the airline. Lufthansa used to operate both the Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500 recently, until these were phased out in favour of the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – EVA Air Airbus A321-200 at Hong Kong International Airport

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It's Thursday and it's still my week off - so it's time for some more airplane art. This time we have an EVA Air Airbus A321-200 manoeuvring at its arriving at Hong Kong International Airport. EVA Air utilises the A321 (the only narrowbody aircraft it operates) on regional services from its hubs in Taipei. The airline also operated the Airbus A330-200, Airbus … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at San Francisco International Airport

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It's Wednesday and it's still my week off - so it's time for some more airplane art. (Even though I've spent 1 minute more in the comments section than I would have liked) This time we have a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER taxiing around its base of San Francisco International Airport in classic Battleship Grey.  United Airlines was the launch operator of the Boeing … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (5th July)

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It's that time of the week again, where I take a look back at the ups and downs of the Aviation world. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The Starman himself - David Bowie. Art by Annatomix. The Saga of the Boeing 737 MAX Boeing and the FAA start 737 MAX certification flights - This was written after the first flight was completed. … [Read more...]

Air France to cut 7,500 jobs

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It seems that COVID-19 has hammered Air France hard, with over 7,500 jobs to be cut from Air France and HOP! Air France Airbus A319 taking off from Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond With a drop of 95% of revenue during the crisis and the recovery being very slow due to the changing picture of COVID-19, Air France predicts that it will not see the same … [Read more...]