Economy Class & Beyond

Embraer delays E175-E2 entry into service

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It seems that Embraer is changing its plans for the smallest of its updated E2 series family of jets. Embraer E175-E2 completing its first flight - Image, Embraer.  The E175-E2 will be delayed until 2023. The Brazilian airframer in their Q2 results stated: Given the current market conditions for commercial aviation as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Embraer … [Read more...]

Club Eurostar makes changes (and you’re not going to like them…)

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Club Eurostar has announced some changes for those who travel aboard Eurostar. And whilst one of them maybe positive, the other will not be. Eurostar trains at London St Pancras - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The positive: Status extensionsLet's start with the positive - where Club Eurostar will offer five-month status extensions. These should be loaded in your Club … [Read more...]

Hull Trains plans network restart

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Open Access operator Hull Trains are preparing to restart their train network from the 21st August. Hull Trains Class 802 - Image, Hull Trains Hull Trains serve the Hull area and East Riding, by providing direct train service to London (as opposed to travelling along the line and changing for an LNER service). Services will recommence  from Friday 21 August … [Read more...]

Porter Airlines extend its grounding to 7th October

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Porter Airlines  of Canada has chosen to extend its grounding - now through to the 7th October. Porter Airlines De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 at Billy Bishop Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline was last due to restart its operations on the 31st August, however it seems the airline is going to extended it further. Porter chose suspend operations … [Read more...]

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020: Now with VR!

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For those of you excited for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, there were some interesting announcements today for the product. We'll come back to this in a bit. First up, Flight Simulator 2020 will be available through Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250410/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator/. It will be available on the platform from the 18th … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A318 at London City Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a British Airways Airbus A318 as its passengers board for the London City to New York JFK via Shannon flight on a winter morning. British Airways operated two Airbus A318 aircraft during the time the airline operated the London City Airport - New York-JFK route (G-EUNA and G-EUNB). … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (2nd August)

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It's that time of the week again, where I spend some time writing about things I wrote about during the week. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This time, we're at Wing Yip in Nechells, Birmingham. You've got to love a big Chinese Gate welcoming you to their domain. The Rain in Spain It's been a tough week as airlines and tour operators have been … [Read more...]

Boeing changes its production plans

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Earlier this week, Boeing pushed out several announcements of its production of aircraft. And whilst there's a lot of noise about the end of Boeing 747 production, there's a lot more to unpack that just the Queen of the Skies. Let's look in a bit deeper. Boeing 737 MAX Programme The Boeing 737 MAX Programme is still under scrutiny post FAA testing. Boeing 737 MAX 7 … [Read more...]