Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (1st March)

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It's been a busy week in my real world, but there's always time to look back in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. From Photos from my iPhone... well. What can I say? Cue the epic sax and Gerry Raffety Song (And yes... I've got this playing whilst editing this). Coronavirus The Coronavirus continues to make an impact on the aviation industry (as it does in parts of … [Read more...]

A new variant of the Airbus A330neo takes flight

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Whilst a lot of eyes yesterday were on the first delivery to Aeroflot of an Airbus A350, an interesting bit of news was released about the A330neo - with a new variant of the A330-900neo making its first flight Airbus A330-900neo (with higher Maximum Take-Off Weight) taking off for the first time - Image, Airbus  This variant of the Airbus A330-900neo has an … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport expansion blocked

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It seems the plans to build the third runway at Heathrow have been thrown into doubt, with Court of Appeal blocking it, based on it take climate commitments into account. Heathrow from up high - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Heathrow Airport will itself challenge the appeal in the Supreme Court, however, Her Majesties Government said it would not, viewing it as … [Read more...]

Coronavirus: Lufthansa rolls out measures to reduce costs

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It seems that the Coronavirus outbreak is giving pause to Lufthansa Group - who have announced a raft of measures to combat against the economic impact. Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Boston Logan Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  So what is planned? All new hires planned for the airline will be reassessed, suspended or deferred to a later date. All planned … [Read more...]

ANA to order more Boeing 787 Dreamliners

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All Nippon Airways (ANA) have announced with Boeing that they are to order up to 20 additional Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. ANA Boeing 787 aircraft over Mount Fuji - Image The Boeing Company The order is broken down as follows: 11 Boeing 787-10 Four Boeing 787-9 Five options to be defined (if taken) In addition to the order, ANA also plans to acquire … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic adds Manchester to Delhi seasonal service

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Whilst there are thoughts of summer in a lot of people's minds, airlines are deep into planning winter and next year. Virgin Atlantic is trying a new route out of Manchester - with a new service to Delhi for the winter. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The service is due to commence on 26th October, with a three times … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines makes additional cuts on its network

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Singapore Airlines today announced further cuts to its network today. The cuts will impact both Singapore Airlines and SilkAir. Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner at Singapore Changi - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to the airline, the new cuts will total remove a total of 7.1% capacity from its network between February and May 2020. The … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380 taking off from London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, I've dug into the archive to work on some more images that need to be released - so I present a British Airways Airbus A380-800 powering down the runway at London Heathrow Airport as it heads off into the sky to a long haul destination. British Airways operate 12 Airbus A380-800 in its long haul … [Read more...]