Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Air Transat Airbus A310 departing Manchester Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an Air Transat Airbus A310 departing Manchester Ringway Airport, as it begins the transatlantic crossing back to Canada. Air Transat used to operate the type  on its longer range services - however, these have been retired slightly earlier than expected due to COVID-19, as the airline … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (19th April)

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It's that time of the week again, where we see what COVID-19 has done to the aviation world. Welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. With the lockdown continuing for another three weeks in the UK, the roads are as quiet as anything out there... (except during peak times - and even then, its nothing like a rush hour) Loyalty American Airlines offers status … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines introduce snack bags

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Delta Air Lines has developed a new snack bag for these socially distant times… and it’s not too bad. Let’s take a look. Delta Domestic Snack Bag - Image, Delta These bags will be offered on US Domestic flights, in an effort to decrease the number of touch-points onboard an aircraft. So, what goodies can you expert in it? The bag currently contains (subject to … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport closes Terminals 3 and 4 – All flights to operate out of Terminal 2 and 5

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Earlier this week, Heathrow Airport has begun to mothball terminals, with Terminal 3 (in the central terminal area) and Terminal 4 (on the South Western side of the airport) closing to passenger traffic. Heathrow Airport from above - Image, Economy Class and Beyond For now, all traffic will either be handled in Terminal 2 (in the central terminal area) or Terminal 5 … [Read more...]

Lufthansa parks its Airbus A340-600 fleet

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The long boy of the sky - the Airbus A340-600 - faces an uncertain future with Lufthansa, as the airline chooses to park and decommission the type. Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond At the moment, Three A340-600 aircraft have been flown to Teruel Airport in north-eastern Spain where they'll be parked. The entire … [Read more...]

Emirates adds more rescue flights

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Emirates continues to its mini-ramp up of services to allow visitors and residents of certain countries to return home from Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER "Year of Zayed" preparing to take off from Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline will operate limited services to Jakarta (Indonesia) Manilla … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Brussels Airline Airbus A320 “AeroSmurf”

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane art. This week, we have a Brussels Airlines Airbus A320, painted in its special "AeroSmurf" livery as it arrives at Brussels National Airport, as it is turned around to head to Lisbon. Brussels Airlines use Airbus narrow-body family aircraft, utilising the Airbus A319 and Airbus A320. These are the backbone … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (12th April)

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It's been another week of twists and turns as airlines continue to react to COVID-19, as the aviation industry continues to react and try and works its way through the pain. Welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond on this Easter Sunday. From "Photos from my iPhone" - Sometimes in the real world, I'm busy and I don't get time to write. Currently, I'm 50 monitors … [Read more...]