Economy Class & Beyond

Northern Rail by Arriva to be nationalised – Another franchise stripping

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It seems Her Majesties Government has had enough of Northern by Arriva and has chosen to strip the operator of its railway franchise - thus nationalising the operator. Northern Railways Pacer at Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The move comes after Northern Rail was fiscally unstable to the point where it could only operate sustainably for a "few … [Read more...]

Emirates adds Penang to its network

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Another day, another new destination for Emirates, with the airline planning to launch a daily service to Penang in Malaysia. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER "Year of Zayed" departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new service will be operated a daily service - as a one-stop service via Singapore from April 2020 onwards and will be the second Malaysian … [Read more...]

ANA’s third flying Honu revealed… in Orange!

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The third and final Airbus A380 for All Nippon Airlines has exited the paint shop. And it's very orange. The Sunset Flying Honu departing the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg - Image, Airbus. This is the third A380 rolled out out from the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany with its special orange livery depicting the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. As per the other Flying … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 747-400 arriving into San Francisco

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art This week, I've gone into the archives on my server (as I was looking for photos from another project in 2008), and found a United Airlines Boeing 747-400 coming in to land at San Francisco International Airport. The aircraft of course is in "Rising Blue" or "Blue Tulip" livery. The aircraft itself - … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (26th January)

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We've reached the end of another week and it's time to look back to the week in aviation in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. In this week's "Images I shot on my iPhone when I had time", we have the part of the Arcadian (The Birmingham Chinese Quarter) in lit up with lanterns as the New Year prepares to begin. Chinese New Year As we head into the Year of the Rat, … [Read more...]

Boeing’s first 777X takes flight

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After a delay due to weather, the first Boeing 777X - a Boeing 777-9 took off on its maiden flight today. Boeing 777X - 777-9 Landing at Boeing Field - Image, via The Boeing Company Live Stream The aircraft - WH001 - completed its maiden flight of 3 hours and 51 minutes - leaving Paine Field in Everett at 10:09PST, with the aircraft completing its flight at Boeing Field … [Read more...]

Kung Hei Fat Choi – Entering the Year of the Rat

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Another lunar cycle has passed and as such, we now enter the Year of the Rat - or a new Chinese New Year. The Lesser spotted Lion Dancing Bull (Bullring, Birmingham). Whilst normally, I'd be hoping those of you know need to be home have made it home - there will be a lot who haven't made it back to their ancestral home towns due to the outbreak of coronavirus that … [Read more...]