Economy Class & Beyond

WestJet adds Halifax to Manchester UK route

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WestJet is continuing their expansion, this time offering a new route between Halifax, Nova Scotia in Eastern Canada (Not to be confused with Halifax in West Yorkshire) to Manchester UK WestJet 737-700 at Toronto Pearson - Image, Economy Class and Beyond (from the GhettoIFE archive). The Canadian carrier will operate four flights a week in the summer months. Planned … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus rolls out some progressive changes to AerClub

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Aer Lingus rolled out some welcome and progressive changes to AerClub (it's loyalty programme) - for those going through life-changing events. The airline's loyalty programme will now allow the pausing of benefits for events such as adoption, maternity or serious illness. The terms are pretty clear (section 5.16 in the AerClub terms and conditions) Members can apply … [Read more...]

Royal Air Maroc set to enter oneworld on the 1st April

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Whilst some airlines have been focusing on joint business venture agreements, others such as Royal Air Maroc are focusing on alliance ties. The airline will formally join the oneworld alliance on 1st April 2020. In doing so, it will be the first full member of oneworld in the African continent. Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787 - Image, oneworld/Royal Air Maroc It’s been … [Read more...]

Flybe Survives for now… but what next?

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Editors note Yes. After a few days nursing a cold and getting serious sleep – I’m back and ignoring the comments queue. Expect normal service to resume over the next few days as I sniffle my way through a keyboard… and develop my reading skills. It's been a fraught few days for UK operator FlyBe as some companies didn't realise what it was on the hook for … [Read more...]

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

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If I'm full of cold and flu and it being Sunday, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Please excuse the lack of writing this week. I've had a case of man-flu and thus the world will suffer with me (well, it was bad to the tail end of the week... I seem to be recovering at the moment. Shot in my other office in Birmingham that resembles a chain coffee … [Read more...]

JFK Terminal 8 Redevelopment: Work starts on the home of AA and BA

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American Airlines and British Airways have kicked off the work to transform New York JFK Terminal 8, with the start of the work the engineering commencing. In the end, it will look a little like this: The New and Improved Terminal 8 - Rendering, American Airlines. The work will allow British Airways to move from its current home of Terminal 7 to Terminal 8. For … [Read more...]

Error in publish post – redacted

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Hi everyone. It seems I made a but of a hash of this post - mainly due to the fact that my reading skills were more then impared by my recent illness and lack of organsied sleep. The content was indeed related to last years work, ratehr than this year. Whilst I do try to check things before I hit post button - it seems this time, I failed in that. For that, I apolgise. … [Read more...]

International Airlines Group CEO Wille Walsh to step down

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It seems with a new year, change continues to be in the air with International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh stepping down from group and retiring. Willie Walsh will step down from the IAG Cheif Executive officer roll from 26th March 2020 and will retire on the 30th June 2020. Meanwhile, Luis Gallego, currently Iberia chief executive, will succeed Willie in the … [Read more...]