Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus delivers the first A321XLR to Iberia

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It's a big day for Airbus, as it delivers its first passenger-ready Airbus A321XLR to Iberia. This is the first of the A321XLR family- the extended long-range variant of the Airbus A320 family, with it able to fly up to 4,700nm - a 15% increase on the current A321LR. The newly delivered A321XLR to Iberia seats 182 passengers in a two-class layout with lie-flat … [Read more...]

The end of the Euston Rush….? Nah.

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For those of you who have had... the misfortune of going through London Euston Station - you'll fully know of "The Euston Rush". Euston Station Exterior - Image, Network Rail  Those who have not experienced it - in simple terms - Euston station has an extremely bad habit of leaving the announcement of which platform any train is going to depart from until 10 to 15 … [Read more...]

LATAM to add further Boeing 787-9 aircraft to its fleet

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Whilst Boeing is having more than a bad time of things, there's one little glimmer of light in its commercial aircraft sales - with LATAM placing an order, with options. LATAM Boeing 787-9 - Rendering, The Boeing Company.  Boeing and LATAM Airlines Group have announced a purchase of 10 787 Dreamliners with options for five more aircraft. As the region's largest 787 … [Read more...]

JetBlue expands its Mosaic status match offering

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JetBlue is continuing to expand its Mosaic Status match programme, to include three new airlines. The Match to Mosaic programme has been expanded to cover  Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.  Match to Mosaic gives customers who have status on other qualifying US  airlines TrueBlue Mosaic status for a limited period. The new "what matches … [Read more...]

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

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It's the weekend before you step back in time in the UK - as the clocks prepare to go back, leaving British Summer Time behind and going into Greenwich Mean Time. But it's the end of the week - which means it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Urban Rainbows - Corporation Street, Central Birmingham TRIP REPORT: Taking the Long Way (and back) to … [Read more...]

Qantas announces cabin upgrades for its A330-200 fleet

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It seems that Qantas is extending the life of its Airbus A330 fleet, with a cabin upgrade programme announced... for its Economy Cabin. The Airbus A330-200s are used on flights from Austraila to Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo as part of a major refurbishment program. It will cover 10 Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The multimillion-dollar investment in cabin upgrades will … [Read more...]

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