Economy Class & Beyond

Air France to introduce larger overhead bins for its A320 fleet

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At Economy Class and Beyond, we have some odd fascinations in the Passenger Experience part of the industry - one of them is the humble Overhead bin. Air France is seemingly taking a jump to add more comfort in this - with the airline preparing to install new overhead bins. The new bins by Safran Aerospace will be installed on the airlines Airbus A320 and A321 fleet. … [Read more...]

British Airways and Malaysia Airlines sign codesharing agreements.

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British Airways and Malaysia Airlines have signed a new codeshare agreement covering fourteen routes. The routes that will be included in the BA/MH codeshare include: Malaysia – Alor Setar, Kota Kinabalu, Johor Bahru, Kuching, Kuantan, Labuan, Langkawi, Miri, Penang, Sibu, Kuala Terengganu, Sandakan, Kota Bharu, Bintulu Australia – Adelaide, … [Read more...]

LEVEL pens in Paris to Boston for Summer 2020

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Hot of the new that American Airlines are launching a Boston to Heathrow route, IAG low-cost airline LEVEL are planning to launch a Paris-Orly to Boston Logan Airport. LEVEL Airbus A330 taking off - Image, LEVEL. The new route will operate three times a week between Orly and Boston, based on the following timetable: IB2693 DEPART ORY 19:15 ARRIVE BOS 21:00B
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Behind the Scenes at Dublin Airport – what goes on beyond the terminal

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On Saturday, Dublin Airport invited some aviation enthusiasts and me for a look behind the scenes of what makes an operation like this tick. I kindly accepted the invite - so here's my photo-journal of a look behind the scenes of some of the things that go on beyond the terminal. Behind the Scenes at Dublin Airport From under Terminal 1 - a TAP Portugal Airbus A319 … [Read more...]

Saudia take delivery of their first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

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Saudia Arabian Airlines (or Saudia as it goes by) has become the latest Boeing customer to take delivery of their first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. Saudi Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner - Image, The Boeing Company It was delivered from the Boeing plant in Charleston, SC. The aircraft is the first of 10 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners (the longer length variant), which will be used … [Read more...]

American Airlines adds Boston to London Heathrow

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It seems American Airlines wants in on the current Boston party, with the airline planning to launch a daily service between Boston and London Heathrow. American Airlines Boeing 777-200 taking off from Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new service will kick off on the 29th March, operating daily between Boston and Heathrow AA108 will be the outbound … [Read more...]

Adria Airways files for Bankruptcy

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The autumn of discontent continues, with Adria Airways of Slovenia filing for bankruptcy today, after running a skeleton service the past week. Adria Airways CRJ-700, Image via their Facebook presence. All future services have been cancelled, with the airline permanently grounded. The airline filed for a motion for bankruptcy proceeding at Kranj District … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (29th September)

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It's that time of the week again where we look back at the some of the whys and wherefores in the world of passenger experience in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This week, I went behind the scenes at Dublin Airport with a visitors group to get an insight on what helps make the airport tick. Many thanks to Dublin Airport for hosting, and the Dublin Airport Fire and … [Read more...]

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