Economy Class & Beyond

Czech Airlines signs for Airbus A220 and A321XLR aircraft

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Czech Airlines has been busy - and have placed an order for new aircraft with Airbus. The airline will add four new Airbus A220-300s to their fleet, and have upsized an order for three A320neo aircraft into three Airbus A321XLR frames. Czech Airlines Airbus A321XLR - Image, Airbus Czech Airlines Airbus A220-300 - Image, Airbus They will join Czech Airlines … [Read more...]

Choices and Consequences: Why I take the night morning coach to Heathrow

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Good morning from service 212 to London Heathrow - where I'm barely awake. Or rather, I've had minimal sleep. Again. I've titled this "Choices and Consequences". And there are responsible reasons for this. Sometimes I'm asked why I take the early morning coach. And to be blunt -it's the best of a bad lot. Let's be honest, I hate driving with a passion. Whilst … [Read more...]

Summer Premium Aventures – Another Long Doha Layover

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Another Long Doha Layover Summer Premium Adventures In this Summer Premium Adventure (Warning: Long!) In the Summertime when the weather is hot… Off to Heathrow, British Airways Galleries North Lounge BA762 London Heathrow to Oslo - A321neo (EuroTraveller) Oslo Airport, OSL Lounge AY914 Oslo to Helsinki, Business Class Helsinki Airport … [Read more...]

To Cover, To Fly – British Airways continues lease cover capacity

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Like a lot of airlines British Airways has been hit with the Boeing 787/Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine problems. Whilst some airlines are extending usage of some frames, British Airways is getting extra lift on three routes: London Gatwick to New York JFK London Heathrow to Cairo London Gatwick to New York - JFK will receive an Evelop Airbus A330 instead of … [Read more...]

Summer Premium Adventures – QR833 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hamad International Airport Doha (QSUITES)

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QR833 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hamad International Airport Doha in QSuites Summer Premium Adventures In this Summer Premium Adventure (Warning: Long!) In the Summertime when the weather is hot… Off to Heathrow, British Airways Galleries North Lounge BA762 London Heathrow to Oslo - A321neo (EuroTraveller) Oslo Airport, OSL Lounge AY914 Oslo … [Read more...]

Ryanair adds Armenia to its network

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The Ryanair route network continues to grow, this time adding two new destinations in Armenia to its network Ryanair Boeing 737-800 coming into land at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline will add four new routes - two for summer and two for winter.  They are: Yerevan - Milan Bergamo Twice per week starting in January 2020 Yerevan - Rome … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (20th October)

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We've once again reached the end of another week of fun and games in the aviation industry. Therefore let's take a look back in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This week for "pictures from my iPhone", I'm in Bridgnorth in Shropshire - at the Severn Valley Railway where I conducted a retro-modelshoot (and stick around to the end of the post if you want to see a … [Read more...]