Economy Class & Beyond

Avianca Brazil to exit Star Alliance

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Star Alliance's footprint is shrinking slightly in Brazil, with Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas S/A - more commonly known as Avianca Brazil will exit the network from the 1st September 2019. Avianca Airbus A319 - Image, Avianca The move comes after what the alliance says " follows several months of bankruptcy protection and the withdrawal of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (18th August)

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It's time to look back at the week at the Blog as we gaze into Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond whilst I try to work through a summer cold. In "images of semi-daily life around Birmingham because sorting though more images is always fun", we come to when I went Lush with a friend.... and found beckoning Lucky Cat bath bombs.  New Aircraft News Airbus deliver … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Qatar Airways 946 Doha to Singapore (QSuites Business Class)

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Editors note: For some reason, the original of this had vanished. I've used the WayBack Machine to recover it - and I've added a few more images. Time for another snapshot – this time focusing on the passenger experience on Qatar Airways 946 between Doha and Singapore. And yes – this is in business class in the much vaunted QSuites. For those of you who … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic and Delta plan Summer 2020 increases between the UK and USA

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Summer 2020 is fast on airlines minds, with Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines announcing its plans for the Summer Season, with London Gatwick, London Heathrow and Manchester Airport all getting service uplifts. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Starting at Gatwick, Delta will introduce a daily service to Boston from … [Read more...]

Vietnam Airlines recieves its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

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Vietnam Airlines became the latest operator of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner - the longest varient of the Boeing 787 family The first aircraft has been delivered via Air Lease Corporation, who will be supplying the rest of the 787-10 fleet. The aircraft is configured with 24 Business Class seats and 343 Economy Class seats and will be used on the Vietnam Airlines … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Qatar Airways 302 Helsinki to Doha – Business Class

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Time for another snapshot - this time focusing on the passenger experience on Qatar Airways 302 between Helsinki and Doha. And yes - this is in business class. For those of you who are new to the blog: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things! Snapshots – These … [Read more...]

Air Canada First A220 routes confirmed

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Air Canada is working towards introducing its new Airbus A220, with the first routes announced for the type The first routes will be: Montreal - Seattle Toronto - San Jose The timetables for the new routes are as follows: Toronto - San Jose AC 765 DEPART YYZ 08:55 ARRIVE SJC 11:28 AC 766 DEPART SJC 12:15 ARRIVE YYZ 20:10 Montreal - Seattle AC 565 … [Read more...]

Goodbye Virgin Trains… Hello First Trenitalia

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EDITORS NOTE: I’ve published an FAQ into some of the changes here where Avanti West Coast will take over the Virgin Trains operation. Virgin Trains has been part of the privatised railway since 1997 when it took over runing of the West Coast Mainline. This will come to an end this year as First Trenitalia (a joint venture of FirstGroup and ) take over the West … [Read more...]