Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER at London Heathrow as it is prepared and loaded for the return trip back to Canada Air Canada operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. These are supported by Airbus A330-300, Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 787-8 and Boeing 787-9 in … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (22nd September)

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It's that time of the week again where I take a look back at the world of passenger experience and numbers. Lots of numbers. Yes, It's last week at Economy Class and Beyond This week for a shot on my phone, I'm at Millbank Tower at the Atmosphere venue - just down the road from The Palace of Westminster, the River Thames and The City of London in the distance Airbus … [Read more...]

Scandinavian Airlines updates its livery…

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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) today has unveiled its new livery today. It marks the first time their new livery has been through a major revision in 21 years Let's have a look at their updated design. The changes to the old design are as described (with some of the PR fluff taken out) The update features:  An updated shade of grey that the airline defines … [Read more...]

BALPA Suspends upcoming British Airways Strike Action

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For those of you re-planning your travels due to the upcoming British Airways strike action - there's good news as BALPA (the union that represents the British Airways pilots) have decided to call off their pending action on the 27th September. The union says the strikes 9th and 10th September had demonstrated the anger and resolve of pilots. According to the union, it's … [Read more...]

Small, Medium Or Large? Airbus redefines its product catalogue

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One of the things that came out of today's Global Market Forecast at Airbus was how the company is defining its product line up And it's interesting, to say the least - with certain aircraft filling into more than one role. Here are the diagrams from the day that we are going in-depth in: From the Airbus Global Markets Presentation   From the Airbus … [Read more...]

Airbus Global Markets Forecast – Highlights

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Today, Economy Class and Beyond is in London trying to do two jobs at once... and the one we're focusing on first is the Airbus Global Markets forecast for the next twenty years. So today, Airbus predicts the need for over  39,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years. Into the Numbers This number covers both passenger and freight aircraft - which is estimated to … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways adds Osaka to its network

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Qatar Airways is adding a route to Japan - with the city of Osaka to gain a direct service between Doha to Kansai International Airport. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 climbing out of Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will be Qatar Airways third destination in Japan - with the airline currently serving Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita. It will provide … [Read more...]

Summer Premium Adventures – Oslo Airport and the OSL Lounge

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Exploring Oslo Airport and the OSL Lounge 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 … [Read more...]

KLM to provide Air&Rail link between Amsterdam Schiphol and Brussels

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An interesting alliance has emerged - with Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) Thalys and NS Dutch Railways joining forces to start to replace flights between Brussels and Amsterdam Schiphol through an Air&Rail service. Currently, KLM offers five flights a day between the two cities. One of thee flights will be dropped, with the seating capacity instead being made available … [Read more...]