Economy Class & Beyond

Air Premia signs for Recaro seating in their upcoming 787

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Air Premia (an airline of South Korea - currently in its startup) phase has chosen first Boeing 787-9 aircraft exclusively with Recaro seats The Seoul-based airline - a hybrid low-cost carrier - will equip their plane with two of Recaro's long haul seats - the CL3710 (for an economy class product) and the PL3530 as a premium economy product. Let's look at the seats … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: More Pleasure, More Business – AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare International (Premium Economy)

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AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare International (Premium Economy) More Pleasure, More Business. In this divided trip report Part One: The Pleasure Part 1 Two o'clock in the morning. I love this time of day. Honestly. The Cathay Pacific, American Airlines Lounges... and a five-hour delay AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare International (Premium … [Read more...]

Loganair restores two services from East Midlands Airport

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Loganair is taking on more routes from the failed BMI Regional - this time adding East Midlands Airport (Derby/Nottingham area) to Brussels and Inverness Loganair Embraer ERJ-145 - Image, Loganair.  The new routes will start on 2nd September, with an early morning and afternoon rotation to Brussels between Monday and Thursday as well as afternoon services on … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: More Pleasure, More Business – The Cathay Pacific, American Airlines Lounges… and a five-hour delay

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The Cathay Pacific, American Airlines Lounges... and a five-hour delay More Pleasure, More Business. In this divided trip report Part One: The Pleasure Part 1 Two o'clock in the morning. I love this time of day. Honestly. The Cathay Pacific, American Airlines Lounges... and a five-hour delay AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare International (Premium … [Read more...]

Silver Airways flies its first ATR42-600 commercially

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Silver Airways yesterday flew its first ATR42-600 in a commercial setting, marking its entry into service. Silver Airways ATR42-600 - Image ATR The ATR42-600 flew between fort Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Key West International Airport Silver Airways are the first carrier to use the ATR42-600 in anger in the US Market (and indeed, the first US … [Read more...]

Airbus’s Skywise Platform – Bringing IoT into the cabin and to the plane

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One of the things that have been emerging the past few years is the concept of the "Smart Cabin" with manufacturers moving forward the idea of connecting elements of the cabin up into a data-connected experience. What does this mean to you and me? The Connected Cabin brings together the data experiences, and flows them out to both crews, passengers and ground support, … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (21st April)

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Well as we celebrate Easter Sunday, it's time to look back at the happenings on Economy Class and Beyond Easter Railway works means I'm on the Moor Street to London lines this weekend Jet Airways suspends services I didn't cover this - mainly as other people were covering this a lot better than I ever could. By now, you should be aware that Jet Airways dwindled from a … [Read more...]