Economy Class & Beyond

TAP Portugal takes delivery of its first A321LR

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On Friday, TAP Portugal took delivery of their first Airbus A321LR aircraft. TAP Portugal Airbus A321LR first delivery - Image, Airbus The airline becomes the first in the world to operate a combined Airbus A330neo and A321LR fleet. The plane will be configured in a three-class cabin, split down the following: 16 Business Class Seats 48 Eco Premium Seats … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Hyatt Regency O’Hare

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Time for another snapshot - this time exploring the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, IL 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 are bite-sized reviews that show you the basic product in some … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Thai Airways Airbus A380 taxing 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 a Thai Airways Airbus A380 taxing towards its gate at London Heathrow Terminal 2 after completing the long haul journey from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. Thai Airways operate a fleet of six Airbus A380 aircraft operating from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to key destinations in their network including … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (7th April – AIX Special)

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It's that time of the week again where we do a quick round-up on the news and events at Economy Class and Beyond. This week - we're focusing on stories from Aircraft Interiors Expo and the Passenger Experience Week - as well as our regular coverage And lost bags. To Fly, To Re-Flight. Orbis "See my future" Campaign Orbis get top billing this week, as their "See my … [Read more...]

Canon EOS R Long Term Review: Studio Photography Life

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Studio Photography Life Canon EOS R Long Term Review In this series: Introducing the Canon EOS R City and Street Photography in Brussels Urban Exploration with a Model (featuring the RotoLight NEO II) Aviation Photography in Manchester Night time Model Photography The British Airways BOAC Boeing 747-400 Living pains with the EOS R Studio … [Read more...]

Orbis “See My Future” Campaign

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I'm turning this post over to Orbis for their charity campaign "See my Future". Orbis - as some of you will know is famous for their Flying Eye Hospital, are in the process of running their See My Future appeal. For three months, until 23rd June, all public donations to the appeal will be doubled by the UK government. I'll let them take over from here In many … [Read more...]

The Curse of AIX is strong this year. Too strong for me…

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Amongst some of the writing community who descend on Aircraft Interiors Expo, there is a thing that we call "The Curse of AIX", which applies to us either travelling to or from the exhibition It started jokingly - but it's turning more and more real each year. It varies forgetting a passport, people delayed, or stuck in airports over night, rerouted, broken luggage and so … [Read more...]

AIX19: Recaro score their first win for the SL3710 with TAP Portugal

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The recently launched Recaro SL3710 Economy Seat has already picked up its first customer for the type - and it's TAP Portugal The partnership between Recaro and TAP Portugal one has been one of some years, with Recaro now the preferred seat supplier for TA Portugal new fleet of 25 Airbus A320/A321’s. The new aircraft will be configured with a mixture of BL3710 seats … [Read more...]

AIX19: SunExpress to carry InflightVR

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More news from the floor of Aircraft Interiors Expo, where SunExpress is taking Virtual Reality to the sky - with them partnering with InflightVR Sun Express's Nicole Jung Senior Manager Product and Services and Raphael Baumann Chief Commercial Officer of InflightVR The InflightVR product will fly on from the end of May onwards on flights departing from Antalya. The … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to drop the Flying Lady, Welcomes new flying icons

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Virgin Atlantic for many years has had the flying lady on the nose... and sometimes the back of the plane. The Flying Lady/Birthday girl - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The original design inspired by Alberto Vargas in the 1930s and 1940s. However, times have changed. And it's time to welcome the Flying Icons that promote inclusion and diversification. And there's a … [Read more...]