Economy Class & Beyond

Media reports say Virgin Atlantic is after FlyBe…

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Last night, Sky News began reporting that Virgin Atlantic was eyeing up a takeover bid struggling carrier Flybe. FlyBe Dash 8 Q400 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  And I'm going to be blunt - this has shades of awful in it.  It's about the networks. And how they hardly touch each other Why? Virgin Atlantic struggled with its Little Red … [Read more...]

APEX Expo and the Lufthansa Flying Lab – The joy of Frankfurt Airport

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The joy of Frankfurt Airport - APEX Expo and The Lufthansa Flying Lab  In this adventure A call from Germany Off to Heathrow T2. Wait. Terminal 2?? LH2473 London Heathrow to Munich Airport Exploring innovation on the ground at Munich Airport LH424 Munich to Boston with Lufthansa and Recaro Aircraft Seating Into Boston, The Holiday Inn Bunker Hill … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways offering up to Quadruple Privilege Club Qmiles!

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It seems the Black Friday/Cyber Monday bug is in full swing, with Qatar Airways offering lots of bonus points. Oh yes - there's also a sale going on. But you guessed that... For Economy flyers you can earn up to 3x the QMiles you would normally earn. Business and First Class passengers can earn up to 4x QMiles. To earn the miles, you will need to book via the … [Read more...]

CDG Express operator confirmed… as are the ticket costs…

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The move to CDG Express operation (that will connect Paris Gare de l'Est to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport) took a major step forward with Keolis and RATP Dev being tapped to operate the service as part of the Hello Paris consortium. The move was announced by the French Ministry of Sustainable Development. The home of the new CDG Express? Paris CDG T2 station - Image, … [Read more...]

EasyJet converts 17 options into Airbus A320neo aircraft

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EasyJet continues to have confidence in the Airbus A320neo programme, with the airline converting 17 held options into orders. EasyJet Airbus A320neo - Image, Airbus The conversion of the options to orders will allow Airbus to continue deliveries to EasyJet through to 2023. The airline now holds orders for 147 A320neo family aircraft - 30 of which are the … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways up-gauges Frankfurt route to A380 operations

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It seems Frankfurt is still a busy destination for Qatar Airways - busy enough for the airline to covert one of its daily operations to use an Airbus A380. Qatar Airways Airbus A380 at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline will be converting its  QR067/068 pair (operating the morning Doha-Frankfurt / evening Frankfurt-Doha service) from a … [Read more...]

APEX Expo and The Lufthansa Flying Lab – Back to Boston Airport

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Back to Boston Airport - APEX Expo and The Lufthansa Flying Lab In this adventure A call from Germany Off to Heathrow T2. Wait. Terminal 2?? LH2473 London Heathrow to Munich Airport Exploring innovation on the ground at Munich Airport LH424 Munich to Boston with Lufthansa and Recaro Aircraft Seating Into Boston, The Holiday Inn Bunker Hill … [Read more...]

Jeju Air signs for up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

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It seems the appetite for the Boeing 737 MAX isn't slowing down, with Jeju Air of South Korea placing an order today. The order calls for an order of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with options for a further 10 - a total of up to 50 aircraft. At list prices, the order is worth up to US$5.9 billion. Jeju Air is a low-cost carrier, based out of Jeju Island. The airline … [Read more...]

Also a rooftop bar: Joon to introduce “CosyJoon” family seats

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The airline that professes to being a Rooftop Bar is at it again - with Joon announcing  "CosyJoon" family seating aboard their Airbus A340 fleet It seems Joon has implemented a variant of the Skycouch products aboard it's Airbus A340-300 fleet, The CosyJoon seats are located on the 4 seats in the middle of rows 33 to 36. The seats are aimed at families as opposed to … [Read more...]