Economy Class & Beyond

SWISS to double its planned Airbus A350 fleet

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It seems Lufthansa Group is happy enough with SWISS International Air Lines that the airline is to double its incoming fleet. The first of the new aircraft - an Airbus A350-900 - is due to be received in summer 2025. Originally, the airline was allocated five of the type by Lufthansa Group. Another five have been allocated, doubling the planned fleet to 10 Airbus … [Read more...]

Avanti West Coast launches a low-alcohol beer for the festive season

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For those of you travelling during the festive period, Avanti West Coast has launched a new low-alcohol beer ‘Safety Thirst’. The beer is being launched as part of a safety campaign to help reduce customer accidents at stations and onboard trains during the festive period. Named “Safety Thirst”, the 0.5 percent pale ale, will be stocked onboard the intercity operator’s … [Read more...]

Emirates to launch their refurbished 777s to Vienna

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For Emirates, Vienna continues to mean something to them, as the airline plans to operate its refurbished Boeing 777-300ER fleet to the Austrian captial. Emirates will deploy its retrofitted Boeing Boeing 777 on flights EK125/126 between Dubai and Vienna starting on 3 January 2025. This will make Vienna the fourth city in the airline’s European network to receive its … [Read more...]

LEVEL obtains its own Air Operator Certificate

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IAG's "low-cost long haul" carrier LEVEL has taken a big step forward - with the airline obtaining its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). The LEVEL brand initially started operating flights under Iberia (and for a period Openskies). It's been seven years since LEVEL Started flying and it seems that the brand wants to develop its Barcelona network, whilst being more … [Read more...]

TAP Air Portugal lines up three new routes… one has more than a twist…

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It seems TAP Air Portugal is lining up some new routes for next year. Let's see where they are offering to send their passengers... with at least one surprise in the routes... Lisbon - Los AngelesThe new Lisbon to LA route will start on the 16th of May 2025, operating three times a week initially, then scaling to four times a week Planned operations are as follows: DEPART … [Read more...]

British Airways gears up for Christmas in the Air

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With Christmas approaching faster than you can say, "Oh heck, I need to start buying gifts," British Airways is adding its own festive touches—both on the ground and in the air. World Traveller Christmas offerings Long Haul Festivity Across all classes, specially designed headrest covers are being rolled out to bring a festive spirit to an aircraft. For those … [Read more...]

Icelandair takes delivery of its first Airbus A321LR

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Icelandair has done something new for the airline today - as it has become an Airbus operator, with the delivery of its first Airbus A321LR.  Icelandair Airbus A321LR (with a Beluga XL taking off in the background) - Image, Airbus The A321LR marks the first step in the airline’s fleet renewal, making it the newest Airbus operator. It is the first of four aircraft to be … [Read more...]