Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus gains certification for the A321LR

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Another day, and another certification - this time for the long-range variant of the Airbus A321neo - the A321LR. Both the European Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration have signed the type off for serial production This change will allow the A321LR to fly up to 4,000nm (4603 miles) with 206 passengers and three additional centre tanks, … [Read more...]

Primera Air collapses – crew and passengers stranded

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UPDATED TO INLCUDE RESCUE FARE INFORMATION BY NORWEGIAN  In news that broke yesterday afternoon, before developing into the full story, Primera Air has collapsed, and has suspended services as of 2nd October 2018. In the press released that followed, it became clear that Primera Air had some serious problems, with issues with one aircraft, late delivery of the … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways scales up – swaps to larger A350-1000’s

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It seems Qatar Airways needs capacity, with the airline swapping five of its upcoming Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the larger A350-1000 Qatar Airways A350-1000 in flight - Image, Airbus The A350-1000 is 7 meters longer than the A350-900, with space for 44 more seats in an A350-1000. In addition, the plane flies with the QSuite Business Class product. On the … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Lufthansa 424 Munich to Boston in Premium Economy

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Time for another snapshot, this time focusing on the on the Lufthansa 424 - operating Lufthansa's Flying Lab. 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 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Celebrating 50 years of the Boeing 747

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we celebrate 50 years since the rollout of the Boeing 747 with some of the Boeing 747's I've captured at Economy Class and Beyond. Qantas Boeing 747-400 serving JFK - a week before they were removed from service Air Bridge Cargo Boeing 747-8F at Amsterdam Schiphol.   Atlas Air … [Read more...]

Is it possible to have a bad currywurst in Germany?

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... amazingly, the answer to this is yes. Let's be honest - a currywust is a stable of Germany. Be it in an Imbiss at a rail station, on the street or so on. And normally - they're varying between passable and good. However, in my travels... I've never encountered a bad curreywurst in my travels. Until now. Ladies, Gentlemen and Frequent Flyers of all persuasions, I give you … [Read more...]

What you missed this week at the Economy Class and Beyond

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It's been a busy week at Economy Class and Beyond (to put it bluntly!). I've been out and about, on flying labs and the APEX Expo. And a lot has gone on this week, with lots of announcements and some interesting routing and mileage opportunities - as well as things that'll impact you in the coming year. Here's your handy cut-out-and-keep guide to what we covered in the last … [Read more...]

Lufthansa group goes shopping – comes out with more A320 family aircraft

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Lufthansa Group has been to the shops again, and have converted options into orders with Airbus - and Swiss International Airlines being a big beneficiary. Lufthansa Airbus A320neo - Image, Lufthansa Group The group is converting 24 A320neo and 3 A321neo's options into additional aircraft for the group fleet. This takes the number of A320neo family aircraft to 149, … [Read more...]

Also a rooftop bar: Air France converts more routes to Joon

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Everyone's favourite airline that that is also a Roof-Top bar earlier this week gained a six more routes off Air France, with four short-haul and two long haul routes switching to Joon. Joon Airbus A320 - Image, Joon via Twitter Joon will operate four new short-haul routes including: Prague ( Czech Republic) with 3 flights a day Madrid (Spain) with 6 … [Read more...]