Economy Class & Beyond

APEX EXPO: Thales Avant IFE to fly on the net set of American Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft

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Live from the show floor, American Airlines will be having their next set of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners fitted out with that Thales AVANT IFE System Thales Avant IFE system installed an American Airlines Airbus A321 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The next set of American Airlines Boeing 787-8s will enter service in 2020, and follows the installation of Thales Avant on … [Read more...]

APEX EXPO: AeroMexico signs ViaSat for connectivity aboard its Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

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More news from APEX Expo, with AeroMexico deploying Viasat's in-flight Internet system on the airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The Viasat coverage map - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Wifi sytem will be deployed as a line-fit (factory fitted option). This will be installed on 18 of the AeroMexico fleet, with an option to install to up to 60 aircraft.  This will tap … [Read more...]

APEX EXPO: Aer Lingus to refresh and rebrand – free* Wifi coming

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With Montreal announced as the first Aer Lingus A321LR destination, there's a bit of news from APEX Expo today in regards to the plane and on-board features. First up is passenger amenities and there's good news in economy class - where passengers get free Wi-FI. All 20mb of it. Stephen Kavanagh On the performance of Aer Lignus - Image, Econony Class and Beyond … [Read more...]

What turns a plane into a flying lab (aboard The Lufthansa Flying Lab)

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Turning an in-service aeroplane into a flying laboratory can be a challenge. How do you turn a plane into one? Well, there's a lot of planning to turn an aeroplane into a lab. And there's a lot of cabling to start with. In terms of studio space, there isn't a lot - with the galley and the aft business class section being converted into a studio … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A380 “Munich” at Munich Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, waiting at the gate for its next long haul departure is a Lufthansa Airbus A380 at Munich Airport (and also named "Munich"). Lufthansa operate a fleet of 14 Airbus A380 aircraft, with nine of the fleet based at Frankfurt-am-Main, and five based at Munich AIrport. These operate on long haul services … [Read more...]

The joy of work… and onto interesting innovations

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Some who know me, will know that I've been directing my energies elsewhere recently. Be it the joy of data migration, working out Toshiba builds a Zero Client laptop. Oh, and an office move. And that's scratching the surface of my life. But today, I'm off on a press trip. The joy of two Virgin Voyagers first thing in the morning. Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Yes. A … [Read more...]

Qantas and Cathay Pacific agree Codeshares, Frequent Flyer Agreements

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In a thawing of relationship between Qantas and Cathay Pacific, have decided to offer codeshares on each others airlines. Qantas and Cathay Pacific Together - Image, Economy Class and Beyond 2018 Qantas will add is code onto Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon on 12 routes from Hong Kong, connecting Asia and India, whilst Cathay Pacific will add their code on 13 Australian … [Read more...]