Economy Class & Beyond

Virgin Atlantic joins the Airbus A350-1000 club

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Virgin Atlantic is preparing to take delivery of their first Airbus A350-1000, with Airbus handing over the aircraft to the airline yesterday (Friday 9th August). In traditional style, the airline has named the aircraft Red Velvet and is registered G-VLUX. The aircraft will take its first flight between Toulouse and London Gatwick tonight as flight VS835P according to … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Scoot 604 Singapore to Bangkok

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Time for another snapshot -this time focusing on the passenger experience flying Scoot 604 between Singapore and Bangkok. 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 … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Off to Birmingham Airport – Donuts in Dublin

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Donuts in Dublin - Off to Birmingham Airprot In this fun day out Donuts in Dublin Off to BHX EI263 Birmingham to Dublin Airport Watching planes on the mound Back through the Irish Shopping Maze EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham What is this bus up to? Community is everything 5:30am The sound of the phone going off indicates it’s time to get my … [Read more...]

Wizz Air to launch new routes from Edinburgh

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Central European carrier Wizz Air continues its network expansion - this time launch four new routes from Edinburgh airport. Wizz Air Airbus A321 Birmingham Airport, Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new routes will serve Edinburgh to: Warsaw, Poland from 1st November, operates Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Lead-in price: £16.99 Gdańsk, Poland from 2nd … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Donuts in Dublin – Donuts on the Mound 3 with Aer Lingus

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Donuts in Dublin - Donuts on the Mound 3 with Aer Lingus In this fun day out Donuts in Dublin Off to BHX EI263 Birmingham to Dublin Airport Watching planes on the mound Back through the Irish Shopping Maze EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham What is this bus up to? Community is everything There’s one part of the #avgeek community I like - it’s how we … [Read more...]

Airbus opens its A220 final assembly line in Mobile AL

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Airbus continues its operational expansion at Mobile AL, with a final assembly line for the Airbus A220 opening at the site. The Airbus A220 final assembly Line, Mobile, AL - Image, Airbus With the first team of engineers trained on A220 manufacturing and final assembly after spending time in Mirabel, Quebec, the secondary line will have begun work (with Mirabel being … [Read more...]

Jazeera Airways to open Kuwait to London Gatwick route

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The Airbus A320neo family is opening new doors, with Jazeera Airways planing to launch a Kuwait to London Gatwick service. The Jazeera Airways map -- now with added London - Image, Jazeera Airways The airline will fly  a great circle distance of 2,893 nautical miles between the two cities. Services start on the 27th October 2019, and are available to book as of … [Read more...]

Swiss to add new long haul destinations

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Swiss International Air Lines are increasing their footprint out of its Zurich hub, with the introduction of two new services. Swiss Airbus A340 departing Zurich Airport - image, Economy Class and Beyond. Both Washington DC and Osaka will join the Swiss network as the airline adds further Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to its network. Swiss will introduce a … [Read more...]

Heathrow Strike – 5th August *SUSPENDED*, 6th August in the balance

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A late update, but it seems that Unite the Union - who is negotiating with Heathrow Airport in regards to the upcoming strikes put out a late statement. The strike on the 5th August has been suspended to allow talks with ACAS (The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service). Meanwhile the strike for the 6th August is currently still on at the time of writing. Unite … [Read more...]