Economy Class & Beyond

To Bubble, To Fly – English Sparking Wine to fly on British Airways

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We've had planes painted in retro paint jobs, marmite and now, British Airways launch their own English Sparking Wine. British Airways English Sparkling Wine - Image, British Airways The new sparkling wine will be from the 1st July 2019. It will be featured in British Airways First Class on long haul routes, as well as The Concorde Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5.  For … [Read more...]

Wizz Air adds six new routes out of Vienna and a sixth aircraft

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Wizz Air is expanding in the fight for Vienna airport, with the airline basing a sixth aircraft there - as well as adding six new routes. Wizz Air Airbus A321 Birmingham Airport, Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new routes will kick off during the winter 2019 season, with a sixth Airbus A321 joining the fleet based at Vienna International Airport The new routes … [Read more...]

Alstom unveils its HS2 Avelia train design

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Whilst High Speed 2 (HS2) causes more than a few political headaches, manufacturers are getting on with the process of unveiling designs for new trains. Alstom has revealed theirs today, as part of the Avelia high speed family of trains Alstom Avelia HS2 Train - Image, Alstom The design for the HS2 trains have some limitations - this design being the "Classic … [Read more...]

SAS to drop onboard tax-free sales

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It seems the mere mention of weight is enough for an airline to drop something (for example, single use plastic wrap on an amenity kit). SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) is acting in its own way to reduce weight on an aircraft - by dropping tax-free sales. SAS Airbus A340-300 taxing at Chicago O'Hare International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. SAS is playing the … [Read more...]

Delta launches new amentiy kits – with less plastic wrapping

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It's that season again - time to refresh your amenity kits. Delta Air Lines is kicking things off with a full refresh in all its long haul cabins.   Firstly, lets look at the business class kit, which feature a Tumi case and sleepmask, LE LABO amenities, sleep mask, and some rather nifty looking socks. The plastic wrapping that the kit has been delivered in … [Read more...]

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada takes to the skies

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With Longview Aviation taking over Bombardier's interest in the Dash8 programme, a name that has not been forgotten to return to the skies. Welcome De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Longview Aviation Capital Corp launched De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited. It's an important step as this organisation will operate the world-wide Dash 8 aircraft business. The launch … [Read more...]

LEVEL hits Two – and offers up to 50% off!

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The low-cost IAG long haul airline - LEVEL has passed two years old. And as such, it's got a sale on, with up to 50% discount on some of its long haul routes. Level Airbus A330-200 taking off - Image, LEVEL Different codes apply on different LEVEL routes to make life confusing than it needs to be; Using code HAPPY Boston-Barcelona: New York (JFK) … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Frankfurt Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Frankfurt Airport as it awaits its next international duty on a sunny summers day. Lufthansa operate a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-8i aircraft (the current iteration of the passenger Boeing 747 design), as well as 13 of the Boeing 747-400 in its long … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (2nd June)

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It's time to take a look back at the whys and wherefores of Passenger experience and some of the dalliances of the aviation world in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Continuing the series “Walking around Birmingham”,  we come to the outside of the Selfridges Building at The Bullring  with its "hubcaps" or dots on the outside. News I didn't … [Read more...]

TAP Air Portugal takes their A321LR Transatlantic

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TAP Air Portugal has taken its Airbus A321LR (the long-range variant of the Airbus A321neo) on a trip westbound - to Newark International Airport for its first Transatlantic flight. TAP's first A321LR readying for its first transatlantic flight - Image, TAP Air Portugal. https://twitter.com/tapairportugal/status/1134887326310686722 They become the first European carrier … [Read more...]