Economy Class & Beyond

Ryanair to add a Toulouse Base

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Another day, another Ryanair base is to  open - this time in Toulouse, France. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 on final approach at Dublin - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The base will open in October 2019 as part of the winter timetable. It will host two Boeing 737-800 at the base, and open 11 destinations - adding a total of 20 routes from Toulouse. The new routes are … [Read more...]

airBaltic moves to remove Boeing 737 from its fleet

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airBaltic of Latvia is pushing ahead with its fleet rationalisation plan, with it the airline planning to end its Boeing 737 operations in Autumn 2019 - one year ahead of the initial withdrawal plan. airBaltic Airbus A220-300 - Imge, airBaltic. Currently, airBaltic is operating six Boeing 737-300 and two Boeing 737-500 aircraft, with the airline removing three Boeing … [Read more...]

Emirates to add Porto to its network

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Emirates continues its network expansion - this time targeting Porto in Portugal as a new destination. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER at Hamburg Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  This will be Emirates second destination in Portugal, and will be served four times a week from the 2nd July 2019, Planned operation of the route is as follows EK197 DEPART DXB 09:15 … [Read more...]

LoganAir picks up five ex BMI Regional Routes

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Loganair of Scotland will be picking up some of the routes that have been left behind after the failure of BMI Regional during the weekend. The airline will pick up the following routes out of Aberdeen and Newcastle: Aberdeen to Bristol (commences 4th March) Aberdeen to Oslo (commences 4th March) Aberdeen to Esbjerg (commences 4th March) Newcastle to … [Read more...]

A Closer look at the British Airways RetroJet (Airplane Art Extra)

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Earlier on today, I posted a bit of background and some pictures of the British Airways BOAC retrojet - The BOAC Boeing 747-400. Let's take a deeper dive in to the plane as it arrived at London Heathrow today. G-BYGC flew in from Dublin Airport after having its repaint completed there. It arrived at Heathrow at 10:24 local time. In the photo, note the Golden … [Read more...]

Iberia to trial in-flight Virtual Reality with InflightVR

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As we seek to continue to be entertained at 35,000ft, Iberia and InflightVR have teamed up to start a trial in Inflight's Virtual Reality offering aboard limited Iberia services, InflightVR aboard an Iberia Business Class seat - Image, InflightVR InflightVR aboard an Iberia Economy Class seat - Image, InflightVR The service will be offered by Iberia and Inflight … [Read more...]

Welcome back BOAC – British Airways 100th Anniversary and the BOAC Livery

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Today, G-BYGC has arrived back for the paint shop in Dublin, in a special livery to celebrate 100 years of British Airways. This plane will feature the colours of the British Overseas Airways Corporation - or BOAC British Airways BOAC Boeing 747-400 arriving at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond/Kevin Marshall Photography - further photos in the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aviation photography and the Canon EOS R

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Aviation photography and the Canon EOS R and the Canon 100-400L Series Lens Canon EOS R Long Term Review In this series: Introducing the Canon EOS R City and Street Photography in Brussels Urban Exploration with a Model (featuring the RotoLight NEO II) Aviation Photography in Manchester Night time Model Photography The British Airways BOAC Boeing … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (17th February)

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Another week has passed in the world, and there's been a fair bit going on (to say the least). And this has kept me going more often than not this week. Let's dive in and see what we covered last week on Economy Class and Beyond Airbus news Yes, the Pan-European aircraft manufacturer get their own segment this week. Airbus A380 production to end in 2021 - with … [Read more...]