Economy Class & Beyond

Qatar Airways stregthens European services for Winter

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Whilst winter is here, Qatar Airways is in the process of strengthening services to Europe from December 2019. Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Three services are getting upgrades (or downgrades depending on your view) Stockholm (Sweden) - Scales from an Airbus A350-900 to a Boeing 777-300ER Manchester … [Read more...]

Long Way Home – Back to O’Hare, the Air France-KLM lounge

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Back to O'Hare, the Air France-KLM lounge - Long Way Home In this adventure: I’ve got to stop looking at odd routings and thinking they’re good ideas Sleep? What’s that concept? Off to Heathrow T3 Lounging around Heathrow T3 AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare The Hyatt Regency O’Hare The Nutella Cafe Fooding Around … [Read more...]

SAS Eurobonus to offer *LIFETIME* Gold Status

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Sometimes, it feels loyalty is  a one way street with an airline or group. You fly them, and you get a pittance in miles some days. Other days, it can feel that loyalty can pay, with reasonable redemptions and recognition. Scandinavian Airlines Eurobonus is to introduce a change to the scheme - offering Gold for Life. SAS Eurobonus cards - Image, Scandinavian … [Read more...]

IHG offers up to 80% bonus on purchased points

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If you're running short of IHG hotel points - good news - it seems they're running an 80% bonus on purchases of 5000 points or over You'll need to sign into your account at https://storefront.points.com/IHG-rewards-club/en-US/buy?irgwc=1 (IHG uses Points.com as its front-end). Once signed in, you can select the amont you want To take advantage, you'll need to buy a … [Read more...]

Long Way Home – From the Canon 6D to the EOS R

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From the Canon 6D to the EOS R - Long Way Home In this adventure: I’ve got to stop looking at odd routings and thinking they’re good ideas Sleep? What’s that concept? Off to Heathrow T3 Lounging around Heathrow T3 AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare The Hyatt Regency O’Hare The Nutella Cafe Fooding Around Chicago … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Midland International Airbus A330-200 at Chicago O’Hare International

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It's Sunday again (and it's my birthday too), so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we go back in time a bit because 1) I want to and 2) this is one of my favourite images I've shot). This week, we have a British Midland International Airbus A330-200 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Terminal 5 - as it is prepared for the transatlantic hop back to … [Read more...]

Last week on Economy Class and Beyond (9th December)

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It's that time of the week again where we peer back through some of the happenings in the odd world of aviation and beyond. Passenger Experience United Airlines puts Premium Plus on sale - The airline finally joins the premium economy bandwagon LOT Polish Airlines to refit Boeing 737-800s with Recaro BL3710 Seats- another great move for a good seat. American … [Read more...]

Avolon Leasing signs for 100 more A320neo family aircraft

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Lessors sometime don't get the press they deserve in aviation terms - least of all, you'll more than likely never see a plane in their own colours - rather in the colours of a customer. However, they are some of the biggest customers of planes - with Avolon Leasing of Dublin firming up an order with Airbus for order for 75 A320neo and 25 A321neo … [Read more...]

Long Way Home – Fooding around Chicago

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Fooding around Chicago - Long Way Home In this adventure: I’ve got to stop looking at odd routings and thinking they’re good ideas Sleep? What’s that concept? Off to Heathrow T3 Lounging around Heathrow T3 AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare The Hyatt Regency O’Hare The Nutella Cafe Fooding Around Chicago The Canon … [Read more...]