Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus BelugaXL begins to take shape

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In odd and weird planes in the air, Airbus's Beluga does take a lot of beating. It's next generation variant - the BelugaXL is currently being built in Toulouse, with Airbus releasing a picture of it today. Airbus BelugaXL - Vertical tailplane being fitted  - Image, Airbus As  you can see, the BelugaXL is looking more like... well... a very outsized plane than a … [Read more...]

The top ten remaining operators of the Boeing 747

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For some, an end of an era occurred this week when United Airlines flew their Boeing 747 for the last time. United Airlines Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow before it was retired - Image, Economy Class and Beyond With Delta Air Lines fast behind them in withdrawing the type... who is left flying the type in passenger service? Well there's good news - or bad … [Read more...]

It’s all going Joon – first plane in the paint shop

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Well the first Joon by Air France plane has entered the paint shop. Does it look boring? Is it a shade of blue? Does it look like the printer got stuck when printing the logo? Or is it more eurowhite with blue? Let's have a look. merci au syndicat AF de poster une des 1eres photos @weflyjoon #joon @AvgeeksFR @flight_report @zeTravelersClub https://t.co/Bgobz2u02F … [Read more...]

The end of the ambient snack basket pass? Possibly.

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Most of you commented and saw my disgust at British Airways attempt at a second service. But for those of you who need a reminder of an "ambient snack  basket pass" content looks like,  see the image below. As shot aboard BA295 - London to Chicago, a 8 hour 40 minute segment.  Well, there's been some movement it seems at World Travel Market 2017 in … [Read more...]

It’s more than a little hectic… (Slow blog posts for a while)

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Good afternoon from Economy Class and Beyond towers, where currently - my best friend in the world is this. Oh iStorage DiskAssur. Let me count the ways I hate thee. Things are a little more than hectic here, as I'm buried knee-deep in a project at the moment that is taking away a lot of my time - to the point where I'm working a stupid amount of hours in the day, and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss Airbus A320 at Hamburg Airport

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week we have a Swiss Airbus A320 awaiting pushback at Hamburg Airport, as it prepares for the short trip back to Zürich Airport. Swiss operate an active fleet of 21 Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline also operates the shorter A319 and the larger A321 on short to medium haul routes across Europe and … [Read more...]

100 Up: Emirates takes delivery of it’s 100th Airbus A380

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In the aviation industry - big numbers are a thing. Well, Emirates and Airbus are celebrating a big number - with the 100th delivery of an Airbus A380 to the airline today. 100th A380 featuring the Year of Zayed livery - Image, Airbus.  The 100th aircraft was handed over to Emirates at Airbus's Hamburg facility, and is painted in a special livery celebrating late Sheikh … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines new A380 seats… in economy class

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There's plenty of press regarding the new Singapore Airlines Business and First Class Products. And as usual - nothing in Economy Class. Well, at Economy Class and Beyond we like to look at economy seats too. So lets take a deep dive into them. Dr. Mark Hiller, Chief Executive Officer Recaro aircraft Seating and Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to send an A350 to Tokyo

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German flag carrier Lufthansa is changing its Munich to Tokyo Haneda service in December - bringing its newest aircraft, the Airbus A350 onto the route. Lufthansa A350 - Image, Lufthansa/Airbus The swap over commences on the 1st December 2017, and is scheduled until the end of the winter timetable on 24th March 2018. The plane will replace the existing Airbus … [Read more...]

American Airlines signs for an extra 10 Embraer E175

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It seems Embraer has scored some extra aircraft, with the airframer to build another 10 aircraft for American Airlines. American Airlines Embraer E175 at Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond American will configure them as their other E175s are configured - in a 2 and half class configuration, split by 12 First Class, 20 Main Cabin Extra and 44 Main Cabin … [Read more...]