Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Qantas Boeing 747-400 at New York JFK International

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, coming to the gate at New York JFK International is a Qantas Boeing 747-400 completing the long Sydney to New York JFK service, operating via Los Angeles International. Until recently, the Sydney - Los Angeles - New York JFK route was operated by the venerable Boeing 747-400. This changed on … [Read more...]

ANA’s first Airbus A380 breaks cover

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The latest Airbus A380 operator's plane broke cover. And it will be ANA (All Nippon Airways) who be taking delivery of their first A380. ANA's first Airbus A380 - Image, Airbus. The first plane has exited the final assembly line at Toulouse, pending ground tests. Once the ground tests are complete, the aircraft will have its first flight. Once this has been … [Read more...]

London Crossrail services – Delayed until Autumn 2019

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It seems the Delivery of the cross-London rail service - CrossRail (or what is formally known as The Elizabeth Line) has now been delayed until Autumn 2019 TfL Rail CrossRail train at London Liverpool Street station - image, Economy Class and Beyond According to CrossRail Ltd (who are delivering the line), the revised schedule is needed to complete the final … [Read more...]

Hong Kong High Speed Rail Link to China starts 23rd September

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On the 23rd September 2018, a new link will commence operations, connecting Hong Kong and China by a High Speed Rail Line. Hong Kong Kowloon West Terminal - Image, MTR Trains will operate from Hong Kong Kowloon West, through to Shenzhen and Guangzhou, which in turn will connect Hong Kong to China's high-speed rail network. MTR will operate the route for a concession … [Read more...]

Virgin Australia signs for the Boeing 737 MAX 10

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Virgin Australia are chopping and changing their orders with Boeing around, announcing they are to take ten Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft into their fleet. Virgin Australia Boeing 737 MAX 10 with Sydney in the background. Image - The Boeing Company The airline is converting ten orders for the 737 MAX 8 for the larger MAX 10 variant. This now splits the order by 30 737 MAX … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus to operate Dublin to London City Airport (with CityJet)

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It seems that adding more lines is the thing Aer Lingus want to do, and is planning to spin up a six times a day service between Dublin and London City Airport. The airline will operate the service with CityJet from the 28th October, with six services a day during the week, and a reduced frequency during the weekend. CityJet Avro RJ85 at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Aer Lingus EI273 – Birmingham to Dublin

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Time for a Snapshot - this week looking at the Passenger Experience on Aer Lingus between Birmingham Airport and Dublin 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...]

Airplane Art – LAN (LATAM) Chile Boeing 767-300ER at New York JFK

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It's Sunday again, and so it must be time for some airplane art. This week, sitting in the sun at New York JFK International Airport is a LAN Boeing 767-300ER (part of LATAM) waiting its next journey Three divisions of LATAM operate flights to New York JFK with LATAM Brazil serving São Paul, LATAM Chile serving Lima and Santiago de Chile and LATAM Ecuador serving … [Read more...]