Economy Class & Beyond

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...]

Eurowings dresses up for Halloween

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It's Halloween - and for some, it's time to put on a scary or spooky costume to go trick or treating in. Eurowings has decided to get into the action... and takes a swipe at another airline whilst doing so. Let's look at this classic example. Check out our spooky costume! Happy Hallowings! #Halloween pic.twitter.com/NvUYEDCnQw — Eurowings (@eurowings) October 31, … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 747-400 at Heathrow Airport

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It's Sunday again, and it's time for some more airplane art. This week - a rather bittersweet image for some - showing a United Airlines Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow Airport a few weeks ago, parked at Terminal 2 and waiting to return to the United States of America. United Airlines on Saturday flew one their last Boeing 747-400 out of London Heathrow - concluding … [Read more...]

Open Discussion: Help me decide my next camera

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Dear readers. It's that joyful time again. For a good few years, I've been using my Canon 6D - and it's been a wonderful workhorse that has served me for the past four years and a bit (it's been "live" since August 2013 as my primary camera). The Canon 6D with a 100-400L Series Lens. The beast of choice. It's shot weddings, portraits and countless aeroplane pictures … [Read more...]

Tschüss Air Berlin!

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Well, it's 27th October. And it's closing in on  D-Day for Air Berlin as the airline winds down and vanishes from the air, where we say Tschüss to the airline. Air Berlin Airbus A320 at Frankfurt - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The case of the airline is well-known now - it developed from a carrier that served the charter market in West Berlin, into a semi-low cost … [Read more...]

Lufthansa adds more European destinations for its Summer 2018

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Whilst the summer of 2017 is turning into a fading memory, Lufthansa is gearing up to offer new route for Summer 2018, with a selection of new route from Frankfurt and Munich. Lufthansa Airbus A320 with Sharklets arriving at Frankfurt - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Frankfurt will add Santorini, Menorca, Glasgow and Chișinău to its network, whilst Munich will adds Funchal … [Read more...]