Economy Class & Beyond

Boeing vs Bombardier: US Department of Commerce proposes to charge a 220% tariff on CSeries Aircraft

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It seems the battle between Boeing and Bombardier over the subsides on the CSeries has taken a turn for the ugly - with the US Department of Commence proposing to charge a tariff of 219.63% per CSeries sale to an US Carrier - in effect trebling the price of acquiring a CSeries aircraft. Bombardier CSeries landing in the sunset - Image, Bombardier The root of the … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic boosts capacity for Summer 2018

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As we glide into autumn, airlines are deep in planning for 2018. Virgin Atlantic is increasing capacity out of Manchester Airport to the USA for the Summer 2018 timetable. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 landing at Manchester Airport (along with a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taxing) - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Virgin Atlantic will be deploying a Boeing 747-400 on certain … [Read more...]

It’s all so Joon! Launch destinations annouced

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Joon - the airline that had a diarrhea of a press release (Or shall we call it the low-cost end of Air France... yes, lets) have confirmed their first set of destinations, as well as start-up date. The airline is planning to head to: Barcelona - 51 flights a week Berlin - 37 flights a week Lisbon - 28 flights a week Porto - 3 flights a week Lead-in … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Batik Air Malaysia Boeing 737 MAX 8 at KLIA

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, parked up at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is a Batik Air Malaysia  Boeing 737 MAX 8. Batik Air Malaysia (part of the Lion Air Group) currently have this singular example (9M-LRD) in the fleet. Lion Air itself has taken deliver three of the new generation of Boeing 737 MAX 8 … [Read more...]

It’s been Premium Week at Economy Class and Beyond…

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... and if you've missed out... well - here's your chance to catch up! I've been uploading trip report segments in a manner this week for your enjoyment as I do premium travel. And yes - I do premium travel occasionally (and on my own coin I should add). One of the points of Economy Class and Beyond is to explore the Economy Class experience, and Beyond into other … [Read more...]

Uber’s licence to operate in London pulled

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Transport for London has been investigating Uber for some time, and when asked by the ride sharing platform to renew its licence - TfL declined. The operating licence will not be renewed after 30th September 2017. In Transport for London's decision, Uber London Limited has been deemed as  "not fit and proper" to hold a private hire operator licence. It judged that … [Read more...]

Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – Qatar Airways – BUSINESS CLASS – QR944 Doha to Singapore

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QR944 Hamad International Airport, Doha to Singapore Changi in Business Class with Qatar Airways - part of Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Contents Seriously - Take a holiday! Morning Manoeuvres in the dark, Terminal 5 and Galleries South BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) Exploring Stockholm on the cheap (Travel … [Read more...]