Economy Class & Beyond

Yup. It’s Eurovision time….

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It's been a busy week at Economy Class and Beyond towers, so normally I need a lot of bad music to relax to. Thankfully - it's that time where Europe comes together, and enjoy the Eurovision Song Contest. So, lets do the basics. This year, we're in Kiev (as Ukraine won last year). Here's there winning song by Jamala - … [Read more...]

Delta signs for another 30 Airbus A321s

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It seems Delta is spending a bit more money, this time buying 30 new Airbus A321 aircraft The follow-on order for 30 additional aircraft will be based on the current A321ceo (current engine option) version of the A321, powered by CFM56 engines. Delta has now ordered 112 A321 aircraft serving US domestic routes. The new planes will be fitted with the fuel-saving … [Read more...]

Pleasure and Business – The Intercontinental Magnificent Mile, Chicago

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Pleasure and Business - The Intercontinental Magnificent Mile, Chicago In this adventure... Pleasure and Business Mixing things together (again) Off to Heathrow Cathay Pacific Lounge and the American Airlines Lounges AA47 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare, Main Cabin Extra aboard a 787 US Immigration Adventures Intercontinental Chicago North Michigan … [Read more...]

Indigo turns to ATR for regional expansion

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A big order landed in the book of ATR, with an order for 50 ATR72-600 aircraft by Indigo of India. ATR 72-600 pre-series in New Corporate livery taking off from Francazal airport- Image, ATR. The order by IndiGo is for an order of 50 ATR 72-600 aircraft, with flexibility to reduce the order subject to certain conditions. IndiGo is planning a development of its … [Read more...]

Pleasure and Business – US Immigration Adventures

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Pleasure and Business - US Immigration Adventures In this adventure... Pleasure and Business Mixing things together (again) Off to Heathrow Cathay Pacific Lounge and the American Airlines Lounges AA47 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare, Main Cabin Extra aboard a 787 US Immigration Adventures Intercontinental Chicago North Michigan Avenue Deep Dish … [Read more...]

British Airways and onboard WiFi

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For those of you addicted to Internet connectivity, it seems British Airways is making its wireless project with GoGo a bit of a Gogo, with  initial pricing released. British Airways Boeing 777-200 taxing and Boeing 747-400s at Heathrow (sans WiFi domes) Image, Economy Class and Beyond Gogo is installing its 2Ku product aboard British Airways long haul fleet, and with … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Frankfurt

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - taxing around its home base of Frankfurt Airport at is prepares to depart on a long haul journey is a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-8i aircraft (the latest iteration of the Boeing 747 family), with 17 painted in normal Lufthansa house colours. One is … [Read more...]

One week later: How did my SSD Upgrade go?

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Last week, I got busy with a screwdriver set and a SanDisk Ultra II Solid State Hard Disk (SSD). So, how hard was it to complete the upgrade on the MacBook Pro? The answer - not that bad - but I could had been more prepared. Getting the correct screw bits help (and it would help if the Torx screws on the hard disk were slightly looser). To start with, I downloaded … [Read more...]

Emirates cuts back Birmingham UK flights

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It seems there's a bit of softness in the Birmingham to Dubai link, with Emirates planning drop one of the three rotations from 1st September 2017 Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  At peak, the airline operated three times a day between Birmingham and Dubai using two Boeing 777-300ERs and a two-class Airbus … [Read more...]