Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 at Helsinki

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It's Sunday again, and with me nearing some sense of normality (whatever that may be) - it must time for some more airplane art. This week, in the cold of a Finnish winter - is a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 fueling up at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport as it prepares for its next departure. Norwegian Air Shuttle currently operates 111 Boeing 737-800s in its fleet, … [Read more...]

A busy week for the Boeing 737 MAX family

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Editor's note: To say it's been one of those weeks would be akin to saying how would you like to spice your life up with Gastroenteritis and the side effects of it? I'm mostly recovered, but let's be honest, it's taken one heck of chunk out of me. We'll be back to normal next week... whatever passes for normal at Economy Class and Beyond.   It's been a busy week for … [Read more...]

Uber and Barclaycard launch “Take 10 rides, Get £15 off the 11th” offer

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For those of you with a Barclaycard in the UK, an interesting offer popped through my mailbox this week (yes, I'm waaaay behind on posts). The offer is pretty simple - Every 11th ride you charge to your Barclaycard, the ride is free up to the value of £15. To make this work, you will need to link your UK Barclaycard to your Uber account. Perhaps the best news is this … [Read more...]

The case of the vanishing Delta Boeing 747 routes

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As Delta continues to thin out its Boeing 747 operations, it appears that more routes are being converted away from the type. Delta Boeing 747-400 in flight - Image, Delta Air Lines Currently, Delta operates a singular route with the type - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Seoul Incheon. This operates as DL158/159. This route is scheduled to continue into … [Read more...]

EVA Air introduces another Sanrio plane featuring Bad Badtz-Maru…

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EVA Air is at it again at it with the launch of a new livery. And it seems they're reaching into the list of Sanrio friends, with Bad Badtz-Maru getting his own plane And of course, there's a pretty painted Airbus A330-300 to go with it. The plane - Image, EVA Air via FaceBook So, who is Bad Badtz-Maru? Bad Badtz-Maru is a male penguin with spiky hair. He has many … [Read more...]

Flying next for ANA – The Airbus A380 sea turtle

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With All Nippon Airlines (ANA) taking delivery of its first Airbus A380 in 2019, the airline has decided it needs a special livery for it. Behold - The ANA Sea Turtle A380!  The Sea Turtle in flight - Image - ANA/ Airbus Above right view Image - ANA/ Airbus The Flying Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle) was selected from a completion run by ANA. a symbol … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Thai Airways Airbus A330-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, a Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 is lining up on the piano keys at Hong Kong International Airport, as it prepares to return to its home base of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai Airways operate a fleet of 17 Airbus A330-300s, split into two configurations: 36 Business Class seats, 263 Economy … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Silver: Done

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Lets Tallinn that again! Silver: Done. In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you transit Helsinki … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Two trains, a Tube and a bus home

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Lets Tallinn that again! Two trains, a Tube and a bus home In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you … [Read more...]