Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday still, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week resting between duties at Hong Kong International Airport is a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400. Cathay Pacific this week flew its last Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft for the last time, with normal passenger service concluding on the 1st October 2016. Cathay Pacific operates a fleet of … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific waves goodbye to the Boeing 747-400

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For the passenger version of the Boeing 747 - the erstwhile Boeing 747-400 - more airlines are removing them from their fleets. Cathay Pacific formally closed its chapter on operating passenger Boeing 747-400s with a celebratory flyover of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, with 300 of its staff aboard on a charity flight. Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 conducting its last … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways splashes the cash – goes for 100 Boeing Aircraft

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It seems Qatar Airways still has the cash to splash - with the airline signing a Letter of Intent and committing order with Boeing today for up to 100 aircraft.   Let's look at the order part first. This will be for 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. For Qatar Airways, these aircraft are no strangers - the airline operates Boeing 777-300ERs … [Read more...]

Five Years on Boarding Area. Still going strong

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Five Years ago to this date, some content I wrote shifted from Blogger to Boarding Area. In those days, I was better known as GhettoIFE - me taking a very gentle poke at the In-Fight Entertainment Industry in my own unique way. Who remembers this then? Good olde GhettoIFE. Thank $deity that I changed that. And the name of the blog too.  Since the I've written... a lot … [Read more...]

Delta adds more European Services

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Some more announcements as Delta plans more services for 2017, with three new routes between the US and Europe. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER at New York JFK - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The routes are a mixture of new routes, and routes that are returning after a period of suspension. First up, the new route between Boston and Dublin. This will operate daily … [Read more...]

Lufthansa’s first A350 rolls out of the paint shop

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Let's go back to the Airbus A350, and in particular, we're going to look at Lufthansa's first A350 which rolled out of the paint shop. Airbus A350 rolling out - Image, Lufthansa/Airbus via Twitter Airbus A350 rolling out - Image, Lufthansa/Airbus via Twitter For those of you who are sharp eyed, you'll notice the plane as a French registration (this is so the plane can be … [Read more...]

British Airways and American Airlines compare themselves in Business

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Oh, you've got to love British Airways and their advertising - especially when the come out with stuff like this. https://youtu.be/WAxkWWP_3DY Ooooohkay. Now that video out of the way (although however signed it off needs to be taken away), there are little things to get out of the way. So in the video they've talked about: Fully flat seats Noise cancelling … [Read more...]

£15 discount Lufthansa flights? Ooh, go on.

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It's that time again where Lufthansa is throwing discount vouchers in the air, with £15 off Lufthansa flights. This time, Lufthansa is promoting Christmas markets in Germany. (Quit the moaning down the back - if I have to put up with Christmas adverts - everyone suffers). The airline is offering £15 off flights from the United Kingdom. Discount voucher … [Read more...]

Blog Admin: Yup, another slowdown coming…

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Greetings dear readers! Ready for a bit of boring blog admin? Of course you are! Things at Economy Class and Beyond have been variable this year due to a variety of factors (especially in March this year... which is another story I'll tell one day). This year, rather than focusing on my travels, I've focused on myself, and trying to develop myself (be it talking my way into … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qatar Airways Boeing 787 at Doha

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxing at its home of Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. Qatar Airways operate a fleet of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners in its fleet, connecting Doha to multiple destinations across the world. The 787s support the Boeing 777 fleet, the … [Read more...]