Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates to operate all-A380 services to Manchester, Birmingham to have timetable changes

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Emirates is once again converting an operation to all-A380 operation - this time, the twice daily service between Dubai and Manchester UK will be operated with the double-decker superjumbo. Emirates Airbus A380 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Emirates currently operate two A380s to Manchester every day, along with a Boeing 777-300ER. This … [Read more...]

Delta begins to recovers from its IT outage… but what do we learn?

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Things are starting to head back to normality for Delta after the major IT outage they had that brought the airline to a halt today. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400ER "The Breast Cancer Foundation" at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond There's some interesting background on ArsTechnica, pointing to issues in a Delta data centre. 650 flights today have … [Read more...]

Delta check-in systems down world-wide

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It seems there's some major issues with Delta this morning with their check-in systems being affected world-wide. According to the airline: Due to a computer outage, flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights enroute are operating normally. — Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) August 8, 2016 Customers should check the status of their flight before … [Read more...]

Southern Railway goes out on strike – delays and cancellations expected

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The problems for Govia ThamesLink Railway continue to multiply with the Southern Rail lines are already suffering from a reduced timetable, are now suffering five days of strike action too. Southern Class 377 Electrostar arriving at Clapham Junction - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Southern Rail contains a rather important link for passengers trying to connect between … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – China Airlines Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, at the gate on a sunny morning is a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 as it prepares for the long journey back to Taipei in Taiwan. China Airlines of is the flag carrier of Republic of China (Taiwan) - not be confused with Air China - the flag carrier of China.  (Geo-Polotics was never my strong … [Read more...]

Etihad boosts A380 operations to London Heathrow

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Eithad is throwing its A380 into the mix on the Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow, with the majority of services to be operated by the Double-Decker Super-Jumbo plane from mid-November Etihad Airbus A380 in flight - Image, Etihad/Airbus Etihad currently operate two out of their three rotations between Abu Dhabi and London Heathrow with an A380 - the final rotation to change … [Read more...]

KLM to bring its World Business Class seats to their A330s

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KLM is continuing its internal refresh with the announcement that is its to refurbish its fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft with their latest World Business Class seat. KLM Airbus A330 in-flight - Image, KLM The re-fit of the new seat will be conducted during 2018, with the entire fleet being processed at that point. Currently, the new World Business Class seat is fitted … [Read more...]

Cebu Pacific adds an extra two Airbus A330s to its fleet

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Cebu Pacific are in the process of adding more long haul aircraft to their fleet, with the airline ordering two more Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Cebu Pacific Airbus A330-300 - Image, Airbus Currently, Cebu Pacific operate a fleet of six A330-300s, using them on destinations from the Philippines to the Middle East and Australia, as well as domestic and regional … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways digests more of IAG

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Qatar Airways is continuing its meal of IAG - the group that owns British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus - with an increase of its shareholding from 15.67% to 20.01%. Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline in the past announced it was interested in expanding its shareholding in IAG - and … [Read more...]

Jetstar Asia goes Singlish for a day! Confirm plus chop!

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Jetstar Asia earlier this year did a great April's Fool video about how it was going to introduce Singlish about its planes. Here's the video from it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaKz1yDJi5M Well.... it seems April Fools can sometimes turn into realities - as Jetstar Asia will be turning some its announcements into Singlish for a day on the 9th August Why? Apart … [Read more...]