Economy Class & Beyond

Growing Old In Style – Cathay Pacific’s “The Pier”

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Growing old in Style - Cathay Pacific's "The Pier" Index: 40.. wait? You're 40??? Off to Heathrow with National Express Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge) CX376 Düsseldorf Airport to Hong … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – ANA Boeing 737-700

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, queuing up for departure at Hong Kong International Airport is an ANA Boeing 737-700 as it prepares to depart Hong Kong and back to Japan. ANA operate a fleet nine Boeing 737-700s (the smaller version of the Boeing 737 Next Gen family - only the -600 is smaller), used mainly in domestic … [Read more...]

Growing Old In Style – Back to Hong Kong International Airport

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Growing old in Style - Back to Hong Kong International Airport Index: 40.. wait? You're 40??? Off to Heathrow with National Express Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge) CX376 Düsseldorf … [Read more...]

IndiGo takes delivery of its first A320neo

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Whilst Qatar Airways dillies and dallies over its A320neo order - other airlines have gone ahead and taken delivery of their first A320neo aircraft. First up was Lufthansa - and now one of the biggest airline that has ordered A320neo aircraft takes delivery of their first A320neo. Step forward IndiGo of India. Indigo Airbus A320neo - Image, Airbus As well as being … [Read more...]

Austrian Airlines to launch Hong Kong Service

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Austrian Airlines are extending their reach with a new service being launched to Hong Kong. Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200 © Austrian Airlines Group - Source Austrian Airline Flickr Feed The new service will be the third service to China that  Austrian Airlines have added to their network (the others being Beijing and Shanghai. Austrian Airlines will operate the … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways goes route mad – 14 new/resumed destinations announced

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Qatar Airways seems to have gone new route mad, with an announcement of a bundle of new routes. Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER at Hamad International Airport, Doha - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The headline grabber (in the containing battle of who has the longest route... although this battle could be compared to who has the biggest... oh I'm not going there...) is … [Read more...]

Need to hire a Corporate Jet? Ask Ryanair!

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So you want to hire a jet for an event... BMI Regional can help you if you have 45ish people with a little Embraer E-145. However, for some - size does matter. So you would look towards something a little larger. Thankfully, Ryanair is here to help! Yes. We are talking about the same Ryanair that does low cost carrier activities. The insides of the corporate jet however are … [Read more...]

United Airlines pencils in 2018 as the end of the line for their 747 fleet

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Two bits of fleet news that have been under the radar. First up - United Airlines will be planning to retire their Boeing 747-400 fleet in 2018 after years of sterling service. Boeing 747-400 in Classic United White and Blue... and flaking paint - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. For some frequent flyers, there will be some tears of sorrow (especially those in love … [Read more...]