Economy Class & Beyond

American fights back… joins in the Philadelphia to London tussle

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American Airlines appears to be fighting back after Delta announced their intention to operate a Philadelphia to London Heathrow service... with a second daily service to be operated by the airline. American Airlines Boeing 757-200 taxing at New York JFK Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The flight will be a daytime operation, operating daily on the following … [Read more...]

Airplane Art Extra: NokScoot’s first Boeing 777-200

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NokScoot - the new Low Cost Carrier operated as a joint venture between NokAir (partially owned by Thai Airways) and Scoot (a Singapore Airlines subsidiary) have rolled out their first Boeing 777 painted in the combined operation colours... And... well. It has of lots of Scoot's colour scheme, with Nok's painted bird nose cone. The full bird - Image via NokScoot's … [Read more...]

Delta to head from Philadelphia to London…

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It seems that there's going to be some competition on London and Philadelphia as a new competitor moves in the route - currently dominated by US Airways/American Airlines and British Airways. And that new carrier... is Delta. A Delta 767-300ER landing at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Delta will operate the route daily from 7th April 2015, based … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Plus and Beyond

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It's been a bit quiet at Economy Class and Beyond as I've spent the week getting ready and delivering presentations at Frequent Traveler University this weekend... but here's what I've covered this week: In airline news, Etihad got the approval by the European Commission to take over Alitalia. In new purchases, Delta has been busy, and turned to Airbus for its next … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airines Airbus A330-200

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting in the sun on a Frankfurt morning is an American Airlines Airbus A330-200 awaiting its next duty. Hold it? An American Airlines A330-200? As the merger continues, the new American is painting up its planes into the "new" American Airlines livery. This is but one of … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday: All Nippon Airways

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It's Saturday again, so please place your luggage in the overhead bin, bring your seat in the upright position, stow your tray table and fasten your keyboard as we go to this week's safety video. Yes, after a short break - Safety Video Saturday is back for a week. This week, we take a look at All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300 safety video - with more of the Inspiration of … [Read more...]

Cabin safety? The crew of LH953 have heard of it.

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Good morning from Frankfurt Airport.. Where I'm rather concerned about a major carrier today after the performance they put in. That carrier's in question: Lufthansa. We've all done boarding producers in the past - get on the plane, stow luggage, find seat, and sit in safety for the next few hours. And this is what I was expecting aboard LH953 from Birmingham to … [Read more...]

And so it comes to pass… Delta goes for Airbus A330neos and A350s

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In what could only be described as a blow to a certain US airframer, Delta is to turn to Airbus for its long haul fleet renewal, with a firm order for 50 long haul aircraft The order will be split down the middle with 25 orders for the Airbus A350-900s and 25 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft Airbus A350-900 Rendering, Image Airbus Airbus A330-900neo Rendering, Image … [Read more...]

UK24: A Visualisation of UK Air Traffic

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When flying into the UK and flying into one of the major hubs (such as Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester), it's not unusual to be put into a stack or seemingly go around the houses until you reach your destination. NATS have released previous visualisations of the traffic that flies into and above the UK - and have provided a tour of the United Kingdom - and what goes on during … [Read more...]