Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (27th January)

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We're hitting the end of January already, and with evenings lightening up, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Colmore Row, Birmingham. It's been a quiet week on the blog front - primarily, I've been busy in the real world. I've also been spending far too long putting text to the screen in the evenings this week, trying to knock the trip report … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines 2663 Philadelphia to San Francisco International (Domestic Business Class)

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Let us move on to another Snapshot - this time focusing on the passenger experience onboard an American Airlines transcontinental Airbus A321neo in Business Class, between Philadelphia to San Francisco. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, we have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive … [Read more...]

Emirates further boosts Austrailian services

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Emirates continues to expand its operations out from Dubai to Austraila, with Brisbane and Perth getting service uplifts. The airline will upgrade its second daily flight EK430/431 between Dubai and Brisbane to an A380 starting from 1 October, along with adding a second daily service between Dubai and Perth operated by a Boeing 777-300ER starting from 1 … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Ryanair 669 Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport

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It's time for a new series of Snapshots, the first of which is with everyone's favourite low-cost carrier - Ryanair. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, we have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience, the small things… as well as the big things! … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group signs for a further 150 European Aviation Network installs

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Viasat and Lufthansa Group are building on their existing partnership, with Lufthansa Group signing to extend their European Aviation Network installs on their short-to-medium-haul fleet.  Some of the airlines having EAN installs - Image, Viasat/Lufthansa Group.  The installations will be across its Lufthansa, SWISS, and Austrian Airlines fleets – with the … [Read more...]

Air France to add Phoenix, AZ to its long haul network

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Air France is turning to North America for further network growth, with the airline planning to launch a new service to Phoenix, Arizona. Air France Boeing 787-9, Image, Air France The move comes after the airline announced it will resume flying to Minneapolis (Minnesota) as of 13th May 2024 and its planned service extension to Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) through … [Read more...]

Emirates to return the Airbus A380 to Vienna

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It's clear that this city means something to Emirates, with the airline planning to relaunch Airbus A380 services to Vienna. From 21st February until the end of the winter flight schedule (30th March 2024), flights EK127 and EK 128 which are currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will be upgraded to a three-class A380 aircraft, boosting capacity and adding … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus A321LR parked at Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Aer Lingus Airbus A321LR at Dublin Airport, preparing for a long-haul departure. Aer Lingus operates a fleet of eight Airbus A321LR in its fleet. The airline also operates the Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A330-300 in its long-haul operation. These connect Dublin and Ireland to … [Read more...]