Economy Class & Beyond

First Airbus A220 delivered to Delta

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A new day, and a new delivery, with the first Airbus A220-100 being delivered to Delta Air Lines. Image, Airbus. The Delta Airbus A220-100 (nee Bombardier C Series CS100), was handed over in a ceremony at Mirabel, Quebec, marking the first delivery of the type to a North American carrier. At the handover, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian stated   Image … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss Airbus A320 at Hamburg Airport

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week we have a Swiss Airbus A320 awaiting pushback at Hamburg Airport, as it prepares for the short trip back to Zürich Airport. Swiss operate an active fleet of 21 Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline also operates the shorter A319 and the larger A321 on short to medium haul routes across Europe and … [Read more...]

Airbus vs Boeing Space bin – who wins?

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The correct answer is as passengers - we all do. Good morning from the floor area Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 where I've been playing with overhead bins. Yes again. Why? Well apart from the satisfying sound of a lock clunking, it's good news the both major airframers are developing deeper bins. As airlines continue to pile on fees, or unbundle their posits, … [Read more...]

The First A330neo “Airspace by Airbus” customer is…

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TAP Portugal! Trey Urbhan (TAP Portugal) and François Caurdron (Airbus) - images Economy Class and Beyond.  Yesterday - Airbus revealed its Airspace by Airbus mockup which I revealed yesterday. Well today, the first customer of the cabin is TAP Portugal. TAP will also be first to fly the Airbus A330neo. They will be having the Airspace by Airbus … [Read more...]

Looking at the Airspace by Airbus A330neo cabin….

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Airbus revealed the mockup of its A330neo cabin today - branded as "Airspace by Airbus". Airbus it seems are continuing to innovate in the cabin space by making it a lot more friendly than cabin have been in the past - and to create a signature brand for the cabins that are upcoming for the A330neo series aircraft. So what doers the cabin look like? I'm at Aircraft … [Read more...]

Lufthansa A350s to operate from Munich

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Lufthansa has decided its base for its first Airbus A350 aircraft - and it won't be Frankfurt - rather it will be Munich. Lufthansa Airbus A350 - Rendering, Airbus The first 10 of the A350-900 fleet will be based in Munich, taking over the role of the Airbus A340-600s that currently operates out of the Lufthansa secondary hub from January 2017. The first destinations … [Read more...]

Psst? Wanna buy an Airbus aircraft?

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If you're rich, or a billionaire hell-bent on becoming a millionaire - then it's time to set up an airline. Airbus have released their price list for 2016. Expect eye-watering prices for these new planes... if you're paying out of your own pocket. Want an Airbus A350-900? That'll be US$308.1 million please... Yes, we accept cash. Pocket change if you're waiting for … [Read more...]

TAP Portugal goes shopping, comes away with new aircraft

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TAP Portgual is in the midst of change. With a partial sale of the airline to a consortium comprising of Azul Linhas Aéreas and Barraqueiro group (known as Atlantic Gateway), the future aircraft orders were always up for review. Now the review is complete, TAP Portugal has been shopping for 53 new aircraft. TAP Portugal will be ordering a mixture of single aisle and … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines launches the A350-900 ULR… but will it work?

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Singapore Airlines seemingly wants its non stop services between Singapore and the USA back. So much so - it has gone to Airbus for a variant of the Airbus A350-900 - dubbed the A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range). Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 ULR - Rendering, Airbus. From the pool of orders Singapore Airline has with Airbus for the A350-900, seven of them will be the … [Read more...]

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