Economy Class & Beyond
Farnborough Air Show 2026: Day 1 Digest – First Day Wins all around
It seems that with the Farnborough Air Show here, multiple orders and announcements have made it out of Southern England. So welcome to the Farnborough Air Show Digest.  For those new to a Daily Airshow Digest by Economy Class and Beyond, this is a quick look at announcements in Commercial...
Traveling For Miles
Qatar Airways keeps US flight cuts in place for winter 2026/27
Over the past week (or so) Qatar Airways has been updating its flight schedules for the coming Northern winter season (2026/27) and it looks like some of the cuts that we saw the airline make earlier in the year will be continuing on into next year.
{Tech} for Travel
BodyPark ATOM Review: AI Coaching for Travel Workouts
BodyPark ATOM Review: A hands-on look at real-time form correction, automatic rep counting and whether this pocket trainer suits regular travellers. The post BodyPark ATOM Review: AI Coaching for Travel Workouts appeared first on {Tech} for Travel.
Traveling For Miles
What, if anything, is Philippine Airlines planning?
This morning, at the Farnborough Airshow, Philippine Airlines ended a two-decade gap in its Boeing order book when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for up to twenty 787-10 Dreamliners. This is the airline's first Boeing order since 2007 and it opens up an interesting question.
Economy Class & Beyond
Emirates formally debutes Safran’s U-DREAM Headrest for Economy Class seats
As Economy Class and Beyond broke a couple of weeks ago, Emirates has confirmed it is rolling out the U-Dream headrest by Safran Seats as the launch customer. The U-Dream headrest is different from the current crop of four/six way headrests. It is a multi-way adjustable headrest designed to provide full...
Traveling For Miles
Which key credit cards offer hotel elite status?
 Frequent visitors to this site may have already seen our article covering hotel loyalty programs that offer lifetime elite status and our article that looks at whether or not lifetime elite status with hotel loyalty programs is a worthwhile thing to pursue, so a natural progression from those articles is...
Traveling For Miles
The Chase Sapphire Lounge in Dallas Fort Worth is now open
Chase has added another lounge to its growing Sapphire network, this time at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The lounge opened last week (on 16 July), it's one of the larger locations in the network, and it comes with a feature no other Chase Sapphire Lounge currently has.
Traveling For Miles
Emirates has built a neck pillow into its Economy Class seat
Emirates has announced what it's calling a “world first” for Economy Class, a new adjustable headrest that's already being fitted across parts of the fleet. It's called the U-Dream, and while the press release does its best to make this sound like a technological leap, what Emirates has actually done...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art Extra- Iberia Airbus A330-300 on final approach to Chicago O’Hare
It’s just about Sunday still, so it’s time for Airplane Art Extra, because you’ve all been good and your author is still awake. For this second post this evening, and for no reason at all related to any football-related tournaments, we have an Iberia Airbus A330-300 on final Approach to...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-9 lining up for Depature at Chicago O’Hare
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-9 lining up for departure at Chicago O’Hare as it prepares for the transatlantic hop back to its home base of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.  KLM operates a fleet...
Economondo
Flying the Boeing 747-400 for One Last Time: Frankfurt to Bengaluru with Lufhansa
Flying on what is probably my last ever Boeing 747-400 flight with Lufthansa
Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (18th July)
It’s the calm before the storm, as aircraft gather. It must mean next week it’s the Farnborough Air Show. And for those of us who are reading this on Saturday, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Trams going up and down Hill Street, Birmingham...
Economy Class & Beyond
Horsing Around? How one company moved 121 Mogolian Horses between Ulaanbaatar and Hanoi
Many delicate things are transported by air – be it humans, medicines, cargo, cars, or other live animals – including Horses. Chapman Freeborn Group has supported a specialist live-animal charter operation, moving 121 Mongolian horses between Ulaanbaatar and Hanoi. This was delivered through close collaboration between Chapman Freeborn’s Asia Pacific...
Economondo
A Quick Arabian Hop: Muscat to Dubai on an Oman Air Boeing 737 MAX
Join me on a short flight from Muscat to Dubai onboard a Boeing 737 MAX
Traveling For Miles
Is Lifetime Elite status with hotel programs worth aiming for?
We have already taken a look at which major hotel loyalty programs offer members the chance to earn lifetime elite status, and as that information leads to questions asking how worthwhile lifetime status is and if lifetime elite status is something that you should actively be trying to earn, an...
Traveling For Miles
The Hyatt & Air Canada Aeroplan partnership (great for some Aeroplan elites, useless for Hyatt elites)
The World of Hyatt and Aeroplan have announced a new partnership which allows members of the Aeroplan and WoH programs to earn, convert, and redeem points across both programs. In addition, we have status challenges that are live right now and we're told that there are other status challenges on...