As we come to the end of the year, its time to look back at 2014 in the world of Economy Class and Beyond (and GhettoIFE), as I take a look at some of the events that have helped shape the year.
In the first of the reviews, I’m going to look between January and April
January
- Delta adds more 717 routes
- American Airlines decide on their new tail… something I’m still getting used to seeing it at airports.
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport continues its joke status, not to open in 2014 (and if we see movement in 2015 – that’ll be a miricale)
- Biman Bangladesh started its winddown plans for the DC-10. Something I’d get closer to than I belive
- Emirates fight over Dublin and goes toe-to-toe with Etihad
- Some oik stole my wallet in Paris.
- Rail stuck back by taking Ryanair on and winning in Italy
- Jet Airways increased capacity to Abu Dhabi
- British Airways introduces a better way to assign seats on codeshares
February
- The Bombadier CSeries was meeting performance expectations. Alas the programme didn’t know what was going to happen to it….
- EDreams did a periodic table of Airlines. I had a few issues with it.
- Virgin Atlantic finally pulled the plug on its long ailing Hong Kong to Sydney service.
- Jessica Ambats shows everyone how to get great air-to-air photography
- Silkair begins switching from Airbus to Boeing
- Virgin Atlantic tries Google Glass
- I warn the dangers of choosing points over quality… when it comes to flowers
- I go on BBC WM in Birmingham to talk about the Biman DC-10.
- Emirates head off to the Windy City
- Delta’s agents put through a flight without immigration clearance.
March
- Top of the list was the loss of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 which has yet to be found.
- Bombadier’s CSeries grow to to three aircraft
- Lufthansa prepared to introduce Premium Economy
- BA snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
- Airbus begun assembling the first A320neo
- ANA Orders aircraft from Airbus and Boeing
- US Airways joins oneworld
- SAS to start a Stavanger to Houston all business service.
Next: April through June!
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