It’s that time of the week, where we take a look back and the whys and wherefores of the passenger experience and aviation world in Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond.
Continuing the “Photos from Birmingham theme thing I seem to be doing, Birmingham celebrates Pride this weekend. This message from Amnesty International sums a lot up – LOVE IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
News I didn’t cover
- Airbus Innovation Days. Strangely, my invite for this got lost. I wonder why.
- Niki Lauder – who as well as an impressive racing career was a passionate aviation businessman – who ran LaudaAir, Niki and LaudaMotion at various points. passed away on Tuesday. FlightGlobal has an excellent look back at his aviation work
- Avianca Brazil is in all sorts of pain. Expect more fireworks
Passenger Experience
- UK ePasssport Gates open up to more seven nationalities from 20th May 2019 – Entering the United Kingdom gets a lot easier for seven nationalities. But let’s hope the ePassport infrastucure can keep up…
- Japan Airlines first Airbus A350 takes to the air – Another new operators A350 takes to the skies for the first time
- Volaris selects Recaro SL3510 seats – More slimline seats on their way to Volaris
- First new Lufthansa A321neo rolls out with Geven seating – Yes, the age of 29″ seating is here. Its not horrible, but its here.
Routes and Networks
Virgin Atlantic to return to Mumbai – Operators are racing the fill some of the capacity that Jet Airways left behind.
New Aircraft News and Deliveries
- Ryanair delays Boeing 737 MAX entry into service – If you’re surprised, press one.
- Airbus extends the range of the A220 family – Airbus added another 450 nautical miles and new possibilities with the A220 family.
- Delta takes delivery of its first A330-900neo – And the first delivery is off to North America
Storage Review and Walkthrough
I’m starting a new series on Storage, and my new storage solution. And it’s an interesting dive into storage technology. Well. Maybe.
Bank Holiday Rail Works
- No Piccadilly Line underground to Heathrow Airport this weekend – Because you needed an excuse to take TfL Rail/Heathrow Express into London, didn’t you?
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
I’m still hunting for the right summer fare for my trip out, as well as a quick break to Helsinki (there are reasons… but mainly as I need a break from the office shortly).. But I’ll be keeping tabs on the world of passenger experience new aircraft deliveries.
Until we catch up again, stay safe!
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