As the nights draw in a little earlier, and the summer dreams turn into autumn plans, it’s time to look back as we close out September and head into October.
Yep – it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Of sunnier evenings. Heading towards Centenary Square through Paradise, with the Hall of Memory in front
New Aircraft News
- Air Canada shops for more Boeing 787-10 aircraft – 30 Boeing 787-10s on the way
- Air France-KLM Group signs for additional Airbus A350 aircraft – 5o firm, options for 40 more
- Cathay Group formally signs for 32 Airbus A320neo family aircraft – And someone signed the order at Cathay HQ.
Passenger Experience
- Transavia to offer inflight ordering, with purchasable IFE – Powered by AirFi.
- Lufthansa to refit cabins in some of their A320 fleet – Larger overhead bins, seats with USB Power and IFE tray tables inbound for… 38 of the Lufthansa A320 fleet.
- Emirates extends its Premium Economy operations to São Paulo and Tokyo-Narita – Bigger seats for a slightly higher price on the way to more destinations
- KLM opens two Crown Lounges in North America – Some new choices in Houston and Toronto
The Business of Aviation
- Southampton Airport opens its runway extension – maybe this will get airlines with larger aircraft to visit…
- Gatwick Airport imposes temporary movement limits – We’ll have to see if this stretches into next week.
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
I’ve got work to do in the background – so there might be a bit of peace and quiet, as I try to massage a fare down a little for a classic Tier Point run.
However, once I surface from fighting a fare engine or five, there might be an end-of-year adventure coming up. We’ll have to see.
On top of that when I do come up for air, I’ll have news, views, thoughts and my usual spin on the world. As well as plenty of misspelt headlines.
Until then, Happy Landings!
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