Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (2nd December)

It’s Saturday again, and we’re pushing down the final month of the year. It’s also time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond 

Fine. I will submit Christmas street scenes for the next few weeks. As well as this hot mess on New Street in Birmingham on Saturday. 

Indirect Travel Fun

A little delayed this week due to matters beyond my control. Expect a lot next week

• The Canon EOS R50, A Quick Bench Test
• Rebuilding a Legacy: Central Camera Company
• Chicago Classics, Peaquod’s Pizza

Routes and Networks

• Etihad to bring its Airbus A380 back to New York – More uses for the A380
• ITA Airways to debut its mid-haul A321neo between Rome, London and Paris – When you can’t deploy an aircraft on its original route

New Aircraft News

• Porter Airlines signs for an additional Embraer E195-E2 aircraft – 75 in total on the way to Porter

Sustainability in the air

• Virgin Atlantic flies their 100% Sustainable Air Fuel Transatlantic flight – Publicity Stunt done. Now, the hard work – making every flight 100% SAF.

Loyalty

• Air France-KLM and Etihad announce a frequent flyer partnership – More chances to earn miles

Festive Fun

• SWISS kicks off its “LXmas” campaign – Well, there’s a little more than painting a ray dome red…

Rail

• Air France and SNCF Voyageurs add additional Train + Air services – More single-ticket options

Pretty Pictures

• British Airways Airbus A320 arriving at Geneva Airport

Next Week

One word. Spoliers. Look towards the weekend. Those who know will know that it’s coming up to a certain time of year. And they know what that means.

Otherwise, we’ll be wrapping up the Chicago trip report as well as other news, views and thoughts.

Until then, Happy Landings!