Hello from just outside the Windy City. It’s that time of the week again when I collect the links of things I wrote, scramble them up and convert them into something human-readable.
Yes, it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Insert standard Chicago Photo here.
Polishing Silver
Time for the last segments from this trip report. I hope you enjoyed reading it, with the different passenger experiences encountered.
- BA836 London Heathrow to Dublin Airport (Club Europe)
- A Two-Hour Irish connection (featuring the Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Lounge)
- BA4469 Dublin Airport to London City Airport (CLUB EUROPE)
- Time to head home on the cheap
- Points in the Baa
Personal Travel views
- City lights (the joy of early morning travel) – Because posts written on a coach at 3:30 in the morning make the most sense.
Routes and Networks
- Virgin Atlantic and Kenya Airways launch a partnership agreement – closer ties with a Skyteam partner
New Aircraft News
- Japan Airlines signs for 42 new aircraft – including wide and narrowbodies – big wins for Airbus, some wins for Boeing
- Korean Air to sign for the Airbus A350 family – and future wins too, as Korean Airlines plays Pokemon Collector
Passenger Experience
- Cathay Pacific to work with “Louise” for French-based dining in the sky – let’s see if they can deliver on the promises.
- Air France to update its Embraer 190 interiors – with new seats
- SWISS to extend its chocolate partnership – More Frey Chocolate for the next three years
Sustainability in the Air
- IAE tests its V2500 engine for use with 100% Sustainable Air Fuel – because even older engines will have to run SAF… if there’s ever enough of the fuel.
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
For next week, we’re going to be taking things more than a little easy – as I want a bit of holiday for a few days. We’ll have our usual semi-normal coverage back on Thursday (Maybe Wednesday – we’ll have to see how the jetlag is treating me.
As for this trip – it’s a lot rougher than usual, to put it bluntly.
When we’re back, we’ll have our usual mixture of news, views, thoughts and whatever grabs my fancy.
Until then, happy landings!
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