We’re past the halfway point of the year, and things are as chaotic as ever. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
A seagull strutting its stuff.
40 years young
- Virgin Atlantic celebrates 40 years in the air – with discount codes – With mileage redemption offers too
Routes and Networks
- Norse Atlantic to sublease some of its fleet to Neos for winter – One Norse 787 will be working for Neos
- Korean Air adds further capacity to China and Japan – Additional capacity over Asia.
Passenger Experience
- Finnair completes its long-haul cabin refit – Collins AirLounge and HAECO seats across the Finnair long-haul fleet.
- Delta to offer Amenity Kits by Missoni – Most importantly – they have pens in them.
Rail
- Alstom secures an order for further Class 345 trains – ten more trains on the way for the Elizabeth Line
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
We’ll have our usual mix of news when I get more than 10 minutes to myself to edit and make it pretty. I’ll also try to get some extra content out on the next few days too – we’re almost catching up with some of the backlog I have.
Until then, Happy landings.
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