As we head towards the end of July and the school holidays in firm swing, we have had a rather busy week in the real world.
So, once again, it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond
Farnborough Air Show 2024
It was a quiet week at Farnborough, with supply chain shortages affecting orders. Still, some positive things for the industry to look forward to.
- Day 1 – Early Boeing Wins
- Day 2 – The Rise of the Widebody
- Day 3 – A Calm Before an Order Storm?
- Day 4 – Life at the end of the show
TRIP REPORT: Exploring Innovation in a Rush
We’re into the last major push for this trip report next week as time now is finally appearing
- When Technology goes wrong (or, I hate Macintosh Keyboards)
- What you might have missed from Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024
Passenger Experience
- Qatar Airways unveils its Next-Generation QSuites
- What does Corn have to do with seat armrests? Soisa Aircraft Interiors shows off a sustainable armrest
In-Flight Connectivity
- LOT Polish Airlines commits to Viasat for connectivity – LOT’s 787s finally get connectivity
- WestJet to offer Starlink connectivity via Telus… with a string attached… – Data is everything. Even your data.
New aircraft news
- ATR delivers the first of two aircraft to airHaifa – the first of two for the airline
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
With the big airshow over and everyone racing to get a few weeks off before September kicks in, I’m expecting the presses to be a little quieter than normal.
That’s no bad thing, as I need to plot a temporary escape from Britiania myself.
We’ve got the wrap-up to the Hamburg Trip to finish (which should be a 5pmish thing providing I remember to hit the publish button – that can be a challenge unto itself).
And we’ll keep an ear open for anything interesting that crosses the wire, feeds or raises my eyebrow.
Until then, Happy Landings!
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