Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (9th November)

It’s that time of the week when I list links, add commentary on an otherwise grey and dull week.

It’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. 

For the Fallen, as we head into Remembrance Sunday/Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom. 

SNAPSHOTS

Due to various issues this week I’ve been running behind on the Snapshots. Hopefully, I’ll catch up next week.

• American Airlines 99 London Heathrow to Chicago
• Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites, Rosemont IL

TRIP REPORT – Taking the Long Way and Back to Singapore

Just the wrap-up segment from the main trip report to round off a very different trip to The Lion City.

• Sometimes, Simple isn’t Needed 

I’ve also spent some time tying the trip report together and making it easier to navigate.

• You can go back to the beginning in Long Way (and Back) to Singapore

Routes and Networks

• Austrian Airlines adds “cool” destinations for Summer 2025 — That’s temperature cool. No one is as cool as The Fonz.
• Virgin Atlantic to open London Heathrow to Cancun route – Return to Cancun

Passenger Experience

• Singapore Airlines announces a cabin retrofit for some of its Airbus A350 fleet.
• Air Canada expands multimodal connections in Italy, Spain, Britain and South Korea#

New Aircraft news

• Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 – First of four for the airline.
• Rise Air to become the first Canadian ATR72-600 operator – One order and two leases for Rise Air.
• Brussels Airlines next Belgian Icon is… The Atomium – Well. It’s an icon.

The Business of Aviation

• Lufthansa Technik and LG to wind down AERQ – We wish good luck to our friends at AREQ as they wind down.

Pretty Pictures

• Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER at Hong Kong International Airport

Next Week

There are a few more Snapshots in me, as I prepare to start getting the next Trip Report on the road.

Hopefully, we’ll have a few more things settle down too, and get back to our usual cadence of news, views and whatever else catches my eye.

Until then, Happy Landings!

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