We’re fast running through December, as we near the half way point of the month. With a clear run up to Christmas, we’re still publishing, writing and doing our thing.
That means it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
It’s full of people – New Street with Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market.
TRIP REPORT: There and Back Again
Time for the last four parts of the Chicago Trip Report. Much less dramatic than the Singapore trip – that’s for sure.
- Return to O’Hare Terminal 3. Wait, Terminal 3?
- BA296 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow (WORLD TRAVELLER) – There and Back Again
- Coffee and a Coach
- TRIP REPORT: One Step Forward – There and Back Again
New Aircraft News
- Air India to add a further 100 Airbus aircraft to its fleet – 90 single aisle, 10 widebodies
- Aircalin discloses orders for Airbus A350 aircraft – And another two Airbus A350s
Routes and Networks
- JetBlue looks to further Transatlantic growth – enter Madrid and Edinburgh – More A321s over the Atlantic.
- Exeter Airport to regain services to Amsterdam with KLM – Once a week to help make Exeter Airport feel good
- Emirates to restore its third daily flight to Melbourne – with a retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER – Sadly, the fifth-freedom flight between Singapore and Melbourne is up for the chop with the direct flight launching.
IFE+C
- Air Canada to offer free inflight connectivity to its passengers – With Dash8’s getting WiFi connectivity too
The Business of Aviation
- Four Years Later, Korean Air finally takes over Asiana Airlines – Well, that’s taken long enough, hasn’t it?
Rail
- FirstGroup makes further privatised rail plays – More open-access rail plans, along with an order for extra trains
- A Euston Christmas Miracle – Passenger information on the big screens at Euston Station – Some miracles do happen.
Pretty pictures
Next Week
With the last full week before the Christmas holidays, we’re expecting the news cycle to slow a little with festive parties in full swing. We’ll have some helpful articles for those of you who are planning to head out during this time.
In the background, I’m laying the foundations for a couple more trips to start closing up, one of which I’ve teased.
So, until then, Happy Landings!
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