Dear readers, please collect your “I Survived January” medals on the table on the left. Drinks are on the right as we barrel into February. And for one last look back, it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
The Palace of the Parliament – Bucharest.
I’m currently working through my latest trip writing. The urge to write is battling the urge to cough, as my asthma has flared up something rotten over the past week. Delays are in flight while I work things out and reach for the Salbutamol and my other puffers.
The Business of Aviation
- London City Airport files an application to allow A320neos to operate from the airport – Well, that’s one way of expanding operations.
- airBaltic and SUA Líneas Aéreas Enter a Strategic Partnership in Latin America – With up to five A220s to help start up an airline.
- Lufthansa Group to take a 10% holding in airBaltic – We are the Borg. Resistance is Futile.
Routes and Networks
- Norse Atlantic Airways adds Athens to Los Angeles – The Norsemen building out their LA home.
- Icelandair to send its Airbus A321LR to Miami – 8 hours in a narrowbody… fun…
New Aircraft News
In-Flight Connectivity
- Scandinavian Airlines selects Starlink for inflight connectivity – Another airline on Starlink.
- Lufthansa to offer free inflight messaging on long-haul routes – How kind.
Loyalty
- Heathrow Rewards to go offline… and become part of My Heathrow – with a couple of stingers in the tail – And if you redeem with certain airlines, that’s been cut off.
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
All things being equal, I’ll have some snapshots out next week from the Bucharest trip – that’s if I get time between the real world, as well as getting a lot of the writing done on the main trip report.
On top of that, I’ll have the usual mixture of news, views and commentary on anything interesting that passes through my inbox.
Until then, Happy Landings!
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