We’ve come to the end of a sunny week in the old country. But it’s Saturday again, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Great Charles Street Queensway, with part of the Paradise Complex on the right, town hall on the left, a FlixBus departing.
Papers, Please
- UK Electronic Travel Authorisation now required to enter the United Kingdom for visitors – And now the circle is complete.
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2025 pre-show news
It’s coming up to AIX in Hamburg, and we’re working on delivering more than a few releases to you over the next few days. But here is some pre-show news to whet your appetite.
- Riyadh Air selects Viasat to power its inflight connectivity
- Bluebox joins Viasat’s Connected Partner Platform
- Panasonic Avionics completes Multi-Orbit Network optimisation testing for inflight connectivity
End of Fiscal Year Shopping
- BOC Aviation goes shopping at Airbus and Boeing – 120 single-aisle aircraft in total.
- China Airlines firms up an order for the Airbus A350-1000 – Topping up the long-haul fleet
Routes and networks
- Lufthansa to deploy Airbus A350 to Frankfurt and beyond – Six aircraft to be based at Lufthansa hub
- United Airlines goes for growth in the Pacific – With two routes out of Hong Kong, a second daily flight to the Philippines and a seasonal service to Australia
The Business of Aviation
- ITA Airways commences its journey to Star Alliance – It’ll be a Star thing soon enough.
Trains
- Transport for London bans non-foldable e-Bikes from its network – In the name of safety
- Grand Central orders nine new trains for its Open Access Services – More InterCity Expresses on the way. This time, with batteries too.
- Chiltern Railways to operate the new East West Rail Line – Well, at least phase one between Oxford and Milton Keynes Central
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
It’s time for the Aircraft Interiors Expo and the Passenger Experience Week, where we’ll decamp to Hamburg and pound the show halls for the latest headlines, as well as experience the latest in things that make up what happens in the sky.
And if my meeting calendar is correct… it’s going to be a busy week. If you’re looking for a meet/appointment, find out how at my AIX Page
As it’s the passenger experience week,I’ll try to get other headlines through in the evenings (and that’s if I don’t collapse in the evenings after a long day in the show halls). That and I have a lot of my own passenger experience things in the backloop that need to come out too, which may have to wait another week.
So, lots to look forward to. If you’re in Hamburg, I’ll see you there.
Otherwise, Happy Landings!
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