Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (10th May)

It’s the end of another week, which means it’s time to wrap up this week with a list of headlines and one-line commentary.

It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.

Over the departing train –  A pair of West Midlands Trains Class 172s preparing to depart Jewellery Quarter Station 

TRIP REPORT: Springtime Transatlantic Adventures

We’ve got a lot more from this trip report next week, as we begin to turn back to passenger experience. But for now, enjoy life in between flights.

• Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
• A Simple Burger Night at Chilli’s
• Deep Dish Pizza Sunday at Pequod’s Pizza

New Aircraft News

• China Airlines to become a Boeing 777X customer, ordering passenger and freighter aircraft – New life in the order list for the Boeing 777X.
• IAG reveals orders for 71 aircraft – A Big widebody order from IAG (Aer Lingus, Iberia, British Airways and LEVEL).

Routes and Networks

• Qatar Airways expands services to São Paulo and Toronto – In a sign of growth, Qatar Airways adds frequency to two services.
• Emirates to serve Hangzhou in Eastern China – 5th Chinese gateway

Base(ic)

• Wizz Air to open a base in Yerevan, Armenia – 34th Base for Wizz Air

Seating

• China Southern Airlines to deploy the Recaro R3 seats – New comfortable seats for the A350-900

Passenger Experience

• Cathay Pacific reopens “The Bridge” Lounge – With other lounges set for refurbishment.

Pretty Pictures

• Airplane Art – LATAM Boeing 777-300 “Star Wars Stormtrooper” at London Heathrow
• Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare

Next Week

We’re heading into one of the big weeks for my personal amusement – it’s Eurovision Song Contest Week. We’ll have some commentary on Threads and BlueSky (depending on my mood and time)

On top of that, we’ll be trying to push towards the finish line the trip report, as well as anything interesting that crosses my desk over the coming days.

Until then, Happy Landings!

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