It’s a scorcher in the United Kingdom this weekend, with fan sales going faster than aircraft sales. But as we’ve hit the end of the week, it must be time for a cold iced beverage of your choice… and Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Salon International de L’Aéronautique et de L’Espace de Paris-Le Bourget
It was a quieter-than-usual airshow in Paris, with everyone except Boeing walking away with something from this show. Here are the three daily digests that I wrote. The fourth will live on in the drafts folder, waiting for 2027….
- DAY 1: The Day of the Airbus
- DAY 2: Quiet amongst the Chalets…
- DAY 3: There be orders… and surprises too…
Business of Aviation
- Iberia plans towards 2030 with a lot of announcements and fleet growth – with 25 aircraft on the way.
Routes and Networks
- Cathay Pacific launches its Munich route, as it goes into full force for the summer season – 100 routes for summer, 90 for winter
- China Eastern to add Auckland to Buenos Aires service – A little creative on the route map to get to BA
- Emirates to add third daily service to Barcelona – Three times a day to Barcelona
Travel Technology
- One More Thing – The end of macOS on Intel Platforms – Got an Intel-based Mac? Tahoe will be the last Intel-compatible macOS
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
Providing I get a little respite from this heart, we’ll have some of the post Paris Air Show coverage that I started writing… namely, the staying power of the Embraer E175.
On top of that, we should be heading back to the world of the usual set of announcements of routes, dalliances and whatever else passes over the desk.
Until then, stay cool and happy landings!
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