Update #33: Air India’s Maharaja Lounge, Lufthansa 787 Allegris update, Wizz Eurobusiness expands, more on Delta’s 44-first-class A321neos, ACS UK’s new monuments, and AirAsia X in London

The return of Air India’s Maharaja in Delhi, Lufthansa’s “only a few days away” from blocked 787 Allegris business news, Eurowizzness goes network wide, Delta’s interim 44-recliner A321neo plans, ACS UK is back in force, and AirAsia makes the first move of its Bahrain game with Gatwick flights 

By John Walton 10 min read
Airline lounge, with several types of seaitng. The aesthetic is plush, gold, warm and expensive.

Welcome back to The Up Front Update!

It’s been quite a newsy week — but before we jump into it, do make sure you haven’t missed our in-depth feature into Philippine Airlines’ new A350-1000 cabins and what they mean for the aircraft, Airbus and the industry. 

As the first aircraft to offer ten-abreast economy with Airbus’ four-inch-wider New Production Standard (NPS) cabin interior, and with a genuinely impressive set of colour, material and finish, it’s a thought-provoking programme for sure.

The Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg is rapidly approaching, and we’ll be there! For embargoes, stand visits, product demos, interviews and everything else on the editorial side, please email editor in chief John Walton. For subscriptions and advertising, please drop publisher Gareth Edwards an email.

Now, on to the rest of the Update…

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John Walton

Editor in chief of The Up Front, with two decades of experience reporting across the global aviation industry, specialising in business and first class, seats, cabins and the passenger experience.