Six stories. One quirky twist. Sharp edges intact.
If the Dubai Air Show used to be a circus, this year it feels more like a polite shareholder meeting — fewer fireworks, more calculus. That set the tone for the whole day: everyone pretending things are “stable” while quietly trying not to say the word downturn too loudly.
And yes, we still managed to squeeze in a gadget, a market shock, a passenger-experience fiasco, and a Quirky entry so bizarre it reads like airport-themed performance art.
Here we go.
Dubai Air Show: The Volumes Aren’t Voluming
Link: Leeham News
The Dubai Air Show used to be the Olympics of order announcements — billions flying in every direction, Airbus and Boeing throwing elbows.
This year? Polite clapping and carefully-worded optimism. The 777X may see orders, but the swagger is gone.
The mood tells the truth: confidence is fragile, and the industry knows it.
Airbus Still Clinging to 75 A320s/Month
Link: The Air Current
Airbus insists it can still get to rate 75.
Engine makers, supply chain realities, and physics all raise an eyebrow.
As always: ambition is free, execution is not.
If production goals were airline seats, Airbus just announced “no-middle-seat-blocking” again.
When the Magnificent 7 Catch a Cold, the Market Gets Pneumonia
Link: KillerCharts
The data doesn’t lie: when the Magnificent 7 stub a toe, the entire market face-plants.
Earnings growth, the darling metric of 2023-2025, is now wobbling.
Travel, tech, AI — everyone gets pulled into the turbulence whether they earned it or not.
Need Sleep on a Flight? These Gadgets Tried Their Best
Link: Health Insider
Five sleep gadgets. Five months of testing.
The verdict: none of them turn economy class into a spa, but some at least make the nightmare survivable.
Useful takeaway: invest in anything that stabilizes your head. Gravity remains undefeated.
Wheelchair Assistance Has Become… a Drama Genre
Link: IndianEagle
Wheelchair-assistance abuse has reached peak OTT melodrama in India’s airports.
Perfectly able passengers requesting wheelchairs for faster processing is now a full-blown operational crisis.
Airports are overwhelmed, staff are exhausted, and genuine passengers are suffering.
It’s the worst version of “life hack” culture.
Quirky: The Jetway Jesus
Link: WheelchairTravel.org
A man who pretended to be disabled so he could escort passengers through jetways — blessing them as he went.
Yes, seriously.
Somewhere between bizarre performance art, fraud, and the world’s weirdest airport religion.
Perfect Quirky material.
#travelnews #aviation #airlines #markets #Magnificent7 #DubaiAirShow #A320 #supplychain #passengerexperience #sleeptech #quirkytravel #ProfessorSabena
📣 Don’t forget: Follow the full archive at t2ni.blogspot.com and look out for the Best of the Week recap every Sunday on LinkedIn and Instagram.
You can also read the Professor’s musings here: https://t2impact.blogspot.com
And explore the old archive: https://www.tumblr.com/professorsabena
No comments:
Post a Comment