Business Traveller takes a look back at some of the aviation news that made the headlines in 2015.
January
- British Airways restructures Executive Club
- Cathay to axe premium economy routes
- Air France La Premiere cabin takes to the skies
- BA to move to Gatwick’s South Terminal
- Clues to new SIA premium economy offering
- Airbus confirms long range narrow A321
- Vietnam Airlines to move from Gatwick to Heathrow
Air France’s new La Premiere suite
February
- BA redesigns business amenity kit
- Air Canada defends ten across economy
- La Compagnie launches all-business flights to New York
- Thai Airways trims flights to Europe
- United misprices thousands of premium transatlantic tickets
- Vietnam Airlines reveals A350 and B787-9 cabins
- Swiss unveils business class overhaul
Vietnam Airlines’ B787-9 business class
March
- Tried and Tested: Etihad Airways A380 business class
- Cathay Pacific confirms A350 seat configuration
- No seat selection for BA Executive Club hand baggage only fares
- American B767 with fully-flat seating coming to Manchester
- Virgin to fly B787-9 to Hong Kong
Etihad Airways’ A380 business class
April
Lufthansa Technik’s in-flight dishwasher
May
- Malaysia Airlines to consolidate long-haul network
- Virgin to retire B747-400 at Heathrow
- MAS to keep A380 on Heathrow route
- Emirates poised to rival Etihad with ‘private’ first class
- First look: Singapore Airlines’ new premium economy
SIA unveils premium economy seat
June
- Qatar Airways threatens to leave Oneworld
- Alitalia reveals new business class seat
- Air Canada to retrofit long-haul B777s again
- Plans for US pre-clearance at Heathrow and Manchester
- Alitalia unveils new livery
Air Canada’s B787 business class
July
BA’s B787-9 business class
August
- BA B787-9 to offer wider economy seat
- Qatar Airways joins B777 ten-across club
- Virgin to retire B747-400 at Heathrow in February
- British Airways to launch flights to Costa Rica
- Emirates to operate world’s longest non-stop flight
BA to fly B777 to Costa Rica
September
- BA’s first refreshed B747 takes off
- Emirates to fly 615-seat A380 to Manchester
- BA adds B787-9 to Heathrow-Abu Dhabi-Muscat route
- Heathrow Express adds £6.99 single fare
- Qatar Airways to commence daily Sydney service
Emirates A380 superjumbo
October
- Tried and Tested: British Airways B787-9 First
- Lufthansa to phase out first class ‘seat and a bed’
- BA to reopen Gatwick – JFK route
- Virgin to phase out Dream suite
- British Airways outgrows Heathrow T5
- Emirates takes a dig at US airlines in Jennifer Aniston ad
Lufthansa’s B747-400 first class ‘seat and a bed’
November
- Cathay to return to London Gatwick with A350
- US extends global entry to UK citizens
- British Airways to offer onboard wifi
- Airbus delivers BA’s tenth A380
- Garuda to quit London Gatwick for Heathrow
BA’s Airbus A380 superjumbo
December
- Quarter of cabin crew reduced to tears by passengers
- BA’s new paid-for economy meals reviewed
- Malaysia Airlines to partner with Emirates
- Thai aviation downgraded by FAA
- Kuwait Airways closes LHR-JFK route in discrimination row
Garuda Indonesia
