3 Links I Love: Basic Evolves, Lufthansa Design, a Very Crowded Market

This week’s featured link:

The Evolution of Basic Economy – an Update – VisualApproach.io
You might be surprised to learn that airlines have started using Basic Economy in different ways since it started. This article looks at some examples of what’s been going on on both the micro and macro level.

Photo of the week: Just one last thank you to everyone who participated in and contributed to the success of Cranky Dorkfest LAX this year. Here’s a panoramic shot of the 100 of us that did the airfield tour.

Two for the road:

Inside Lufthansa’s design process for its new 777X business class – Runway Girl Network
Ever wonder how Lufthansa Group goes about designing a new business class? Well, wonder no more.

Corsair set to become 9th carrier between PAR and NYC – Airliners.net
This one blew my mind. Right after Corsair announced this, French Bee announced it as well. That means there are 10 (!) airlines flying between Paris and New York. That’s Delta, Air France, American, United, XL Airways, La Compagnie, Corsair, Level, Norwegian, and French Bee. Wow.