[C19fan]

Given the choice between upholding Islamic morals and making a profit both Etihad and Emirates chooses profits. They sure hire hot flight attendants and designed very nice uniforms for them.

[Rodamala]

This is standard Pullman service... The railroads once had this level of service and it was ordinary.

These people, however, have brought it back:

https://www.travelpullman.com/

[RGF]

Was that a real knife and fork?

Reminds me of one time I upgraded for $10 (yes, $10) to first class on a LA-NY 747 flight. There was a prime rib cart that looked like it came from Lawry’s serving lunch. Oh, how times have changed.

[SES1066]

The Residence is the jewel of Etihad’s new Airbus A380 superjumbo jet, which made its inaugural commercial flight between London and Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

An interesting side note to this story - Airbus is giving serious consideration to suspending or canceling production of the A380 as it is not selling well. I can remember when there was real speculation in the 1990s about Airbus choosing to build this Super-Jumbo while rival Boeing decided to not compete there but to build the 787 and now the extended 777 as fuel-efficient aircraft.

While the 787 has had DEFINITE problems with its lithium-ion battery pack, I flew on one to Europe this last September and it felt to be a very nice airplane. Time will tell but I can see the decision matrix that Boeing looked at about the need for 500+ passenger airplanes and what routes would support such.