It was supposed to be a quick weekend getaway for the crew. That didn’t work out so well. Also in this episode: Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam Eurostar’s Brexit capacity cuts Cleveland gets its European nonstop…

Catching up on some reader mail, and also on big changes coming in airports served, meals on board, and vaguely boring partnerships.

Can Russia produce more than 300 commercial aircraft by the end of the decade to backfill the Boeing and Airbus frames that will be inoperable by then? And would you fly on one if they do??

More leisure travelers than expected, plus some gardening tips. Oh, and lots of airline news, too.

Despite being one of the slowest major air shows for new order announcements in years, Farnborough 2022 offered plenty of news.