News and notes from around the interweb:

• Air New Zealand to launch new business class in September 2024: The new seats, and revolutionary economy bunk beds, will debut on flights to New York and Chicago.

  

• Those pandemic subsidies to Lufthansa were illegal

• Interesting way to use private jets.

  I love this story from my friend @dianakander's latest book so much.

  Knapheide sells truck beds. They're in Quincy, IL. Been around 175 years.

  And they spend most of their marketing budget on 2 private jets.

  But the company's executives don't fly on the jets. Clients do.… pic.twitter.com/bmN1krJ6I2

  — Sean Johnson 🔥 (@intentionally) May 9, 2023

• The Chairman of Starlux Airlines, who is also a pilot, faces a fine for allowing influencer Sam Chui into the cockpit on the airline’s inaugural flight to Los Angeles

  Taiwan's Starlux faces trouble for allowing influencer into cockpit on inaugural flighthttps://t.co/diCwtZyu8W pic.twitter.com/PU51Su6l6X

  — Taiwan News (@TaiwanNews886) May 10, 2023

• New Alaska Airlines food and beverage options Alaska generally does a nicer job with meal service than other U.S. airlines flying domestically.

• TSA Pranks Traveling By Making Him Do “The Robot”

• Notes on Nigeria

• There are several levels here at which I do not even know what to say.