The Aviation Club of Great Britain holds its next luncheon at the Institute of Directors on Wednesday, 23 October, with Jaan Albrecht, chief executive of Star Alliance as guest speaker. Members and their guests welcome. Details from cknaomi@aol.com. The club has published next year”s programme which includes Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic, Gwyneth Dunwoody MP and Wolfgang Mayrhuber, the new chairman and chief executive of Lufthansa, as speakers.