L'Aviateur
I agree with you, spending a lot of time in the middle east, where short haul business class is still agood product.
Even the loco Air Arabia has a similar seat pitch to European business class.
I do pay for C in Europe, as I want the space to work, but I am choosy about the airlines I fly with.
It's very rare I book Club Europe any more, since the service cut backs have made this highly unattractive and when things go wrong, having a business ticket does not seem to buy enhanced service, as it does with some other airlines.