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Safety

New Terminal One at JFK bakes in accessibility as it readies for debut

NEW YORK — Newark Liberty and New York LaGuardia boast gleaming new terminals, and now serious attention is being paid to sprucing up New Yo... Continue Reading

Large IFE screens show a mans face in the suite.
Virgin makes big premium push with 787-9 retrofits, Starlink and more
July 9, 2025
A man and woman are talking next to each other in their LATAM Premium Business seat
LATAM sees significant boost in NPS with refurbished 787s
July 7, 2025
A MiG-21 military flight suit is being modeled by a woman of African descent. She is covered in a brightly colored tribal-inspired armor featuring colorful beads.
Transforming a flying weapon of war into a work of art
July 3, 2025
Large IFE screens show a mans face in the suite.

Virgin makes big premium push with 787-9 retrofits, Starlink and more

As airlines double down on their efforts to attract more high-value flyers including with new “business-plus” products, Virgin Atlantic has signaled it will not... Continue Reading

Comfort

A man and woman are talking next to each other in their LATAM Premium Business seat

LATAM sees significant boost in NPS with refurbished 787s

Last year, LATAM announced it would refit roughly two thirds of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with new cabin interiors, including new cust... Continue Reading

Business class on the Iberia A321XLR (Virgin Atlantic moves to off-the-shelf with its new A330neo seats (Factorydesign)
Factorydesign talks recent work for Iberia, Aer Lingus and more
July 1, 2025
Thales and Qatar Airways executives stand for a photo together at the signing.
Does new Qatar Airways, Thales pact hint at what lies ahead?
June 27, 2025
Close up of the Expliseat seat and PED holder on the AIX show floor. The word Expliseat is on the seatback of one of the seats.
Expliseat targets growth in North American regional aviation market
June 25, 2025

Connectivity

A woman uses Starlink IFC in-flight on a Qatar Airways widebody.

Qatar Airways fits Starlink to A350s after completing 777 installs

Qatar Airways has started equipping its Airbus A350 fleet with SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered infli... Continue Reading

Connections around planet Earth viewed from space at night, cities connected around the globe by shiny lines, international travel or global business finance, world connectivity, elements from NASA
In conversation with the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA)
July 8, 2025
LATAM 787-9 widebody in-flight with Viasat Ka-band connectivity
LATAM touts GEO/LEO as it turns to Viasat Wi-Fi for widebodies
July 4, 2025
The multi-band, multi-beam, multi-orbit ESA from Kymeta is hanging in a protected chamber. It is a large red circle.
Kymeta reengages aviation sector with multi-band, multi-orbit ESA
June 24, 2025

Services

EVA Air Premium Economy Class Seats in the Boeing 787-9

Extra spacious premium economy seats coming to Dallas on EVA Air

EVA Air lays claim to being the world’s first airline to introduce premium economy, in 1992. And whilst Virgin Atlantic also reckons it was ... Continue Reading

A woman uses Starlink IFC in-flight on a Qatar Airways widebody.
Qatar Airways fits Starlink to A350s after completing 777 installs
July 10, 2025
Qantas first A321XLR in Hamburg
Qantas makes history as its first A321XLR flies home to Australia
June 30, 2025
Close up of the Expliseat seat and PED holder on the AIX show floor. The word Expliseat is on the seatback of one of the seats.
Expliseat targets growth in North American regional aviation market
June 25, 2025

Nose to Tail

Overhead view of the new Air Canada slimline seats aboard an A321

Different eras: trying Air Canada’s oldest and newest cabins

I have become quite fond of experiencing #PaxEx opposites due to flight changes that are out of my control. This time, fleet constraints and... Continue Reading

JetBlue Mint Studio Vantage Solo seat
Space at a premium: pondering the value of JetBlue Mint Studio
June 14, 2025
Austrian Airlines 787-9 parked at the gate on a sunny day in Vienna
Vienna honeymoon starts in business class aboard Austrian Airlines 787
June 13, 2025
The passenger holds up the tethered IFE remote to the IFE screen in Premium Economy class.
American Airlines’ 787-9P ups the ante for Premium Economy
June 7, 2025