Air France plumps for wildly diverse future business class seats
It’s something of a common wisdom in the aviation industry that passengers like it when an airline offers the same seats in longhaul busines... Continue Reading
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In Conversation: How Qantas is thriving in end-of-the-world location
RGN deputy editor John Walton is in conversation with Jamie Freed, a Reuters senior correspondent covering aviation and business in Sydney. ... Continue Reading
Arianespace sends more positive #PaxEx into space with flight #VA237
Heavy rains throughout the afternoon threatened to dampen the mood in Kourou, French Guiana today. The skies ultimately cleared, however, an... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: In attendance
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United p.s. replacement transcon service boosts semi-premium #PaxEx
The US transcontinental flight war is hotting up, with United adding a few benefits to its premium transcon services, and extending its boos... Continue Reading
British Airways meltdown; a penny wise, pound foolish
The statistics from British Airways’ meltdown this past weekend are pretty awful on their own. Thousands of flights were cancelled and... Continue Reading
Much room for United domestic first class improvement
Criticising the soft product in US domestic first class feels a little like shooting fish in a barrel. So does finding issues with United’s ... Continue Reading
Battle of words among IFC providers on the cusp of boiling over
A little bit of rhetoric, some marketing spin, some bold claims of capabilities; these are all to be expected in a competitive market. And t... Continue Reading
Geven, developing new seats with Airbus & ATR, sees R&D ROI
Italian seatmaker Geven is quietly aiming to revolutionise the way that it produces seats, and with recent technology advances for both the ... Continue Reading
Altran opens up future of crew wearables with usable prototype
Every so often at a trade show, one comes across a stand that’s brimming with smart questions for the #PaxEx industry, and French engineerin... Continue Reading
Amid delays, aircraft interior suppliers focus internally
Production capacity remains a key concern within the aviation industry, particularly in terms of installing aircraft interiors on time, to s... Continue Reading
Swiss’ Zurich first class lounge wows with food, wine and bedrooms
I haven’t always been the biggest of fans of Swiss’ newest set of lounges at Zurich, and indeed I maintain that the business and Senator lou... Continue Reading
When a crash test dummy-sized human doesn’t really fit in the lav
The coach crunch continues unabated but smaller lavs being installed may present greater issues, even as they seek to address challenges for... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: ViaSat picks up a TATL customer
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Compact staggered seats set to revolutionise business class
A new generation of fully flat business class seats with direct aisle access is emerging. These seats from Zodiac and Stelia — which are pus... Continue Reading
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