A350 premium economy trends towards narrower 2-4-2 layout
What does premium economy look like? For most of the life of this middle cabin — launched in 1992 by either Virgin Atlantic or EVA Air, whic... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
Doric on why it eschews PaxEx deviations in the secondhand market
German lessor Doric, which specializes in the sale-and-leaseback side of the market, is keen to see greater adoption of common combinations ... Continue Reading
Connectivity Hunter? Questions remain about IFC plan for E2
Aboard a media flight of Embraer’s latest “Profit Hunter” E-Jet E2 during the Farnborough Airshow, senior executives at the airframer were k... Continue Reading
Passengers take note: seatbelt extenders deactivate your airbag
A few months ago, multiple media outlets reported that Thai Airways was disallowing passengers with a girth wider than 56 inches from flying... Continue Reading
Airbus, Recaro plan new interior for route-proving A330neo
FARNBOROUGH — When Airbus delivers the TAP Air Portugal-liveried A330neo which has been featured at the Farnborough Air Show, on a globe-tro... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s Apex seats raise production, maintenance questions
The past several years have not seen universal success for seatmakers cutting the bleeding edge where design, materials engineering, passeng... Continue Reading
Air France-KLM’s Flying Blue gets gamified but lacks key details
In a bid to woo lucrative regular travellers to its frequent flyer programme, Air France-KLM is revamping Flying Blue with what the airline ... Continue Reading
IFE suppliers aim for futureproofing with upgradeability
Inflight entertainment is at a crossroads: the consumer home entertainment industry keeps creating better and higher definition iPads, TVs a... Continue Reading
Routehappy’s new chief marketing officer Olivia Mark talks strategy
Airlines pride themselves on their technological breakthroughs in marketing and merchandising. But the overwhelming stream of data churned o... Continue Reading
Seeking out immersive entertainment options for premium cabins
Airlines and their inflight entertainment providers have struggled over the last couple of decades to provide a differentiated IFE experienc... Continue Reading
How Finnair is streamlining, customizing its IFEC for passengers
How crucial are control and customization options of an airline’s web portal? “We went from seven minutes to thirty seconds when going onli... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors launches Solstys clone Galileo for SE Asian A330 customer
LONG BEACH — Ears must have been burning in Stelia Aerospace’s French headquarters as its Italian competitor Aviointeriors unveiled a seat a... Continue Reading
Acro updates Series 7 premium seat in advance of April deliveries
LONG BEACH — British seatmaker Acro, newly purchased by Chinese seatmaker ZTC as part of a plan to enter the airline seating market, has upd... Continue Reading
Acro purchased for £55m by Chinese seatmaker ZTC in Zhejiang
LONG BEACH — Acro, the British seatmaker producing a range of barebones and fully featured economy class seats as well as a soon-to-début pr... Continue Reading
JetBlue to launch Airbus Airspace cabin for A320 family
LONG BEACH — Airbus is aiming for the Americas market with its new Airspace cabin for the A320 family as it unveils a detailed cabin mockup ... Continue Reading
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