Airbus re-engineers front of A350 for new “flagship” first class
HAMBURG — If you thought first class was a thing of the past, think again. After reveals and renders from airlines ranging from Qantas to JA... Continue Reading
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Thompson renames VantageXL+ — it’s now the A350/787-optimised XL
HAMBURG — In a sign both of how important airframe-specific business class seat optimisation is becoming and of how crucial it is to take st... Continue Reading
Panasonic poised to play key role in Airbus connected aircraft
HAMBURG — Airbus has made no secret about its ultimate vision for connected aircraft. It wants to ensure that every jetliner it delivers bec... Continue Reading
Unum launches Unum One herringbone on TAAG 787 and Wamos A330
HAMBURG — New market entrant seatmaker Unum is no longer just a startup, with its first customers announced as TAAG Angola Airlines on the B... Continue Reading
Recaro adds front row, quality-of-life features and A330 version of R7
HAMBURG — German seatmaker Recaro’s big news this Aircraft Interiors Expo is around its R7 business class, with an airframe-customised A330 ... Continue Reading
Lyon-Paris Frecciarossa business class: a worthy TGV challenger?
Italian state railway operator Trenitalia operates its Frecciarossa high-speed trains on the Lyon-Paris route in direct competition with Fre... Continue Reading
Plush new Virgin LAX Clubhouse plugs in to UK & LA
Virgin Atlantic is opening a new Clubhouse lounge for its Upper Class passengers and frequent flyers at Los Angeles LAX’s Tom Bradley Intern... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics adds Flightradar24 live fleet data to Arc map
Panasonic Avionics will integrate Flightradar24’s live airline fleet data into its Arc™ moving map platform for inflight entertainment... Continue Reading
Face to face with Telesat vice president, aviation Philippe Schleret
Having closed the funding required to launch its Lightspeed Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Telesat, a longtime geost... Continue Reading
Tangerine designs sleek new E10 Shinkansen train, new Privacy class
The opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen in 1982, and its many subsequent extensions and branches, brought the northernmost third of Japan’s mai... Continue Reading
Air France’s new Stelia first class: a paragon of elegant simplicity
Right after this year’s Paris Fashion Week, it’s the turn of Air France’s new first class seat to head down the runway, and it would receive... Continue Reading
At Southwest, bags will soon fly for a fee for many customers
Southwest Airlines is ditching its longstanding ‘bags fly free’ commitment to passengers and instead plans to limit the benefit ... Continue Reading
Air Canada disables inflight map on 737s after Israel disappears
Air Canada has temporarily disabled the moving map functionality on its Boeing 737 MAX twinjets after passengers observed that Israel had be... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Women soar in the aircraft interiors industry
Thank you to the organizers of the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) for this powerful contribution on International Women’s Day (IWD). AIX will... Continue Reading
Pterosaur bones could lead to revolutionary new aerospace materials
Around four years ago, Professor Phillip L. Manning of The University of Manchester’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences a... Continue Reading