Why Air France pours complimentary Champagne in all classes
Bubbles on planes is trending. In the last few months, both Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines have added sparkling wines to their buy-o... Continue Reading
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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
Gulfstream G500 cabin to cosset passengers
Gulfstream brought its G500 demonstrator to EBACE, offering media unprecedented access to the pre-certification aircraft and showing conside... 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
Food with a view: American opens new Flagship First Dining at JFK
At New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, American Airlines has opened its first ‘Flagship First Dining’ restaurant, ... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins opens doors, shows off its buy of industry powerhouse
A temporary banner tacked to the front of the building announced B/E Aerospace has a new name. It was a modest indicator of more monumental ... Continue Reading
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
Customer service leads the way as airlines cope with electronics ban
The electronics ban, introduced in March by the current administration on flights to the United States from several Muslim-majority countrie... Continue Reading
Canada’s Jetlines: Inflight Wi-Fi only if it pays
Vancouver-based ultra-low-cost start-up Jetlines will only offer passengers inflight Wi-Fi if it pays the airline to do so, but will rent pa... Continue Reading
Mirus evolves shorthaul slimline into full-featured longhaul seat
Continuing the trend of barebones slimline seats evolving into fully featured longhaul products, Mirus’ Hawk LR impressed at the Aircraft In... Continue Reading
Air France rolling out restaurant style service in biz on more routes
Air France prides itself in taking business class passengers on a culinary adventure; menus designed by Michelin-starred chefs and French wi... Continue Reading
Mulling the impact of new Delta 777 layout on passenger loyalty, comfort
Details about Delta Air Lines’ new Boeing 777 layout emerged this week courtesy of Flightglobal with the US major confirming in a filing to ... Continue Reading
Transforming bizav travel the Travion way
The young team behind London Oxford Airport’s new tenant Travion is setting out to transform the flight and trip management industry. ... Continue Reading
Delta amps up the socially-conscious cool factor with LSTN headphones
One of the coolest things to come out of the so-called Sustainability Revolution of the past few years is that it’s turned crunchy, hi... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors offers five-abreast A320 flatbed with direct aisle access
Italian seatmaker Aviointeriors has developed an almost mind-boggling application of its Adagio staggered fully flat business class seat: a ... Continue Reading
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