United Airlines’ premium chops on display with MAX 8 First Class
As United continues its quest to dethrone Delta as the most premium airline in the United States, both carriers are continually and incremen... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Helijet wows with amazingly generous ground game
There are thousands of airlines around the world, and all of them fly aircraft. But not all of them fly airplanes. Enter Helijet, one of onl... Continue Reading
Harbour Air seaplane service on Victoria-Vancouver is an AvGeek dream
One of the more unique things about living in the Pacific Northwest is the plethora of float planes serving the region. Most of them are tou... 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
How Delta Sync seatback demonstrably improves PaxEx
For as long as I’ve been writing about the #PaxEx space, there have been countless airline promises to offer a “personalized” experience, wh... Continue Reading
Spirit Wi-Fi impresses in nearly every way, except price
Eager to experience spring break in Miami for the first time, a college friend and I decided to book a cheap and cheerful roundtrip from Bal... Continue Reading
New GUI and actual 4K shine in Cathay’s A321neo Panasonic IFE
Some nine years after Panasonic Avionics first introduced 4K inflight entertainment touchscreens via the Waterfront concept at CES, the hard... Continue Reading
Air Rest: the standard-setter for recliner-plus business
The growth in mid-haul and long-haul flying by single-aisle aircraft, especially the A321neo and its LR/XLR variants, means that the importa... Continue Reading
Exploring Cathay Pacific’s three business lounges in Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific, a oneworld alliance member, is the de facto flag carrier of Hong Kong. Known for its quality service, the carrier recently l... Continue Reading
Cathay’s Aria: balancing bleeding-edge IFE and seat technology
As part of its excellent refinement of the outward-facing herringbone in its Aria seat, Cathay Pacific has made a step-change in technology ... Continue Reading
Hong Kong Express bursts with local flavour, just like its menu
Passengers have a wealth of choices when flying the three hours between Hong Kong and Japan, from full service airlines like Cathay, ANA and... Continue Reading
Cathay refines mini-suite category to near-perfection with Aria
In 2010, Cathay Pacific defined a generation of business class seats with JPA Design: the inward-facing herringbone Cirrus seat originally f... Continue Reading
Spotlessly clean Icelandair Saga Lounge gives new meaning to Fly Well
Scheduled to fly in Saga Premium class with Icelandair from Reykjavik to Washington Dulles in December, I decided to arrive early at Keflavi... Continue Reading
Last minute upgrade to KLM business on 787-10 proves worth it
As I prepared to return home after a few fun days in Scotland, KLM made me an offer for the return journey that got me thinking for a few mi... Continue Reading
N700S for Supreme: the evolution of the latest Shinkansen
Japan’s original and still busiest bullet train route is the Tokaido Shinkansen section of the original and still principal high-speed line ... Continue Reading