Premium Economy costs more (and less) than Airbus suggests
By Airbus’ count 27 airlines now offer a full premium economy class with a recliner seat — not just an extra legroom economy cabin like Unit... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Overhead bin space is increasing…but is it increasing fast enough?
As airframers, cabin interiors houses and design firms work feverishly to expand overhead luggage compartments, airlines too are addressing ... Continue Reading
Criminally underrated John Wick is good bad
In 2011 someone asked The New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis whether she thought Keanu Reeves was a “good bad actor” or a... Continue Reading
Air Canada rouge goes “rogue” with proper business class
It looks like Air Canada’s cost-cutting subsidiary rouge has figured out that Eurobusiness seating doesn’t work in the North American market... Continue Reading
US domestic first class: no longer like visiting your grandparents
For too long, flying US domestic first class has been like a Gen-Xer or Millennial visiting the den at their grandparents’. The seat is an o... Continue Reading
LGBT-themed Pride packs UK comedy-drama punch
When it comes to warm, big-hearted comedy-dramas about ordinary, working class people chasing a dream, nobody does it better than the Brits.... Continue Reading
Beyond the band lie great expectations for inflight connectivity
Increasingly, inflight connectivity isn’t about the connection technology, but what passengers can do with it. This is going to be esp... Continue Reading
The 400 Blows still packs a punch
Most film historians agree that 1939 was a seminal year in Hollywood history with the one-two punch of Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of ... Continue Reading
Business class seat evolution sees vast segmentation
With the continuing decline of international first class and the stagnation of innovation in the premium economy market, “business class” is... Continue Reading
Virgin’s vintage move from Champagne to English wine is clever
Champagne fans flying in Upper Class on Virgin Atlantic’s 787 Dreamliner, stop clutching your pearls. The airline is replacing its tradition... Continue Reading
Nervy, neo-noir Nightcrawler is must see inflight TV
As recent events in Baltimore have made painfully clear, the old network news axioms: “If it bleeds, it leads” and “If it ... Continue Reading
Emirates should come clean about its non-A380 business class seats
This week at the Arabian Travel Market event in Dubai, Emirates Airline CEO Sir Tim Clark reportedly said passengers would prefer the experi... Continue Reading
Acro aims to revolutionize recliners like it shook up economy seats
Why is every premium economy and domestic US first class recliner seat basically the same? Acro Aircraft Seating managing director Chris Bra... Continue Reading
Inherent Vice’s 70s saga loses mojo mid-flight
Like Woody Allen and New York City, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson seems to understand the strange, sprawling beauty of Los ... Continue Reading
Those confusing aircraft seat measurements, explained
How wide is your airline seat? The answer to that question depends on another question: what are you measuring? It’s an important question, ... Continue Reading
1