When limited connectivity equates to limited value
Gogo was first on the scene with a mobile messaging data package, offering limited services to customers at a lower price than a typical Int... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Air NZ poised to swap custom premium economy Spaceseat?
If reports out of New Zealand are correct, the Kiwi national carrier is to exchange its custom angled Spaceseat premium economy product for ... Continue Reading
OpenSkies’ 767 arrival poses premium economy #PaxEx questions
PARIS — As British Airways’ Paris-New York subsidiary OpenSkies takes a fourth aircraft, its all-757 fleet will gain a 767 sibling as well, ... Continue Reading
Virgin Australia’s refit 777-300ER: the ideal longhaul aircraft?
Virgin Australia’s much-delayed refit Boeing 777-300ER is now flying, and the three-and-a-half class aircraft — with business, premium econo... Continue Reading
Delta’s Comfort+ upgrades could turn into frequent flyer problem
Some of Delta Air Lines’ most valuable passengers are being hit with a predictable problem as the carrier transitions to selling its Comfort... Continue Reading
Emirates talks up premium economy for unique “comfort canyons”
In announcing Emirates’ 2015-16 financial results, president and chief executive officer Tim Clark gave the most positive signal yet for pas... Continue Reading
A quiet, long farewell to the idea of turning left
“Turn left or turn back,” goes the aphorism oft credited to former TWA and Trump Shuttle exec, now industry analyst, Henry Harteveldt. The i... Continue Reading
American goes Super Diamond but dresses it like Cirrus
After a few days of rumours, American Airlines confirmed its selection of the B/E Aerospace Super Diamond outward-facing herringbone for its... Continue Reading
Why Adobe’s airfare formula falls short
Is there a mathematical formula for predicting a “good” airfare price? I doubt it, but that hasn’t stopped many from tryin... Continue Reading
Emirates reveals more details about new 777 business seat
Emirates did make the 2-3-2 business class mistake with its new Boeing 777 seats I was worried about a couple of months ago, but at the Arab... Continue Reading
Emirates first class still has that certain je ne sais quoi
Flights from Christchurch to Sydney are timetabled at three hours and twenty minutes, although in the Roaring Forties that number is fairly ... Continue Reading
Temperature control is the next business/first frontier
“Whew, it’s hot in here.” It seems that’s the refrain for an increasing number of aircraft, leaving passengers to sweat their way through th... Continue Reading
Certification problems drive an incremental year in business class
Some years we see cataclysmically new products at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Other years, it is a year of incremental improveme... Continue Reading
Premium economy innovations start an AIX conversation
Are we finally starting to see some movement around what the future of premium economy might look like? I asked that question several times ... Continue Reading
Seat certification bites as luxury-rebranded Stelia pauses Comet
The rebrand of Airbus’ premium seatmaker Stelia, which was created from the merger of Aerolia and Sogerma in January 2015, is well under way... Continue Reading
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