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
Nose to Tail
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
Coach seating shines at AIX 2016
Get a look at some of the new economy class seats you might be riding in soon. These all debuted at AIX2016 and some will fly before the end... Continue Reading
Zodiac’s multisensory immersive future of business class
The Aircraft Interiors Expo is always fascinating from a business class perspective. Today, before the show opened, Mary Kirby and I got a s... Continue Reading
Thinking about Virgin Alaska’s premium #PaxEx opportunity
It seems that Virgin America is going to be bought out by Alaska Airlines, creating a combined carrier with around 200 aircraft to rival Jet... Continue Reading
JAL goes 3D with Sky Suite III Zodiac Aries business class
It has taken a couple of years, but a second vertically stacking business class seat has hit the market, with Japan Airlines’ implementation... Continue Reading
The zero-sum problem with staggered business class seating
In economy class, for the most part, it’s widely accepted that some seats within the same plane are better than others. Nobody wants a middl... Continue Reading
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