What does five-star business class soft product look like in 2023?
As the passenger experience industry prepares for the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg in early June, we’ve already looked at what makes a... Continue Reading
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Airfares will rise to fund decarbonization of aviation: IATA
Passengers will “bear the cost” of the airline industry’s transition to net zero through higher airfares, the head of the ... Continue Reading
Hullabaloo but little change as France bans (some) domestic flights
French culture does not have a direct equivalent of the folktales Chicken Little or Henny Penny, mostly flightless birds who get all aflutte... Continue Reading
UK regulator considers rating airlines on their support for PRMs
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for enforcing a key regulation covering the rights of disabled people and other persons... Continue Reading
Gulfstream Customer Support reveals philosophy behind rapid expansion
Gulfstream Aerospace introduced its new G500 into service in 2018, and the closely related G600 in 2019. Their G400 sibling is scheduled for... Continue Reading
What does a five-star business class seat look like in 2023?
Ahead of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Runway Girl Network posed itself the question: what makes the very best business class prod... Continue Reading
JetZero and Factorydesign unveil cabin concepts for BWB jet
Variations of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft have been studied for decades. And in more recent years, NASA, Airbus, KLM, the Delft Univers... Continue Reading
Hawaiian reveals 2.5-class 787 and new Adient suites
As Hawaiian Airlines transitions from its Airbus A330 fleet to the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners that will be delivered from early next year, it ... Continue Reading
New tech for Minneapolis-St. Paul creates aircraft noise pictures
A system that allows the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) to generate a ‘noise picture’ for every airplane that uses Minneapolis-St. P... Continue Reading
Rebranded seatmaker Thompson stays trend-savvy as it readies for AIX
As ‘premium leisure travel’ and ‘partner travel’ trends accelerate post-pandemic, fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker Thompson Aero Seat... Continue Reading
Rethinking amenity kits: the take-what-you-need model
The airline goodie bag remains one of the signature must-haves for premium travel. In first class, they have evolved to giveaways featuring ... Continue Reading
Safran’s Vue débuts as flydubai Business Suite
The latest airline to unveil a single-aisle long-haul business class mini-suite is flydubai, which will launch the Safran Vue outward-facing... Continue Reading
Post-Covid pivot to pediatrics sees Capital Air Ambulance soar
It might seem ironic, but Covid-era travel restrictions in the UK, and the resulting uncertainties, actually harmed certain key stakeholders... Continue Reading
Getting the honeymoon seat right for premium leisure travel
One of the most notable changes to the passenger airline as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic — and the societal changes that it continues t... Continue Reading
Retrofitted A319 with new United Next interior ready for service
Nearly two years after United Airlines revealed an ambitious refurbishment program to install its new ‘United Next’ signature in... Continue Reading