What the design of Virgin’s new A330neo business means for industry
In the couple of months since Virgin Atlantic unveiled its new business class for its forthcoming A330-900neo fleet, your author has been mu... Continue Reading
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Airbus’ A350 NPS variant: lower weight, more MTOW—and bigger cabin
Airbus is planning to transition the A350-900 and -1000 to what it calls a “new production standard” (NPS) between now and 2024, reducing ai... Continue Reading
Inside Austria’s next-gen Nightjet sleeper trains
Within the next three years, a fleet of nearly three dozen Austrian Railways (ÖBB) Nightjet sleeper trains will be whizzing their way throug... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s new booking path Green Fares beg green questions
Airlines are testing out a variety of initiatives to increase the amount of passengers choosing to pay to offset the carbon emitted by their... Continue Reading
Contemplating the latest set of #PaxEx questions from Aviointeriors
Italian seatmaker Aviointeriors is always up for a new concept. Its history of bringing ideas like the saddle seat Skyrider to passenger exp... Continue Reading
Doors light the fire of business mini-suite innovation
This northern hemisphere summer we’ve seen a number of new business class doored mini-suites either break cover, be shown for the first time... Continue Reading
Goodbye aha! as parent ExpressJet eyes liquidation
The adventure is over for aha! airlines after parent company ExpressJet filed for bankruptcy and ceased all operations effective 22 August. ... Continue Reading
Karen SA sees Bell 505 as optimum replacement for iconic JetRanger
Bell delivered the first Model 206 JetRanger helicopter 55 years ago, and continued building it through 2010. The stretched Model 206L LongR... Continue Reading
Amtrak riders go wild as railroad announces menu changes
When an airline modifies its buy-on-board food and beverage program, typically there isn’t much hullabaloo. Outside of the 2018 incident whe... Continue Reading
Dubai sightseeing seen as perfect introduction for eVTOL service
This summer, Embraer subsidiary Eve Air Mobility has released a steady flow of news as it signs letters of intent (LoI) and agreements aroun... Continue Reading
Adient’s new 737 Ascent business and business-plus shine
Premium business class seats offering direct aisle access for every passenger have been relatively slow to arrive to the narrowbody world. T... Continue Reading
Emirates is the latest airline to focus on vegan cuisine
For many airline catering designers, COVID-19 required an urgent about-turn to how inflight meals were conceived, produced, structured, and ... Continue Reading
Gatwick Airport’s accessibility promise paying off
Navigating through an airport can be challenging any day, for anyone (especially this summer). But for passengers who have disabilities — vi... Continue Reading
Ideas abound as US DOT eyes wheelchairs in the cabin
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on 26 July announced that the DOT is working toward a future rule that would allow pass... Continue Reading
Why London’s Gatwick Airport offers compelling PaxEx proposition
With airport chaos and now flight caps coloring the Heathrow Airport passenger experience, London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) is — as ever... Continue Reading