Lufthansa unveils new first, biz, premium and eco Allegris generation
In a surprising move, Lufthansa is rebranding its forthcoming seating from nose to tail as the “Allegris” product generation, with new rende... Continue Reading
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Diehl delves into key cabin trends as aviation rebounds
As the commercial aviation industry accelerates out of the COVID-19 pandemic, aircraft interiors and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation is d... Continue Reading
Austrian swaps six 777 business seats for 16 premium, 14 economy
The Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines is removing the single row of business class behind the second set of doors on its Boeing 777-... Continue Reading
Inside Airbus’ new A350 NPS interior mockup, with ten-abreast seats
TOULOUSE — Following our in-depth interview last month with Airbus executives around the New Production Standard variant for the airframer’s... Continue Reading
Budget operator easyJet to trial AirFi portable Wi-Fi on 27 A320s
Through the years, easyJet has tested a variety of digital retail and entertainment solutions including from catering giant gategroup. But w... Continue Reading
LATAM details final hurdles in race to eradicate single-use plastics
LATAM Airlines Group says it has eliminated three-quarters of single-use plastics from its onboard service products, and is evaluating susta... Continue Reading
flyExclusive rapidly expands MRO business in North Carolina
Kinston, North Carolina-based private aviation company flyExclusive is swiftly growing its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation ... Continue Reading
LIFT’s new premium/ancillary Paradym: wider, convertible triples?
2022 is the year when airlines, designers, seat manufacturers — and indeed passengers — are looking for more in premium economy. The class i... Continue Reading
Farnborough Airport, Gulfstream work to attract young people to STEM
On 16 October 1908, Samuel Franklin Cody crashed at the end of a 27-second, 1,390ft flight over Farnborough Common. The American pilot had c... Continue Reading
With premium economy soft product Delta poses sustainability questions
Delta Air Lines is shaking up its Premium Select soft product, with new amenity kits and sustainable tableware repositioning the premium eco... Continue Reading
American unveils solid but muted new business and business-plus suites
With its new Flagship Suite, American Airlines is the last US carrier to finally remove longhaul first, moving to the industry trend of ambi... Continue Reading
US general aviation embarks on important transition to unleaded avgas
On 1 September, the FAA approved supplemental type certificates (STC) allowing 100-octane unleaded avgas to be used in spark-ignition engine... Continue Reading
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
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