Collins M-Flex door-bar ready and waiting for widebody customers
HAMBURG — Collins Aerospace has spent the three years since we last saw its M-Flex convertible door-service-bar monument focussed on develop... Continue Reading
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Singapore revels in updated batik fabric for new lounge design
For the design of its new lounges in Changi Airport, Singapore Airlines is drawing delightfully on the new custom-made batik motif it has be... Continue Reading
Condor’s new staggered business class sets premium leisure standard
German leisure airline Condor is following up its recent controversial yet brave stripey rebrand with an impressive new business class, feat... Continue Reading
Canada says low-fare carrier Flair is Canadian
Flair Airlines on 1 June took to Twitter to declare a simple “We’re here…still” after the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) determined th... Continue Reading
The “New Lufthansa” 787-9 and business class inconsistency
Say what you will about Lufthansa’s business class — and, in these pages, we certainly have — but it has always been consistent. The biggest... Continue Reading
Airlines, airports seek to support the autistic passenger experience
Flying can be a stressful experience for anyone but is particularly difficult for certain neurodiverse children and adults, especially in cr... Continue Reading
Etihad goes full-reuse with new closed-loop economy meal tableware
Etihad is the latest airline to redesign its economy class meal experience with an eye towards reuse and sustainability, with a new set of r... Continue Reading
KLM finally goes Premium Economy with new lightweight Collins MiQ
The Netherlands’ national carrier KLM is finally installing a full premium economy class on board its Boeing 777 and 787 widebodies, with th... Continue Reading
Thompson’s 2022 VantageXL update adds new design details
Thompson Aero Seating is going into the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg next month with an updated version of its popular VantageXL seat,... Continue Reading
Lufthansa vs “Lifthansa”: how the new Vantage XL stacks up
Lufthansa’s new ex-Philippine Airlines Thompson Vantage XL seats are set to fly on four Airbus A350s that the airline has taken over, repain... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Time to banish the bane of the airport lounge: high-top stools
High-top stools in airline lounges: they’re not comfortable, they’re not productive, they’re not space-saving… so why are they everywhere, a... Continue Reading
Report criticizes UK Jet Zero for failure to restrict flight demand
The UK Government’s ‘Jet Zero’ strategy for cutting aviation emissions, which includes plans to operate a transatlantic fl... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik sees high demand for VIP, government, bizjet work
Even as the Covid crisis hammered commercial aviation over the last two years, aircraft maintenance and overhaul giant Lufthansa Technik saw... Continue Reading
Southwest celebrates completion of concourse expansion in Denver
Denver International Airport (DEN) and Southwest Airlines on 5 May marked the completion of 16 new gates at the airport’s C Concourse, bring... Continue Reading
20+ hours upright in a seat: Qantas’ premium/economy challenge
For those considering flying down the back of Qantas’ ultra-ultra-longhaul Project Sunrise flights between Sydney and New York or London, de... Continue Reading