Reskinned ex-PAL Vantage XL asks Lufthansa hard new biz questions
When Lufthansa’s social-forward @lufthansaviews Instagram released a sneak peek of what it billed as an “updated business class”, your autho... Continue Reading
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UK first class upgrade app for trains Seatfrog sees growth accelerate
Traffic across different modes of transport is seeing various levels of recovery from the global pandemic. In the UK, rail travel was hit es... Continue Reading
Northern Ireland’s Alice Blu Aero eyes narrowbody herringbone market
The premium narrowbody business class race is hotting up with a new seat — and new seatmaker — from Northern Ireland: Alice Blu Aero’s Quant... Continue Reading
Zaher Deir looks to revolutionize post-pandemic private jet charters
Based on more than three decades of experience in the private aviation industry, Zaher Deir saw an opportunity in the burgeoning post-pandem... Continue Reading
American earnings call delves into supply and demand challenges
Citing a first quarter net loss of $1.6 billion, American Airlines executives were nonetheless upbeat in discussions during the airline’s ea... Continue Reading
Glow Up: interior lighting is getting smarter
On a recent Eurostar trip between France and London, it was striking to observe just how much the stark light onboard the train diminished t... Continue Reading
United sounds positive notes about network, #PaxEx improvements
For any other industry at any other time, a first quarter net loss of $1.4 billion would be bad news. As a US airline emerging from the COVI... Continue Reading
Delta’s new ‘domestic’ A321neo: the shape of things to come?
Whenever we dive into the details of a cabin onboard an Airbus A321neo, it seems like we focus on the brand new lie-flat seats of the long-r... Continue Reading
Atlanta reclaims its title of world’s busiest airport
After ceding the No. 1 spot last year (to China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport) for the first time in 22 years, Hartsfield-Jackson... Continue Reading
Navigating the confusing global travel landscape
After two years of uncertainty, the world is just now beginning to emerge from the global pandemic crisis. But some travel restrictions rema... Continue Reading
Airlines go bananas for plant-based meals
As airlines increase their focus on sustainability, the carbon emissions footprint from the food they serve passengers inflight — and in pre... Continue Reading
TAG honors its past, readies for future with new Farnborough offices
Farnborough Airport has a proud legacy as a UK military and trials base, later including a business aviation enclave, operated by Farnboroug... Continue Reading
Condor is striped. And Condor is controversial.
Depending on who you ask, it’s the worst livery of all time or it’s the second coming of the golden jet age icon Braniff’s brightly coloured... Continue Reading
Billy Bishop Toronto ready for recovery as Canada eases entry rules
Canada’s Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport saw no commercial operations for 18 months during the coronavirus pandemic. That changed on 8 Sep... Continue Reading
Teague Elevates ‘floating’ herringbone with Nordam Nbrace
Whenever a beautiful, stylish, innovative cabin concept appears, one of the disappointingly relevant realities that it smacks up against is ... Continue Reading