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cabin interior of an business class section in an aircraft

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In Conversation: Business class with Virgin and BA

Joanna Bailey and Thomas Boon from Simple Flying join aviation journalist and interiors expert John Walton to face off about the newest busi... Continue Reading

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Air Canada counting on safe return of the MAX for fleet renewal

Air Canada is proud it has been able to manage the protracted grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX with minimal disruption to passengers. But the... Continue Reading

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The Row 1 wheelchair system slides into the front row of economy class. This is a rendering of the design to support accessible cabins.

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Award-winning student design offers a new take on accessible cabins

An award-winning adaptable wheelchair design by Irish designer Ciara Crawford offers a new take on accessible aircraft cabins, and aims to e... Continue Reading

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Safran executive demonstrates headrest pillow on new Z400 economy class seat

Safran economy seat evolution underscores passenger desire for sleep

When Safran Seats (formerly Zodiac) in 2017 revealed that its new Z400 economy class seat was “the first out of the gate” to be select... Continue Reading

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Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 in flight

Following PS752 downing, airlines want greater risk info sharing

The shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752 by Iranian missiles shortly after departing Imam Khomeini Internation... Continue Reading

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Air France worries A350-1000 will help low-cost, long-haul competitors

Air France is concerned that new generation aircraft like the Airbus A350-1000 will undermine the competitiveness of its de facto in-house l... Continue Reading

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The A/B aircraft seat concept supports micro-nesting - in other words, you have a place to put your device, your glasses, a pen and other items

New aircraft seatback concept supports passenger ‘micro-nesting’

When settling in for a flight, passengers often want to make the space their own and have a place for their personal items. Airlines have ac... Continue Reading

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Op-Ed: Regulators must ensure Boeing does not slip back into arrogance

I have now read through the cache of internal email and chat exchanges between Boeing employees that show efforts to side-step requiring Boe... Continue Reading

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Rows of Mirus slimline seats on the show floor

Slim seats are an eco-start but recycling makes bigger difference: AIRA

Slimline economy class seats get mixed #PaxEx reviews, especially when they’re used by airlines to add more rows in tightly-configured... Continue Reading

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South African Airways has stopped serving HKG in the wake of the crisis.

In Conversation Transcribed: Hong Kong problems with Jamie Freed

John Walton: Hello and welcome to Runway Girl Network In Conversation, a deep dive into aviation and the passenger experience. I’m RGN... Continue Reading