United delivers stellar Basic Economy experience on 767-300ER
While I’m not typically the type of passenger to book a basic economy fare, sometimes a good deal is just too good to pass up. Whether it wa... Continue Reading
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Unum Two staggered business suite may be Unum’s first sale
WEYBRIDGE, UK — Tucked away in the leafy London suburb of Weybridge, challenger premium seatmaker Unum is readying Unum Two, the second seat... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s Allegris business class takes unbundling to the extremes
BERLIN — Lufthansa’s new Allegris generation of business class seats — Allegris being the internal Lufthansa-mainline brand for this Lufthan... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s A321neo cabins: fine, but where is the brand equity?
Cabin design and aesthetics are inherently subjective: the attractiveness and meaning of colours across cultures varies wildly. But as leake... Continue Reading
How Amtrak treats Roomette passengers like royalty — mostly
When someone says they’re taking Amtrak from New York to Washington DC, the typical follow-up question is whether they’re taking a Northeast... 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
Safran’s Unity adds premium stagger to its business lineup
Amid the blizzard of new herringbone business class seating at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, a new staggered seat from the Safran Seats Franc... Continue Reading
Press Release: United debuts new custom amenity kits from Away
Today, travelers flying in premium cabins on United’s long-haul international and premium transcontinental routes will be the first to... 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
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
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
A solid seat but soft product falls short in SAS A350 business
While I started my pandemic-era US domestic flying as soon as the COVID-19 shots were in my arm, I continued to shy away from international ... Continue Reading
United 787-9 largely excites on premium transcon route
What better way to return home from an event like Cranky Dorkfest, a gathering of AvGeeks from all over the country, than to fly on one of t... Continue Reading
Press Release: United adds flights to countries open to the vaccinated
United is adding three new flights to its international network, giving travelers more options for summer travel by flying direct to countri... Continue Reading
United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again
Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading