Virgin Atlantic’s ex-Airberlin A330s make double bed dream come true
Richard Branson can finally say that Virgin Atlantic offers a double bed in Upper Class… sort of. With the airline taking over the leases on... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: 787-9
Korean Air’s Apex seats raise production, maintenance questions
The past several years have not seen universal success for seatmakers cutting the bleeding edge where design, materials engineering, passeng... Continue Reading
Emirates 787-10 order provides an opportunity to think again on #PaxEx
Emirates’ order for 40 Boeing 787 aircraft at this week’s Dubai Airshow, initially for the stretched -10 model, and to be delivered from 202... Continue Reading
How to survive the world’s longest flight
With equal parts excitement and trepidation I said yes to the invitation from United Airlines to fly on the carrier’s inaugural flight from ... Continue Reading
Air NZ picks new premium-heavy 787 for Houston route
In a sign that the premium travel market is surging in importance for Air New Zealand, the Kiwi carrier is now in possession of its latest B... Continue Reading
Recaro CL6710 launch partner change down to engines, not seats
If you need a sign of the interdependence of various parts of the aviation industry supply chain, delays in Rolls-Royce engine delivery for ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Thales, JAL celebrate newly configured 787-9 with AVANT
Thales and Japan Airlines welcome the entry into service of the Boeing 787-9 newly configured aircraft equipped with AVANT In-Flight Enterta... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: El Al 787 sports intriguing hump
Photos of El Al’s first 787-9 circulated online late last month. Of particular interest is the presence of a radome atop the frame, ki... Continue Reading
Press Release: El Al Airlines selects Panasonic IFE for 16 Boeing 787s
EL AL Israel Airlines today announced that it has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s (Panasonic) industry-leading eX3 inflight entert... Continue Reading
Twin-aisle challenges affect suppliers and passengers
Delta Air Lines’ first Airbus A350 recently showed up fully painted and performing test flights in advance of delivery next month. It is one... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: LOT, Norwegian, Air Europa humps of note spotted
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a few interesting and unexpected developments in the inflight connectivity ecosystem. By keep... Continue Reading
El Al picks Recaro for compact staggered 787-9 business class
The hottest business class horserace in 2017 continues to be the compact staggered business class competition, with Israel’s national airlin... Continue Reading
Air France among A380 operators studying 11-abreast layout
How low will they go? That’s a reasonable question to pose to airlines now that some legacies are further tightening seat pitch – see Americ... Continue Reading
Air France to accelerate connectivity installs, issue RFP for A320s
Acknowledging that passengers expect to be connected in-flight and appreciating that the carrier is behind the eight-ball on this one, Air F... Continue Reading
Korean Air picks same B/E Apex seat for 787-9 business and first
In the battle for the evolving business and first class passenger market, we’re seeing many airlines make remarkable hard product choices fo... Continue Reading
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