Qantas to retain and update A380, with massive premium boost
Qantas wants new twinjets that will fly nonstop from its largest markets on Australia’s east coast to New York and London, but it will also ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: 787
Airframers can’t shift all responsibility for narrowing seats
In January 2015, RGN published an article entitled “Why I tell people to avoid flying on a 787“. Two and a half years later, the piece... Continue Reading
China Southern dispatcher on the need for more women in her field
When Elle Lee was growing up in the Northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi, she was fascinated by the China Southern Airlines jets taking off n... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics PECO to supply 777X, 787 fuel tank access doors
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO), a leading supplier of advanced technologies and products to the global aerospace, defense and semicondu... 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
Air France plumps for wildly diverse future business class seats
It’s something of a common wisdom in the aviation industry that passengers like it when an airline offers the same seats in longhaul busines... Continue Reading
Qantas unveils new Perth hub lounge for Europe flights
Qantas will be able to throw an appropriately monikered crustacean on the barbie for guests departing for nonstop Dreamliner flights to Lond... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines revisits Business-Premium-only for A350-900ULR
As an increasing number of airlines outfit their aircraft for ultra-longhaul missions, Singapore Airlines has chosen an all-premium passenge... Continue Reading
LIFT by EnCore shows off revised 737, stunning 787 seats
When LIFT by EnCore unveiled its first supplier-furnished Boeing 737 seats last year at the Aircraft Interiors Expo the reception was underw... Continue Reading
Boeing denies doppelgänger Jamco biz seats replace Zodiac for 787
HAMBURG — As confirmation of the continued linefit offerability of Zodiac Aerospace’s business class seats in the Boeing widebody catalogue ... Continue Reading
NAI gets a union; will US3 and labor continue to fight it?
Will the labor union objections to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Ireland-based arm of the Norwegian family, stop now? The budget ai... Continue Reading
Norwegian’s 737 TATL service faces #PaxEx challenges
Norwegian made a big splash with the announcement that its new NAI low-fares transatlantic service will start this June from cities in Irela... Continue Reading
Polaris is peachy on United 777, but coach class crush is real
United Airlines yesterday took its new Polaris product to the skies on the first Boeing 777-300ER to feature the new business class seats. D... Continue Reading
What will Qantas’ forthcoming 787 premium economy look like?
Qantas has unveiled the staggered business class seat and its narrowest ever economy seat for its Boeing 787-9, an aircraft that will prove ... Continue Reading
Pointed political and #PaxEx statements as Qatar inks Boeing deal
Who makes the best airplanes? Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker gave a huge endorsement to Boeing today, announcing a 100-aircraft deal... Continue Reading
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