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Cathay Collins Air Rest seat is pictured here in brown and cream colors.

Air Rest: the standard-setter for recliner-plus business

The growth in mid-haul and long-haul flying by single-aisle aircraft, especially the A321neo and its LR/XLR variants, means that the importa... Continue Reading

Press Release: Airbus reports 766 commercial aircraft deliveries in 2024

Airbus delivered 766 commercial aircraft to 86 customers around the world in 2024. The Commercial Aircraft business registered 878 gross new... Continue Reading

Aer Lingus A321XLR arrives in Dublin. Two members of the crew stand with giant white block letters saying XLR

Aer Lingus takes first two A321XLRs, preps for Nashville, Indianapolis

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first two Airbus A321XLR extra-long-range narrowbodies. The new CFM LEAP-1A-powered ... Continue Reading

Icelandair A321LR nose Icelandair's KEF hangar

Airbus highlights benefit of A321LR/XLR complement to widebodies

Airbus sees its new long-range A321LR and extra-long-range A321XLR narrowbodies as complementary to the airframer’s A330neo and A350 widebod... Continue Reading

Iberia's economy class cabin contains grey seats with deep red head rests and a white pillow on each seat. The cabin is in a 3-3 layout

What to expect in Iberia economy on world’s first A321XLR

Airbus’ new A321XLR is undoubtedly having a moment. With a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles and flight times of up to 11 hours, thi... Continue Reading

Hands-on with Iberia’s A321XLR business class seat

MADRID — Ahead of its inaugural Airbus A321XLR flight to Boston, Iberia unveiled the new twinjet during a media event today. Runway Girl Net... Continue Reading

Iberia A321XLR parked, in the carrier's signature red and white livery.

Iberia takes first A321XLR, will retrofit narrowbodies with L bins

Iberia has taken delivery of its first extra-long-range A321XLR, becoming the launch operator of the world’s newest single-aisle aircraft. T... Continue Reading

Rows of economy class seats aboard the A321XLR, configured 3-3-3 with USB A& C power plus tablet holders

Qantas takes consistent approach to PaxEx with A321XLR reveal

Roughly seven months before Qantas is slated to take delivery of the first of 28 two-class Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the Australian carrier h... Continue Reading

Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of EASA handing over the Type Certificate for the Airbus A321XLR to Isabelle Bloy, Airbus A321XLR Chief Engineer. Photo: EASA

Press Release: Airbus A321XLR receives EASA type certification

The Airbus A321XLR powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines has received its Type Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),... Continue Reading

American Airlines A321XLR economy class with seatback IFE

VIDEO: American Airlines reveals preview of A321XLR

During the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, American Airlines vice president of customer experience Kimberly Cisek provided a preview of ... Continue Reading

American Airlines Flagship Suite Preferred business class seats are seen in the foreground of the wider Flagship Suite cabin in greys and browns.

American’s new Flagship Suite Preferred biz-plus: whose preference?

Buried at the bottom of a wide-ranging #PaxEx upgrade announcement touting new rotating amenity kits and upgraded pillow technology — and ne... Continue Reading

Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, André Walter, Head of Airbus Commercial Aircraft Production in Germany, Anna Christmann, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy and Gary O'Donnell, Head of A321XLR Development, open the new A321XLR Equipment Installation Hangar in Hamburg, designed and constructed in line with latest production and sustainability standards.

Press Release: Airbus opens new A321XLR equipment installation hangar

Airbus is advancing its industrial system and expanding ramp-up capacity with a new automated A321XLR equipping hangar, officially opened to... Continue Reading

A display concept model of the C Suite by Airbus and Stelia. This is a business class seat in mostly grey fabrics with a beige headrest cover and sidewall detailing. This is a set of 3 showing the staggered layout.

Airbus and Stelia show off new C Suite ultra-compact narrowbody seat

One of the most compelling seats on show at the Aircraft Interiors Expo wasn’t at a seatmaker’s stand or even within an aircraft cabin mocku... Continue Reading

Press Release: Airbus A321XLR takes off for the first time

Airbus’ first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finke... Continue Reading

Teague's Elevate business class seat attached to the aircraft via a Ebrace is pictured here. The area is spacious with a marble table, IFE screen, large window and sage green accents along with Bamboo fixtures.

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