JAL eschews ten-abreast A350 even on domestic aircraft
In the context of Airbus’ recent strategic shift towards arguing that ten-abreast seating on its A350 could deliver an acceptable level of c... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: A350
Longer flights, more differentiation: 8-hour vs 18-hour business class?
Airlines creating business class products today find themselves at the complicated crest of two trend waves. First, the mission range of wid... Continue Reading
As Air France drops A380, picks up A220s, a wider deal is speculated
The discussion around breakfast tables at the home of Airbus on the morning of the big Air France deal for small aircraft is how the commitm... Continue Reading
In Conversation Transcribed: Mitsubishi SpaceJet with Isaac Alexander
John Walton: Hello, and welcome to Runway Girl Network In Conversation, a deep dive into aviation and the passenger experience. I’m RG... Continue Reading
Style & Design to benchmark seats with perceived quality concept
Comparing business class seats has always been something of an art rather than a science, but a new system from French industrial designers ... Continue Reading
Cathay passengers have IFC bias; RFP issued for consistent portal
Cathay Pacific’s hallmark is consistency but its passengers have a bias when it comes to inflight connectivity. The carrier is retrofi... Continue Reading
Airbus changes tack on seat comfort, posits ‘sub-economy’ on A350
When a major aircraft manufacturer has a series of senior executive changes, its strategy can be expected to change too. Airbus, which has a... Continue Reading
Airlines set to benefit as Inmarsat commits to even more GX payloads
Airlines and business jet operators will have access to even more Ka-band satellite capacity to support high-speed inflight connectiv... Continue Reading
Press Release: SAS selects Inmarsat GX broadband for new A350 fleet
Inmarsat today announced that its award-winning GX Aviation inflight broadband service has been selected by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) for ... Continue Reading
Airbus confirms A321XLR, trails A330neo orders in new market segments
2019 is a transitional year for Airbus as the A220 beds into the airframer’s product line, the A380 heads into the sunset and further evolut... Continue Reading
Airbus’ 24cm problem with popularizing the ten-abreast A350
With the absence of the A380 at the upper range of its future aircraft plans, Airbus’ push to compare a 400-passenger A350-1000 with a 400-p... Continue Reading
In Conversation Transcribed: Innovation Days with Howard Slutsken
Runway Girl Network is pleased to now provide transcripts of the In Conversation podcast. Please, if you use and appreciate this transcript,... Continue Reading
In Conversation: Airbus’ Innovation Days with Howard Slutsken
Fresh from the Airbus Innovation Days in Toulouse, aviation journalist and storyteller Howard Slutsken joins RGN deputy editor John Walton t... Continue Reading
Beyond Beyoncé: in search of a post-doors model for suite privacy
Last year I coined the idea of the Beyoncé Model for updated business class seats with doors on the side giving business mini-suites: “if yo... Continue Reading
Press Release: Teledyne portable dataloader offers enhanced security
Teledyne Controls, the flight data management business, has launched the PMAT XS™ – a new portable dataloader that integrates easily y... Continue Reading
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