Air France pins turnaround on improved premium passenger experience
Air France CEO Anne Rigail knows only too well the result of the airline’s years of under-investment in the passenger experience. When Air F... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: A380
Top 5 In Conversation podcasts published in 2019
Aviation certainly faced its share of challenges in 2019 – from the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX to the decision by Airbu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Ipeco establishes new repair facility in Beijing
Ipeco, a recognised world leader in aircraft crew and executive passenger seating, and a growing manufacturer of aircraft galley inserts, ha... Continue Reading
In Conversation Transcribed: Qantas’ Project Sunrise with Jordan Chong
Australian aviation journalist Jordan Chong joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to get to the bottom of Project Sunrise, Qantas’ plan to fly... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qatar Airways selects Gogo 2Ku for 70 aircraft
Gogo, the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, announced today that it has been selected by... Continue Reading
Etihad, Air Arabia may seek EK-FZ benefits but with different PaxEx
Etihad Airways is known for opulence with its A380’s Residence and spacious first class, but it also has a quieter cost-conscious side. That... Continue Reading
Press Release: First of Qantas’ upgraded A380s takes to the skies
The first of Qantas’ upgraded A380s welcomed its first passengers today, delivering a new level of comfort for customers travelling on the n... Continue Reading
Press Release: Singapore Airlines hosts first news broadcast in-flight
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has become the world’s first airline to host a live TV news broadcast from on board a commercial A380 flight powere... Continue Reading
Press Release: ANA selects Safran’s RAVE ULTRA for 787-8 retrofit
Safran Passenger Innovations, formerly Zodiac Inflight Innovations, has been tapped to provide its RAVE ULTRA In-flight Entertainment (IFE) ... Continue Reading
A350 premium economy trends towards narrower 2-4-2 layout
What does premium economy look like? For most of the life of this middle cabin — launched in 1992 by either Virgin Atlantic or EVA Air, whic... Continue Reading
Behind the rise and rise of the Recaro CL3710
It may not have the snappiest name — like any good Recaro seat, it shares a product number with an old Nokia phone — but the Recaro CL3710 i... 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
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
Inside the 20-year forecasts at Airbus, Boeing and Embraer
Making sense of the dueling twenty-year market demand forecasts between airframers is a mix of art and science, as Airbus, Boeing, an... Continue Reading
The good and the meh of Korean Air PaxEx aboard the 787-9
On my way to the 2019 IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul, I had a choice to make. Flying Korean Air, I could opt to take the once cutting-... Continue Reading
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