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
Tag Archives: A380
SIA’s new A380 business class surprises but for the right reasons?
Expectations were high for Singapore Airlines’ new seating reveal, but I must admit to doing a strong double-take when I saw the first image... Continue Reading
The premium cabin trend du jour: privacy doors
Champagne? Check. Amenity kits? Check. Plush bedding and fine linens? Check. Check. What can a premium cabin product do to differentiate its... Continue Reading
United and its passengers pull out all the stops for Boeing 747 farewell
It’s been a favorite of many fliers for 47 years, but on Tuesday, 7 November, United Airlines marked the official retirement of its last Boe... Continue Reading
Seatmakers keep premium economy densification options close to chest
As premium economy continues to grow both in importance and in installation base, and as many carriers are looking to gain space efficiency ... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines aims for perpendicular suites in first class mockups
Ten years after first class suites appeared on Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A380 aircraft, the airline seems set to wow the passenger experien... Continue Reading
Airlines and passengers can play big role in fighting wildlife trafficking
GENEVA – Airlines are unwittingly transporting billions of dollars’ worth of critically endangered animals and by-products across thei... Continue Reading
HAECO launches Vector Premium platform for shorthaul biz, longhaul PE
LONG BEACH — Seatmaker HAECO is updating its longhaul premium economy and shorthaul business class offering with the third member of its Vec... Continue Reading
How Airbus is accommodating Qantas A380 refit
Very few aviation industry observers would have predicted Qantas to have selected Airbus as the overhaul partner for its 12 A380 aircraft as... Continue Reading
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
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
FAA is no stranger to egress questions as court orders review
Can you regulate aircraft seat size based on passenger comfort? For years, lawmakers have tried and failed to do just that. But the latest b... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: From Paris with love for all things #AvGeek and #PaxEx
Runway Girl Network covered this year’s Paris Air Show from nose to tail. In this episode of #PaxEx TV, we deliver the biggest #AvGeek... Continue Reading
Malaysia CEO sees future for A380, surprised by charter demand
On the sidelines of last week’s Paris Air Show, after converting 737 MAX orders to the double-stretched MAX 10 version, Malaysia Airli... Continue Reading
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