ASIP seeks to open the window to low-cost messaging for LCCs
Long-time industry veteran Ron Chapman might be the world’s foremost authority on installing Iridium antennas in airliner windows. He starte... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Airbus A340
After the A380, whither the new wave of halo products?
With the demise of Airbus’ A380 programme, a crucial aspect of premium passenger experience design finds itself looking for a new home: the ... Continue Reading
Airbus, Embraer each offer medevac conversions for aircraft
Airbus and Embraer Executive Jets have each separately unveiled their own air ambulance conversion kits, enabling operators to transform pas... Continue Reading
Press Release: SWISS now flying with fully-refurbished Airbus A340 fleet
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has newly equipped the cabins of its five Airbus A340 aircraft with the First, Business and Economy Cl... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hi Fly makes good on vow to fly without single-use plastic
As New Year revellers the world over slipped into bed after a long night of celebrations, Hi Fly Airline staff were already hard at work mak... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand
Lufthansa’s foray into low-cost, long-haul by using Eurowings was unpopular with passengers, unions and one important person: Lufthansa Grou... Continue Reading
Seeking to move the needle on PaxEx topics at APEX and AIX expos
The APEX EXPO and Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), Americas are set to open their doors this week in Los Angeles. The co-located shows are alw... 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
Why Lufthansa keeps first class but is reconsidering sandwich catering
A thirty-five euro economy ticket and intercontinental first class may have seemingly little in common. They are straddling the fare spectru... Continue Reading
50 years after the A300, its PaxEx echoes in newest Airbus widebodies
Five decades after the launch of the Airbus A300, its direct descendent the A330neo continues to show how the design of Airbus’ first aircra... Continue Reading
Press Release: First refurbished SWISS A340 returns to revenue service
The first SWISS Airbus A340 with a completely refurbished interior in all three seating cabins took off from Zurich today on its first reven... Continue Reading
La Orana to Air Tahiti Nui’s new Dreamliners (and new look)
Air Tahiti Nui has four brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners set to fly between Tahiti and Auckland as well as Tahiti and Los Angeles. And whe... Continue Reading
Asiana’s Solstys stands up to the business class test of time, twice
When Asiana Airlines introduced its OZ Quadra Smartium in 2011, the overall feeling was that the name was wonderfully weird, but that the St... Continue Reading
Geven’s Piuma Sofa reappears in Air France’s Joon economy
Air France’s much-mocked ‘millennial airline’, Joon, seems to be taking note that the oldest members of that generation could well be grandp... Continue Reading
Internally lit thermoplastics offer infinite PaxEx design palette
Airlines are increasingly designing — or asking their design partners to design — customised LED mood lighting schemes, which both show off ... Continue Reading
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