Press Release: Delta to retire 777s by end of 2020
Delta plans to retire its 18 widebody Boeing 777s by the end of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The retirement will accelerate th... Continue Reading
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Aeroflot impresses with bold colors and Horizon suite on new A350
Aeroflot today took delivery of its first A350-900 XWB at Airbus’ delivery centre in Toulouse. The ceremony was marked by musical performanc... Continue Reading
Air France worries A350-1000 will help low-cost, long-haul competitors
Air France is concerned that new generation aircraft like the Airbus A350-1000 will undermine the competitiveness of its de facto in-house l... Continue Reading
Thai Airways A350 doesn’t disappoint in economy class
Scheduled to fly between gorgeous Phuket, Thailand and Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on a Thai Airways Boeing 747-400, I was surprise... Continue Reading
Vietnam deserves consistency award for PaxEx aboard 787-9 and A350
On a recent personal trip to Vietnam, I had a choice of connecting through Seoul on either Korean Air or Vietnam Airlines. Having already tr... Continue Reading
PaxEx on point on Singapore Airlines inaugural from Seattle
Singapore Airlines recently launched a brand new service to Seattle, capping a year-long push to increase flights to North America. The airl... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air France welcomes its first 324-seat Airbus A350
Air France took delivery of its first Airbus A350 at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse (France). This new more environmentally-friendly... Continue Reading
Press Release: Recaro driving comfort on China Southern’s A350
China Southern Airlines’ first aircraft fully equipped with Recaro seats made its maiden flight on July 3rd, flying from Guangzhou to Shangh... Continue Reading
Why IAMA is working to bring transparency to aircraft retrofit market
Several years ago, when Lufthansa committed to orders for Boeing 777-9Xs and Airbus A350-900s, the carrier refused to be limited to the A350... Continue Reading
Press Release: Delta rolls out latest cabins to Europe and South America
Delta Air Lines will offer improved cabin experiences for customers starting this fall through the launch of its new business class seat off... Continue Reading
Airbus ends A380 production with Emirates swap to A330neo & A350
With the cancellation of the last 39 Airbus A380 orders from Emirates, and following a series of trickled-out final cancellations from other... Continue Reading
Cathay still fixing Safran seats, lavatories on even new A350s
Seat materials separating from their structures. Toilets taped together. Lavatories sealed with shabbily rough caulking. That’s not what Cat... Continue Reading
Near-term IFC opportunities in China prove head-scratcher
When Air China vice president and general manager, North America, Zhihang Chi, this spring told attendees at the Global Connected Aircraft S... Continue Reading
Press Release: Singapore Airlines A350 with Thales IFEC enters service
Singapore Airlines and Thales are celebrating the entry into service of the airline’s new medium-haul A350-900 aircraft. Singapore Airlines ... Continue Reading
A tale of two herringbones and a sleeper seat
I try to keep an eye on the Chinese market whenever possible: after all, it’s going to be the largest in the world in the not too distant fu... Continue Reading
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