Press Release: Porter to expand across North America with E2 twinjets
Porter Airlines is extending its award-winning service to destinations throughout North America with the introduction of up to 80 state-of-t... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: aircraft interiors
The PE downgrade: airlines need to consider their approach
Who is premium economy for? As the aviation industry and indeed the world begins to position itself to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a... Continue Reading
United, Southwest and a long overdue family vacation
After sixteen months and two previously cancelled family trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my family of four was ready for a vacation in C... Continue Reading
The new “comfort canyon”: the narrowbody class barrier
With the rise of longhaul single-aisle aircraft, an old question becomes new again: how can airlines span the increasingly wide “comfort can... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITA upgrades passenger processing at Prague airport
SITA today announced that it has implemented its new-generation of passenger processing infrastructure at Václav Havel Airport Prague, pavin... Continue Reading
Flying US-Europe proves less rigid than expected, but be prepared
Flying to Europe right now feels like it is fraught with uncertainties. The rules for entering the UK and EU member states can change quickl... Continue Reading
From ANA economy to Gran Class: Toyota Boshoku’s #PaxEx
Toyota Boshoku — the boshoku translates as “textile” — is part of a complicated warp and weft of corporate mergers and name changes that als... Continue Reading
Restructured ZIM aims for premium and single-aisle market
When German seatmaker ZIM Flugsitz went into restructuring in the middle of last year, it set off warning bells within the aviation supply c... Continue Reading
Press Release: United adds 270 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to fleet
United Airlines today announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s... Continue Reading
United brings back embedded IFE under massive narrowbody overhaul
Way back at the 2014 APEX Exhibition in Long Beach, California, United Airlines’ then managing director of passenger systems, Tarek Ab... Continue Reading
Press Release: SWISS previews its new Premium Economy Class
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) presented the key product and service features of its new Premium Economy Class today, and also launch... Continue Reading
How Thales slashed weight from its latest IFE technology
Inflight entertainment hardware stakeholders have long sought to drive weight out of their systems to improve the eco-credentials of their p... Continue Reading
18 months after delivery, Qatar Airways unveils Adient 787-9 cabin
Qatar Airways’ latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner cabins — revealed some eighteen months after the airline took delivery of the aircraft — featu... Continue Reading
Thales teams with Samsung to offer ‘stunning’ 4K IFE
Though the delivery of 4K media for inflight entertainment has long lagged behind IFE screen technology, industry stakeholders have nonethel... Continue Reading
Comparing Delta’s 737-900ER and 757 on New York-Seattle
If I were to tally up all of my flights over the years, New York-Seattle probably tops the list of routes I’ve flown the most. It’s a rather... Continue Reading