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Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 at the gate

Frontier – ULCC, nothing more, nothing less and that’s AOK

Have you tried Frontier Airlines recently? I have, on a recent flight between Denver and Seattle. Prior to that, the last time I flew the ai... Continue Reading

Press Release: Powered by its people, Delta earns J.D. Power No. 1 airline

Following a year of unprecedented uncertainty, the people of Delta catapulted the airline to the No. 1 spot in the J.D. Power 2021 North Ame... Continue Reading

Thompson Solo business class herringbone seat in grey and brown tones. View is from the top.

Cleansheet design — and regulation — for new herringbone flatbeds

Every novel seat design isn’t just a #PaxEx pathfinder: it’s also a pioneer project for safety regulators and certification of the seat itse... Continue Reading

from left to right: Amaury Barberot, COO at Expliseat, Cedric Combe, Project Leader at Airbus, Benjamin Saada, CEO at Expliseat, Jean-Francois Delacroix, A320 Product Offerability at Airbus, Catherine Cadet, Seat Commodity Manager at Airbus, Christian Kley, Head of Purchasing Seats at Airbus and David Robson, Head of Cabin Industrial at Airbus.

Press Release: Expliseat enters A320 BFE product catalogue

TiSeat E2, Expliseat’s economy class seats for short-haul and long-haul segments, enters the Airbus A320 BFE Product catalogue becoming the ... Continue Reading

United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX cabin interior showing various seat accommodations in blues and greys. View is front down the aisle with lots of light.

Minor hiccups aside, United strives to be accessible for the blind

Like many fellow flyers, I severely limited my travel over the last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. And like many, I also saw the ligh... Continue Reading

Stelia's aircraft seat from the passengers point of view. The storage shelf, a mirror, the IFE screen, a small plant, a table and the aircraft window are in view.

Stelia learns design lessons from previous herringbone generations

With Stelia’s Opera outward-facing herringbone looking set to be a major part of the narrowbody longhaul future, the company is drawing on a... Continue Reading

Premium Economy is a focus as Delta retrofits 767 and A330 fleets

As the pandemic continues to severely impact the aviation industry, there are emerging signs that some airlines are once again getting ready... Continue Reading

Aircraft interior image of Recaro seats in blue with grey thermoplastics used for the seatbacks and tray tables.

Closing the loop: aviation’s post-use thermoplastics footprint

What happens to your aircraft seat after its useful life is over and it’s removed from the aircraft? It’s increasingly likely to end up bein... Continue Reading

American Airlines Airbus A319 at the gate in Chicago O'Hare Airport

American ORD-LGA A319: tweaks would make stellar PaxEx

Just five and a half hours after experiencing my first COVID-era flight and successfully flying to Chicago for lunch and a beer, it was time... Continue Reading

View of aircraft wing looking out over New York City leaving LaGuardia.

American LGA-ORD Oasis: unremarkable in a good way

I would have never expected a totally routine flight between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare to be so memorable and special, but after... Continue Reading

JetBlue A321LR in front of the Airbus Delivery Center in Hamburg, Germany

Press Release: JetBlue takes delivery of A321LR with Airspace interior

U.S.-based JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first of 13 A321LR aircraft featuring Airbus’ new Airspace interior. These new A321LRs ... Continue Reading

Boeing 737 KLM cabin with deep brown fabrics and light blue

Press Release: KLM renews entire cabin interior of 14 Boeing 737-800s

KLM has started the complete renewal of the cabins of 14 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, for both Business Class and Economy Class. The refurbished... Continue Reading

Airbus and LHT cargo in the cabin solution rendering image. Showing seats removed and cargo shipments in place of them.

Press Release: Airbus and LHT offer temporary “Cargo in the Cabin”

Airbus and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have signed a cooperation agreement to co-develop temporary “Cargo in the Cabin” solutions for A330s. Thi... Continue Reading

Hawaiian Airlines' first class seat, deep brown leather and the white curved seat shell.

Bid up to first class as Hawaiian Airlines sees mini-tourism boom

Hawaii’s tourism is taking off again. With strict Covid-19 protocols in place — a negative test within 72 hours is required from visitors to... Continue Reading

Elements' Business Class suite with IFE screen, suite door and footwell in view

Inside herringbones: Elements of Super Diamond as Collins seats evolve

When Collins Aerospace débuts its new outwards-facing herringbone seat, Elements, with its first airlines later this year, it will be anothe... Continue Reading