Delta goes darker, moodier with new cabin CMF
The latest salvo in the US air carrier premium travel arms race has been fired, and this time it’s Delta with a full-fleet refresh of the co... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing 757
Delta to refurbish select 737-800s with updated IFE, new first class
Delta Air Lines this week announced the kickoff of a long awaited refurbishment program for select Boeing 737-800s. The US major also said c... Continue Reading
Delta’s refurbishment effort shines through on 31-year old 757
After a few days of beautiful beaches and plane spotting in St. Maarten, it was time to head back to a very cold New York. While my flight t... Continue Reading
Condor is striped. And Condor is controversial.
Depending on who you ask, it’s the worst livery of all time or it’s the second coming of the golden jet age icon Braniff’s brightly coloured... Continue Reading
Press Release: FAA official Nolen to serve as acting FAA Administrator
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has named Billy Nolen to serve as acting FAA Administrator after FAA... Continue Reading
Delta is consistent but some products are showing their age
For an AvGeek there are few greater pleasures than flying aboard internationally-configured aircraft on domestic flights. I recently had the... Continue Reading
Northern Pacific CEO sees 757 service launch this year
If all goes right, there will be a brand new airline plying the skies between the continental US, Alaska, and northern Asia later this year.... Continue Reading
5G delay around airports lauded by US majors but regionals in the cold
Facing a torrent of opposition and concern from the aviation community about the potential impact on flight operations of AT&T and Veriz... Continue Reading
A premium for business class seats: the narrowbody dilemma
For the best part of a decade, airlines have had an A vs B choice for business class on their single-aisle aircraft: either Collins Aerospac... Continue Reading
SAS’ new A321LR: the return of longhaul narrowbody premium economy
Sometimes, the biggest innovations in passenger experience come where you might least expect them. Longhaul, single-aisle premium economy se... Continue Reading
LED cabin lighting specialist STG to unveil Universal Lighting family
STG Aerospace, a long-time manufacturer of LED cabin lighting and emergency floor path marking technology for aircraft, has stayed busy with... Continue Reading
The future of the passenger-to-freighter conversion market
It seems like every other week there’s another announcement of middle-aged passenger aircraft being converted into freighters, whether that’... 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
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
Reflections on a new generation of single-aisle flatbeds
A second generation of single-aisle fully flat beds — offering direct aisle access — is ready and willing to improve the passenger experienc... Continue Reading