China Eastern reportedly plans four classes, PE on A350-900 & 787-9
Shanghai-based China Eastern seems set to be the first PRC airline to introduce premium economy, beating out longhaul competitors Air China,... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing 787-9
Norwegian reverses course on 787-9 wifi equipage
Just months ago another carrier was excited about equipage of connectivity on its 787 fleet. Today that is delayed indefinitely with unclear... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Thales reworking IFE remote after execution disappoints
As inflight entertainment screens in premium aircraft cabins grow larger and passengers sit even further away from them, vendors have had to... Continue Reading
KLM’s Boeing 787 offers new cabins, connectivity
As the latest airline to place Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner into service KLM had the opportunity to revisit its inflight product and set a ... Continue Reading
American’s post-Zodiac business class seat options explored
So long, American Airlines’ unique forwards-backwards herringbone seat, we hardly knew ye. The often fractious relationship between airline ... Continue Reading
American seeks new business seat vendor after chronic delays
American Airlines has started looking for a new vendor to supply Business Class seats for its Boeing 787-9 aircraft and the remainder of its... Continue Reading
LATAM focuses on wireless IFE rollout instead of inflight Internet
Updated to note that Zodiac Inflight Innovations’ RAVE Wireless system is being rolled out by LATAM, not Thales’ AVA solution Ha... Continue Reading
Negative feedback prompts British Airways to widen seats for 787-9
British Airways is installing a new economy class seat on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner after negative feedback from passengers, Runway Girl N... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Bells, Whistles and Lipstick on a Pig
Welcome to Episode 26 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is John Walton, an international aviation journalist who writes for ... Continue Reading
British Airways sticks with first class on its bellwether 787-9
British Airways is keping a first class cabin in one of the linchpins of its future longhaul fleet, an indication that the airline intends t... Continue Reading
Boeing SC’s Beverly Wyse urges women to chart their own course
You don’t have to fly an airplane to be a pilot. Just ask Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of Boeing South Carolina, where s... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand casts a new net in connectivity studies
Air New Zealand studied inflight connectivity in the past including for its 787-9s but like many carriers, chose to sit tight and not equip.... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic debuts moving map on steroids with Boeing 787-9
Virgin Atlantic’s new Boeing 787-9 boasts a number of passenger pleasing features, including a new iteration of the carrier’s Upper Class su... Continue Reading
Etihad goes way outside Boeing’s catalog for its first 787-9
EVERETT: As Gulf carriers scramble to one-up each other to create the most opulent and well appointed aircraft interiors, Etihad Airways thi... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand explains decision not to offer connectivity on 787-9
Air New Zealand is citing a lack of full satellite coverage on routes intended for its new Boeing 787-9 as the reason why it opted not to se... Continue Reading
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