First class isn’t dying. First class airlines are.
Twenty years after the introduction of the first fully flat bed in first class, and eight years after the introduction of the first suite on... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: British Airways
Inmarsat teams with Telekom to supply inflight Internet in Europe
Inmarsat has teamed up with major telco Deutsche Telekom to provide inflight high-speed Internet access to European airlines, including Luft... Continue Reading
Lufthansa joins EU rivals in space-available business class upgrades
Lufthansa is the latest European airline aiming to capture an additional bit of ancillary revenue on unsold shorthaul business class seats w... 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
A whole new Club World? Or pie in the sky?
With yet another potential British Airways next-generation Club World business class seat released into the wild via the patent application ... Continue Reading
New LHR T5 Aspire lounge puts #PaxEx ball firmly in BA’s court
The most anticipated airport lounge of the year — certainly for British travellers — is now open at London Heathrow’s terminal 5, the home o... Continue Reading
What do you want in business class: seats or service?
Despite the increasing homogenisation of airlines as carriers merge to form ever-larger conglomerates, there are still differences in what a... Continue Reading
Aer Lingus launches not-business-class European business class
Aer Lingus is returning to the premium market on select European flights with a new Aer Space shorthaul product, but the Irish carrier’s new... 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
Queen of the Skies gets dolled up for final act at British Airways
The jet age may have been ushered in by the Boeing 707 but it was revolutionized by the Boeing 747-400, which was able to link city pairs pr... 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
BA first officer Kate Laidler talks success of Beyond the Flight Deck
British Airways launched its Beyond the Flight Deck (BFD) programme in 2012, aiming to improve the passenger experience through direct conta... Continue Reading
BA doubles down on OpenSkies with new Paris lounge
Despite signs that British Airways’ OpenSkies subsidiary was starting to lose its appeal to parent group IAG, BA is sending a signal that it... Continue Reading
Pinnacle or nadir: BA’s new Club Europe disappoints
I describe myself as “mostly British” — after all, with two passports and friends all over the world, if I have any roots whatsoever they’re... Continue Reading
Lufthansa signals intent to adopt terrestrial Wi-Fi for short-haul
European airlines are quickly warming to the idea that they’ll soon have the option to equip short- and medium-haul aircraft operating... Continue Reading
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