Press Release: Saudia and SITAONAIR deliver unique #PaxEx with Wi-Fi
Saudia and SITAONAIR are taking the inflight Wi-Fi experience for passengers to new heights by activating fresh functionalities for personal... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: business class
Zodiac talks next-gen Cirrus with ergonomic and storage updates
In a quality-focussed yet increasingly segmented business class market where some airlines are looking to create a more premium feel to thei... Continue Reading
Zodiac touts improvement in Polaris seat delivery performance
Zodiac Aerospace says it has improved its delivery performance for United Airlines’ Polaris business class seat program, with delays r... Continue Reading
More than just a retrojet: TAP goes all out with jet age service
Everyone loves a retrojet. That includes passengers — witness the flurry of smartphones glued to an airport window whenever one rolls past —... Continue Reading
How Airbus is accommodating Qantas A380 refit
Very few aviation industry observers would have predicted Qantas to have selected Airbus as the overhaul partner for its 12 A380 aircraft as... Continue Reading
Thompson Vantage Solo sets the bar for premium narrowbody business
Fully flat business class beds with direct aisle access on narrowbody aircraft will become increasingly important in the next cycle of airli... Continue Reading
Why premium economy on 787 is sweet spot for Air France, passengers
When a French foreign exchange student informed my high school French teacher that she couldn’t understand a word the instructor was saying ... Continue Reading
Real #PaxEx gems shine through at Cathay’s LHR, HND lounges
You might expect, given that I wasn’t the world’s biggest fan of Cathay Pacific’s first class The Pier lounge in Hong Kong, that I also woul... Continue Reading
Finnair’s Nordic identity: more than Marimekko and Moomins
There are few airlines with as much design heritage as Finnair. Its easy to overuse the word iconic, from Tapio Wirkkala’s Ultima Thul... Continue Reading
Ethiopian’s 767 refit to support four more years of service
If you thought that the Boeing 767’s heyday was over, Ethiopian Airlines’ recent decision to install Optimares’ fully flat ZEST seats on its... Continue Reading
Qantas to retain and update A380, with massive premium boost
Qantas wants new twinjets that will fly nonstop from its largest markets on Australia’s east coast to New York and London, but it will also ... Continue Reading
Emirates designs new Dubai co-branded Moët business lounge
Airlines are the world’s biggest Champagne buyers, and Emirates is no exception: every year, the seven lounges in Dubai International Airpor... Continue Reading
Finnair’s Norra Embraer E-190: great Eurobiz, apart from the seats
It’s a commentary on the state of European business class when an 18”-wide seat, no neighbour, a tasty hot meal and some chilled Champagne i... Continue Reading
Press Release: AIM and Thompson Aero Seating collaborate at Toulouse
AIM Altitude and Thompson Aero Seating have collaborated for the first time as AVIC companies to create stunning integrated front-row furnit... Continue Reading
May only be a matter of time until amenity kits are digital deliveries
Tiny toothpaste. Eyemask. Antiseptic towelette. Socks. Amenity kits today have changed very little over the more than 60 years they’ve been ... Continue Reading
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