Consumer groups seek moratorium on seat squeeze, cite safety
Consumer advocacy groups FlyersRights.org and Travelers United are ramping up pressure on US regulators to stop airlines from further shrink... Continue Reading
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Passengers bid for upgrades on Virgin America’s Vegas flights
Virgin America last week introduced a new upgrade option for its passengers. Marketed as “Bid. Boost. Fly Large”, a traveler can... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Voice Calls, Premium Seat Stalls and #AvGeek Fun
Welcome to #PaxEx TV. On this our latest episode we look at why the debate over allowing passengers to make cell phone calls in-flight is he... Continue Reading
Design flaws spotted as United reveals new first class seat
United Airlines has new first class seats for its Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. Representing a collaboration with London design house Prie... Continue Reading
What airlines can learn from Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains
“If only we had a bullet train.” That’s how most visitors to Japan respond after experiencing Japan’s super-efficient, scrupulously clean, s... Continue Reading
Eurostar aims to take plane’s lunch money with revamped trains
Eurostar, the international train operator that carries more passengers between London and the European cities of Paris and Brussels than al... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Eurobusiness review: three steps forward, one step back
After a summer in Europe trying both British Airways’ and Air France’s Eurobusiness middle-seat-free business class, I jumped at the offer t... Continue Reading
Asiana spikes first class while Korean Air re-ups
South Korea’s two main full-service airlines are in the middle of a fascinating divergence of opinion on the future of first class, and it’s... Continue Reading
What is business class, in the age of longhaul LCCs?
What does longhaul business class mean to you? Is it a flat (or nearly flat) bed? Lounge access? Better food and drinks? The diversification... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines pushes Boeing, Airbus for 18-hour flights
Will an airline ever again fly nonstop between the US and southeast Asia? Singapore Airlines would certainly like to bring back the all-busi... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s new Eurowings longhaul low-cost carrier takes form
RGN has learned more #paxex details about Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Eurowings’ intercontinental longhaul low-cost carrier ambitions, with... 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
Airline reveals its concerns about new Airbus lavatory/galley option
As airlines work to increase passenger density on existing airframes the push to reduce everything else on board is very real. For the Airbu... 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
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