Do social zones on planes still make sense?
Following Virgin Atlantic’s decision to bring The Booth to its leisure fleet of 397-seat A350-1000 twinjets in partnership with Factor... Continue Reading
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United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again
Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading
Recycled and bio-plastics: a solution to the PaxEx plastics footprint?
The passenger experience industry often considers plastics in aesthetic terms, from developing exciting new shapes, patterns and technologie... Continue Reading
Will changes in aircraft transition market lead to vanilla PaxEx?
As commercial aircraft move between operators, the passenger experience hard product inside them — seats, IFE, galleys, monuments, and so on... Continue Reading
Kitting has its day, as Recaro’s SWIFT seats gain A320 SFE appeal
It may have taken a global pandemic for aircraft seat “kitting” to really take off, but it appears its time has come in industry... Continue Reading
After the A380, whither the new wave of halo products?
With the demise of Airbus’ A380 programme, a crucial aspect of premium passenger experience design finds itself looking for a new home: the ... Continue Reading
Jennifer Coutts Clay on overcoming the challenges of COVID in aviation
Industry veteran and author Jennifer Coutts Clay has seen the aviation industry overcome several black swan events in her more than 40 years... Continue Reading
ESA adoption in commercial aviation could take years
When will electronically steerable antennas be ready for primetime in commercial aviation? COVID has kicked the proverbial can down the road... Continue Reading
Five years on: how the A320neo is changing aviation
For many who followed the development of Airbus’ A320neo family of aircraft very closely during the first half of the 2010s, it will seem as... Continue Reading
Delta sets high standard for cleanliness and comfort amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we plan for travel. Lockdowns, border closures and COVID-19 testing requirements must all be consi... Continue Reading
The growing case for middle-seat-free class
Premium economy seems set to grow in importance to airlines as the world starts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, with what was already t... Continue Reading
Emirates’ premium economy shows upgrades but no category shift
There was a time in the distant past — by which, at the end of 2020, we mean any time before the COVID-19 crisis — when Emirates’ adoption o... Continue Reading
Beyond Eurobusiness: the trend towards fully featured economy up front
What do British Airways, Frontier Airlines, KLM and TAP Air Portugal have in common? No, this isn’t the setup to a #PaxEx punchline — it’s a... Continue Reading
Press Release: Boeing names Hosein to software engineering leader role
The Boeing Company today named Jinnah Hosein as the company’s vice president of Software Engineering, effective immediately. In this n... Continue Reading
COVID-19 turns PaxEx “nesting” trend upside down
Before COVID-19, “nesting” was a trend on the rise in aviation. Creating cosy, comfortable, hygge–fied spaces with plenty of storage n... Continue Reading