Air Canada excels in case of broken Signature Class seat
Flying on Air Canada from Frankfurt to Toronto, as part of a multi-leg junket, gave me the opportunity to experience the carrier’s Sig... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: coronavirus crisis
WestJet’s 787-9 PaxEx impresses on London-Toronto
Roughly a year ago, I anxiously boarded an Air Canada flight to Toronto. Having spent months in lockdown in a central London flat, I was des... Continue Reading
Diehl and HAECO in pact to jointly deliver aircraft cabin interiors
Over the last several years, the aircraft interiors industry has seen notable consolidation. Rockwell Collins got the ball rolling in 2017 w... Continue Reading
JetBlue serves up new Core economy A321LR London PaxEx
When JetBlue starts flying transatlantically to London, the carrier will bring some of its unique passenger experience proposition to its Co... Continue Reading
Collins adds mid-cabin Switch to door-bar monument family
As airlines look to outfit their future longhaul aircraft — whether that’s the new Airbus A321XLR, for example, or a refit of existing... Continue Reading
Designing the future of single-aisle galleys and service areas
Balancing airlines’ desires to sell as many seats as possible on the aircraft and the provision of onboard catering and other services to al... Continue Reading
Beyond seats: getting the new longhaul narrowbody cabins right
Longhaul narrowbody aircraft like the Airbus A321neo’s LR and XLR variants are going to be key to the COVID-19 recovery — and to future rout... Continue Reading
LSG’s COVID-19 food trend update asks big questions
COVID-19 has reshaped the way airlines deliver onboard food in 2020. Some have stopped entirely, some have stopped on some flights, some hav... Continue Reading
China’s Egret opens Dallas office, eyes rapid Americas growth
Despite the challenges posed to aviation by the COVID-19 crisis, galley equipment provider Egret Aviation Co., Ltd has established a US offi... Continue Reading
Press Release: gategroup completes acquisition of LSG’s European ops
gategroup Holding AG (“gategroup”) today announced the completion of the acquisition of the European operations of LSG Group from Deutsche L... Continue Reading
Inside Singapore Airlines’ training for businesses
For almost half the history of aviation, Singapore Airlines’ flight attendants have been the most iconic design personification of an airlin... Continue Reading
Intelsat to Delta: We can support free inflight Internet model
Intelsat firmly believes it can support Delta Air Lines’ plan to offer free inflight Internet to passengers once its $400 million acquisitio... Continue Reading
Corporate travel and physical distancing: a duty of care?
After past external shocks that have affected the airline industry, corporate travel has usually been among the very first sectors to reboun... Continue Reading
Retail inMotion CCO Jan Blanchard on the evolution of onboard retail
During the COVID-19 crisis, onboard retailing specialist Retail inMotion (RiM) has focused on finding cost-efficient and quick-to-implement ... Continue Reading
Reduced volumes and widebody exposure hit Safran revenue
Safran’s aircraft interiors business saw revenues drop roughly 35% in the first half of the year, as large jetliner programs suffered ... Continue Reading