Reflecting on the best flight(s) I’ve ever taken
Like many folks in aviation, I’m often asked to describe the best flight I’ve been fortunate enough to take. The answer? It’s complicated, b... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: economy class
Finnair goes local in designing and sourcing new Clean Kit and masks
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many consequences to aviation, and one has been a spike in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE),... Continue Reading
Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airlines need to be clear about catering changes
COVID-19, and its effects on the aviation industry, are unprecedented. Airlines have been scrambling to continue flying while keeping passen... Continue Reading
British Airways doffs its hat to the Boeing 747 as fleet is retired
After nearly five decades of service and millions of miles flown around the globe, British Airways is retiring its remaining fleet of 31 Boe... Continue Reading
How I fell in love with aviation
Everyone who loves aviation comes to it in their own special, unique way. For me, this most changeable of industries has been one of the few... Continue Reading
Press Release: Middle East Airlines taps Panasonic for IFEC on 15 A321s
Panasonic Aviations has been selected by Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) to provide inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Molon Labe introduces new seat version amid pandemic
The airline industry is seeing many improvised design proposals to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the aircraft cabin. Some new concepts ... Continue Reading
Mulling the future of seatback IFE given COVID and the Greta effect
Over the last decade, seatback IFE has survived in the face of countless news articles about its imminent demise. It has survived in the fac... Continue Reading
Press Release: Teague introduces AirShield to adapt cabin airflow
Teague, a leading design and innovation company, today unveils its AirShield concept—the world’s first germ isolation system that uses contr... Continue Reading
Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award: Winners to be announced in 2021
The awards ceremony for the 14th Crystal Cabin Awards in Hamburg, originally planned for 1 April 2020, has been rescheduled for 13 April 202... Continue Reading
Boeing seeks to build confidence in air travel through data
As airlines plan their return to service in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must build passenger confidence that flying is safe. Th... Continue Reading
Premium economy: premium privacy and premium distancing?
As cash-strapped businesses look for efficiency in their travel budgets, the global economy affects leisure passengers’ willingness and abil... Continue Reading
HeadZone gives passengers more control of personal space
If travelers did not relish being seated in snug economy class seats before the COVID-19 crisis, will they be content to return to the same ... Continue Reading
What the Euro-LCC model can tell us about the future of aviation
“The future’s bright. The future’s orange.” That iconic UK advertising strapline — for the 1990s’ UK mobile phone network Orange — may ring ... Continue Reading
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