Op-Ed: Airlines’ bespoke premium seat choices warrant questions
British Airways introduced the first flat-bed business class seat in 2000. At that point in time, no seat manufacturer was making fully hori... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Etihad Airways
Making sure premium inflight entertainment is premium
In a time when airlines are spending billions of dollars to differentiate their economy, premium economy, business and first class products,... Continue Reading
Etihad’s secret Residence lounge at Heathrow cranks up VIP service
If you’re dropping a cool $20,000 to spend seven hours in Etihad’s Residence first class one-bedroom suite, you might expect more than just ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Partnership for Fair Skies no longer presenting coherent front
A lot of people seem to think that the fight between the established carriers of the world and the “big three” Middle Eastern ai... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Gulf stimulation of air travel unrecognized in Open Skies row
On a tour last summer of Doha’s new Hamad International Airport, I was told something peculiar by my guide; every shop and restaurant, every... Continue Reading
When it comes to seat amenity has business class hit its peak?
In the run-up to the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg this year, I’ve been asking myself: where does business class go from here? Ho... Continue Reading
Jeddah wants to become world-class hub though progress opaque
Is there room for a fourth Arabian global hub? National airline Saudia and the powers behind Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport s... Continue Reading
US carriers need to stop whining and start innovating
With the otherwise praiseworthy Delta CEO Richard Anderson appearing to link the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 to the rise of Emir... Continue Reading
Inequality in the sky measures less severe than inequality on earth
The ever-increasing space and quality of premium airline cabin products seem to be increasing the gulf between the haves and the have-nots o... Continue Reading
Etihad’s women cabin crew forbidden to wear trousers
It’s 2015 and an airline refuses to let the women in its cabin crew wear the trousers from its newly designed uniforms. Gulf carrier Etihad ... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways makes split inflight Internet decision in face of delay
DOHA: It may seem a little ironic but it now appears likely that Qatar Airways’ new-design twinjets will be the last to be fitted with... Continue Reading
Exclusive: Abu Dhabi says Midfield will not have US Preclearance
ABU DHABI: The impressive Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal Building — known as the MTB, and offering 65 gates and space for 30 million passengers... Continue Reading
Airport and aircraft tech touted as Emirates A380 arrives at SFO
San Francisco International Airport is not only the latest US airport to receive Emirates’ double-decker A380 service direct to Dubai, but i... Continue Reading
Emirates faces hurdles in offering free, robust inflight Internet
A world where inflight Internet access is offered free of charge just took a fairly substantial step towards becoming reality, as Emirates a... Continue Reading
Airlines call for harmonized standards on aircraft e-enablement
LONDON: A lack of standardization between airframers when it comes to e-enabling aircraft has fueled concerns among airlines operating mixed... Continue Reading
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