Podcast 061: Breaking down the passenger wins in FAA reauthorization
Welcome to the Episode 061 of the #PaxEx podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal w... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: first class
Opportunities, threats for airlines with rise of premium leisure PaxEx
Airlines are increasingly focussing on the growing premium leisure market, where more and more holidaymakers are willing to pay more to trav... Continue Reading
Press Release: Alaska Airlines to test SkyLights VR as first class amenity
Today, Alaska Airlines becomes the first carrier to bring SkyLights’ new Allosky Cinematic VR entertainment to North American airspace. The ... Continue Reading
Business and first class IFE opportunity gap continues to widen
As we mark off September days to the inflight entertainment trade show of the year, the Airline Passenger Experience Association’s APEX EXPO... Continue Reading
How new business jet designs inspire first class cabins worth the fare
Airbus has announced that its newest corporate jet, the ACJ320neo, has been assembled and is awaiting first flight in the coming days before... Continue Reading
In Conversation: the latest in business and first with Michele Robson
Taking a magnifying glass to the pointy end of the plane, air traffic controller turned luxury travel writer Michele Robson of UK-based trav... Continue Reading
Evolving business class suite privacy beyond just adding a door
After the Aircraft Interiors Expo this April, I noted that quite a lot of seatmakers seemed to have adopted the Beyoncé model: if you liked ... Continue Reading
Passengers take note: seatbelt extenders deactivate your airbag
A few months ago, multiple media outlets reported that Thai Airways was disallowing passengers with a girth wider than 56 inches from flying... Continue Reading
Inside Hi Fly’s “Coral Reef” A380 for own-branded operations
FARNBOROUGH — Hi Fly’s double-sided flying public service announcement was the belle of the ball on the last day of this year’s Farnborough ... Continue Reading
Design for long-haul travel: aspirational flying
Try to remember when you first dreamed of getting on a plane. Your vision of the experience did not likely involve being trapped, uncomforta... Continue Reading
JAL’s oenological blends trickle down the wine glass and the cabin
It’s not often that you see expertise and investment made in business and first class moving into economy. Trickle-down #PaxEx seems to be a... Continue Reading
United to remove DirecTV seatback entertainment from nine 757s
When United Airlines’ chief digital officer, Linda Jojo, said the carrier was reviewing its position on embedded inflight entertainment, she... Continue Reading
Why airlines should invest in branded #PinchablePaxEx soft product
A couple of years ago, RGN’s Cynthia Drescher talked to three airlines to reveal the most stolen items on board. Since Cynthia’s piece, many... Continue Reading
Blurring the business-first line leaves a hard product opportunity gap
The line between business and first class has been shifting ever since the former was introduced some forty years ago, but recent developmen... Continue Reading
Delta bucks industry trend by ensuring comfort for 777 economy class
When Delta Air Lines revealed its newly refurbished Boeing 777 in Atlanta last week, it made a bold statement that comfort is here to stay n... Continue Reading
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