Virgin Atlantic shows off premium leisure space, The Booth
Designing “third places” for passenger experience will continue to grow in importance, especially with an increasing post-COVID premium leis... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Gatwick
Opinion: Evacuation testing must reflect passengers taking bags
After yet another aircraft emergency evacuation with passengers bringing personal items and carry-on baggage, it is time for the aviation in... Continue Reading
Collins to install BA new Club Suite on (some) 777s
British Airways is tapping Collins Aerospace to update more of its Boeing 777 aircraft with the new Super Diamond-based Club Suite doored mi... Continue Reading
easyJet: flying the European low-cost carrier during COVID
Low-cost carriers like easyJet offer cheap and efficient transport, but generally are not known for going above and beyond in terms of servi... Continue Reading
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
United High-J 767 targets premium markets while de-risking economy
Having scrupulous investors means airlines are on the defensive, even sheepish, when explaining unit cost increases of just a single percent... Continue Reading
British Airways short-haul business: any hope for “fortress Heathrow”?
As the dog days of European summer turn into the cooler days of autumn, let me tell you a story about how a trip redeeming frequent flyer mi... Continue Reading
Premium economy pricing compared to econo – now more consistent
As an increasing number of airlines introduce premium economy on their international flights, and the airlines that offer the middle cabin b... Continue Reading
BA goes ten-abreast on both Gatwick and Heathrow 777
British Airways, the airline that nearly two decades ago tried and failed to implement a ten-abreast Boeing 777 seating configuration on its... Continue Reading
Thomas Cook turns the corner
Can an old dog learn new tricks? Thomas Cook is working on it, reinventing its business model in a few short years and showing signs of succ... Continue Reading
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