Why the six-way headrest on Cathay’s A350 is a tiny revolution
Consider the headrest. If you think about it, head and neck support in airline seating is chiefly a concern of economy class, arguably the c... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: interiors
Business is king on BA’s completed super-high-J 747 refit
British Airways is doubling down on its bread and butter Club World business class with the completion of nose-to-tail refits of eighteen of... Continue Reading
Why airberlin’s new business class is barely better than coach
‘European Business Class’ is coming to airberlin. Maybe this shouldn’t be seen as big news; after all, the carrier has 14 ... Continue Reading
Astronics confident in face of new in-seat power competition
The market for in-seat power distribution may be heating up but perennial titan Astronics does not appear to be fazed by the upstarts nippin... Continue Reading
STG Aerospace is serious about LED lighting simplicity
NYC street photographer Aaron Rose once famously remarked that: “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.&#... Continue Reading
B/E Aerospace raises 2017 outlook despite American A350 deferral
B/E Aerospace management didn’t mince words this morning when discussing the impact of American Airlines’ decision to defer delivery of the ... Continue Reading
AirAsia explains drivers behind big order for high-density A321neos
AirAsia is planning an almost-record Airbus A321neo configuration, at 236 seats, just four short of the certified theoretical maximum, after... Continue Reading
Press Release: Mirus reveals ambitious expansion plans at #FIA16
Mirus Aircraft Seating has today announced the first of its international expansion plans, with a South East Asian subsidiary being establis... Continue Reading
Practice makes perfect? Bombardier talks CSeries cabin testing
On the sidelines of Swiss’ first Bombardier CSeries aircraft, RGN gleaned some colour about how new-build airliner cabins are tested — and h... Continue Reading
American brings premium economy to market, unmarketably
American Airlines’ premium economy seats are due to start flying on training routes within the US in early October, with full international ... Continue Reading
United’s new Polaris business class designed with sleep in mind
NEW YORK – United Airlines will premiere its new Polaris business class cabin in December, when the first of 14 Boeing 777-300ERs it h... Continue Reading
What we lose when we lose Virgin America
On 4 April 2016, Virgin America’s typically chatty social media accounts went abnormally silent. This rare moment of quiet and, frankly, stu... Continue Reading
Losing Comfort Class: Turkish Airlines scraps premium economy
Building a business case around a premium economy cabin is, for many legacy airlines, a relatively simple process. Offering passengers a bit... Continue Reading
CSeries arrives in blue skies, but storms threaten newest airliner
Wearing flight attendant uniforms or business suits, or high visibility vests over navy work shirts, a parade of Delta Air Lines employees f... Continue Reading
Virgin Australia’s refit 777-300ER: the ideal longhaul aircraft?
Virgin Australia’s much-delayed refit Boeing 777-300ER is now flying, and the three-and-a-half class aircraft — with business, premium econo... Continue Reading
2