Air France brings the soft product chic in Eurobusiness
It often feels like writing about the experience of flying business in Europe is a broken record: “ow, my knees” in an increasingly tight Eu... Continue Reading
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American returns to Sydney, Qantas returns to San Francisco
American Airlines and Qantas are strengthening their trans-Pacific partnership with new flights on AA from Los Angeles to Sydney and the ret... Continue Reading
Premium Economy costs more (and less) than Airbus suggests
By Airbus’ count 27 airlines now offer a full premium economy class with a recliner seat — not just an extra legroom economy cabin like Unit... Continue Reading
Recaro CEO talks BYOD, catalogs and the death of angled lie-flats
Of the major airline seatmakers, Recaro is the one that doesn’t immediately say “aircraft seating” — its automotive seating is still what th... Continue Reading
Air Canada rouge goes “rogue” with proper business class
It looks like Air Canada’s cost-cutting subsidiary rouge has figured out that Eurobusiness seating doesn’t work in the North American market... Continue Reading
SIA’s launch of Premium Economy part of strategic evolution
SINGAPORE: The decades-old “Singapore Girl” remains the marketing focus but Singapore Airlines (SIA) is gradually shedding its legacy herita... Continue Reading
Business class seat evolution sees vast segmentation
With the continuing decline of international first class and the stagnation of innovation in the premium economy market, “business class” is... Continue Reading
Sekisui’s quiet plastic revolution reveals future of cabin materials
“Airframers, seatmakers, airlines, entertainment suppliers, connectivity providers…and plastic mouldings.” All too often, Aircraft Interiors... Continue Reading
Emirates should come clean about its non-A380 business class seats
This week at the Arabian Travel Market event in Dubai, Emirates Airline CEO Sir Tim Clark reportedly said passengers would prefer the experi... Continue Reading
Acro aims to revolutionize recliners like it shook up economy seats
Why is every premium economy and domestic US first class recliner seat basically the same? Acro Aircraft Seating managing director Chris Bra... Continue Reading
Those confusing aircraft seat measurements, explained
How wide is your airline seat? The answer to that question depends on another question: what are you measuring? It’s an important question, ... Continue Reading
Pinnacle or nadir: BA’s new Club Europe disappoints
I describe myself as “mostly British” — after all, with two passports and friends all over the world, if I have any roots whatsoever they’re... Continue Reading
Disgraced Koito not involved in new Toyota aircraft seat deal: ANA
Japan has a decidedly checkered history in the aircraft interiors business. In 2010 Japanese seatmaker Koito Industries’ falsification of te... Continue Reading
Start your photocopiers: the herringbone clones are here
Nearly two years ago, a groundbreaking patent decision was reached by the UK Supreme Court in the case known as Virgin v Contour. At stake w... Continue Reading
Airbus, Boeing catalogs either disasters or merely okay: seatmakers
This year at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, interiors providers opened up full bore on Airbus’ and Boeing’s widebody catalogu... Continue Reading
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