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A toast to first class — and hope for its legacy

Writing about airline premium seats and service often feels like, quite literally, a first class problem. That’s especially the case during ... Continue Reading

The managing director of Blue Dart, wearing a sari with a red sash, stands in front of a large jet engine. In the background is a Blue Dart 757.

From the backroom to the boardroom: Blue Dart boss excels in air cargo

Spending over 40 years in air cargo has not dampened Tulsi Nowlakha Mirchandaney’s love affair with the industry. The managing directo... Continue Reading

Rethinking amenity kits and soft product in the new normal

Air travel and the passenger experience has already changed beyond measure as the result of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cau... Continue Reading

Large window area with sectioned off booths that allow for some privacy for people. One booth has a woman seated at it

All Nippon Airways set to open new lounges at Tokyo Haneda

All Nippon Airways on 29 March plans to open two brand new departure lounges in Terminal 2 of Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The so-called ANA Suit... Continue Reading

Press Release: JAL expands 787 maintenance agreement with Collins

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., today announced it has signed a five-year tailored FlightSense agreement, va... Continue Reading

The A/B aircraft seat concept supports micro-nesting - in other words, you have a place to put your device, your glasses, a pen and other items

New aircraft seatback concept supports passenger ‘micro-nesting’

When settling in for a flight, passengers often want to make the space their own and have a place for their personal items. Airlines have ac... Continue Reading

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Zip Air debuts 787 cabin: is this really a LCC or JAL Lite?

Japan Airlines’ start-up subsidiary Zip Air Tokyo was officially named to evoke the speed and efficiency of traveling long-haul on an airlin... Continue Reading

JAL’s signature Sky Time kiwi drink goes from strength to strength

Designing a signature beverage is a complicated endeavor for an airline, especially when it comes to getting the balance right between somet... Continue Reading

Astronics reverses course on AeroSat, consolidating ops into CSC

2019 has turned out to be a year of restructuring for Astronics. The global provider of power, connectivity hardware, lighting, interiors, s... Continue Reading

Press Release: EDM completes A350 Cabin Trainer project with JAL

EDM, the leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defense sectors, announced today that the installation of ... Continue Reading

Young child looking out the window of an aircraft taking off.

Revisiting the promise of family zones on planes

Recent discussion about Japan Airlines’ (JAL) reservation system innovation, which shows where children are booked on the aircraft sea... Continue Reading

close up businesswoman hand holding smartphone at window seat inside aircraft with virtual interface symbol of travel icon for transportation concept

Press Release: Gogo and JTA partner to bring AR to JTA flights

Gogo and Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a Japan Airlines (JAL) group company, announced a partnership that brings Augmented Reality (AR) to JTA... Continue Reading

Formia’s latest Aeromexico amenity kits tell a surprising story

Let me tell you a story… about storytelling. That’s the latest watchword in amenity kit design, the particularly fascinating passenger exper... Continue Reading

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Recategorizing inflight Champagne five years on

Five years is a long time in aviation — and with it being over five years since I first tried to sort inflight Champagne into categories, it... Continue Reading

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A350 premium economy trends towards narrower 2-4-2 layout

What does premium economy look like? For most of the life of this middle cabin — launched in 1992 by either Virgin Atlantic or EVA Air, whic... Continue Reading