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A seat triple in blue fabric with grey accents onboard the American Airlines 787-8

15-year-old solo flyer’s take on American’s 787 to Venice

I admit I’ve given my parents a few sleepless nights in the past. But my attitude started to change when I moved from the United States to I... Continue Reading

Mirus Kestrel seat in grey on the show floor at AIX 2022

Mirus unveils Kestrel ultra-lightweight 28” slimline

Slimline seat specialist Mirus is breaking the 7.5kg fully dressed seat barrier with Kestrel, its latest pre-reclined economy class seat des... Continue Reading

Why Korean Air garners kudos for its Boeing 777 layout

Returning home to New York City from Seoul recently meant a 14-hour nonstop flight in economy class aboard Korean Air’s Boeing 777-300ER. On... Continue Reading

A man and women sit in Virgin Atlantic's The Booth. A flight attendant is serving them.

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

Delta A330-900neo suite is pictured here. The seat is blue with a much darker blue headrest and the outer thermoplastics and details are light grey, There are headphones hanging in the suite and bedding on the seat.

Delta One suite aboard the A330neo remains solid PaxEx choice

After years of frustrating Zoom, Teams, RingCentral, Webex and other virtual meetings, I was thrilled to finally have a chance to travel for... Continue Reading

Empty Rail station in the early morning hours. The sky is still dark. The train is arriving and parking on the track.

Eurostar Standard Premier mostly delivers on premium promise

Premium economy is increasingly a common fixture on airlines, but long distance rail travel has been generally slow to adopt this travel cla... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines A330-200 at the gate in San Diego.

Delta is consistent but some products are showing their age

For an AvGeek there are few greater pleasures than flying aboard internationally-configured aircraft on domestic flights. I recently had the... Continue Reading

Allegiant A319 cabin interior shows greyish blue seats in sets of 3 and 3. The view is from the back of the aircraft.

Cheap flights, skinny seats: welcome to no-frills Allegiant

On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I decided to get adventurous when booking my travel home to Seattle, Washington. Allegiant Air doesn’... Continue Reading

JetBlue's cool blue lighting on board is picture as people fill the aircraft seats. This image is from the back of the aircraft showing the seatback IFE screens with various entertainment playing.

Cancun hop on JetBlue highlights cabin consistency

There’s nothing like a harsh winter in the Northeast to send travelers in search of warmer climes. Eager to catch a break from the frigid te... Continue Reading

Computer rendering of the Factorydesign Access business class seat. Seats by the window are frontward facing while the seats next to them are angled inwards towards the aircraft window. Small pillows sit on each seat.

The Z-bed is back: Factorydesign’s single-aisle Access

The “comfort canyon” between fully flat business class seats and economy class is growing wider again, especially on the new fleet of long-h... Continue Reading

The MAX 8 looked pristine as it advanced towards the gate. Image: Fintan Horan-Stear

Comparing American Airlines’ 737-800 and MAX 8

Now that the Boeing 737 MAX has settled into service across the globe, does this new aircraft provide a significant improvement to its prede... Continue Reading

Eurobusiness class Seating on TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321neo

TAP A321neo shorthaul business: a new standard for Eurobiz?

Flying around Europe is rarely a matter of luxury, even in business class, with the European-style “Eurobusiness” still de rigueur across th... Continue Reading

ANA updates domestic 787-9 with Safran, Toyota Boshoku seats

A decade into the Boeing 787’s service with Japan’s All Nippon Airways, the airline is expanding the premium cabin and installing new seats ... Continue Reading

The French Connection: First Class onboard TGV

Travelling by high speed train in Europe is often the quickest way to travel, but does the luxury of time make first class an unnecessary ad... Continue Reading

Finnair Airbus A350-900 wingtip above city lights.

Despite COVID screening delay and HEL freezing over, Finnair soars

When my SAS flight from Stockholm to Copenhagen canceled and left me without a way to catch my connecting flight to New York, I had to scram... Continue Reading