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Eurostar e320 number 4023 at London St. Pancras

Chunneling to London: Eurostar is smooth, quiet and good value

Opened in 1994, the 31-mile long Channel Tunnel (informally, the Chunnel) under the English Channel is traversed 15 times daily by Eurostar’... Continue Reading

A large open Auditorium space in the ViaSat's new building.

Viasat opens new International Business Headquarters in London

Navigating pavements thronged with workers from London’s nearby financial district and turning into Finsbury Square, one might take surprise... Continue Reading

JAL First class seat in various shades of chocolate brown with cream trims and pillow.

JAL first class provides a masterclass in premium PaxEx

Flying between Europe and Japan is strange at the moment. With the reciprocal travel bans over Russia after its latest invasion of Ukraine i... Continue Reading

Two Avanti West Coast trains pulling into the station

Innovative Avanti Standard Premium cabin let down by patchy service

As intercity premium rail travel moves away from being focused on the business traveller segment, there is a market for those who want addit... Continue Reading

A male and female American Airlines crew members stand at check in smiling.

American earnings call delves into supply and demand challenges

Citing a first quarter net loss of $1.6 billion, American Airlines executives were nonetheless upbeat in discussions during the airline’s ea... Continue Reading

Smart use of mood lighting in an aircraft cabin as it cast soft blue over the fixtures.

Glow Up: interior lighting is getting smarter

On a recent Eurostar trip between France and London, it was striking to observe just how much the stark light onboard the train diminished t... 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

Aircraft flying overhead with green trees in view

Press Release: Sustainability Design Summit to cover land, sea and air

The first ever Sustainable Design Summit (SDS) is launching for cruise, hotel and aircraft interiors. The Summit, due to take place in Londo... Continue Reading

BA’s EAN: 1.5 Mbps just doesn’t cut it in 2022

Prior to the pandemic, British Airways’ provision of the hybrid air-to-ground/S-band satellite European Aviation Network-powered inflight co... Continue Reading

Debbie Elliott, TAG Global Training Manager (left) and Joanne Goodall, CEO TAG Aviation Europe symbolically cutting a large red ribbon.

TAG honors its past, readies for future with new Farnborough offices

Farnborough Airport has a proud legacy as a UK military and trials base, later including a business aviation enclave, operated by Farnboroug... Continue Reading

Unum One seat in the upright position. The sea tis light grey with darker grey accents around it. The seatbelt is visible on the seat cushion and there is a table and storage area to the side of the seat.

Up close with Unum’s first seat, the 34” Unum One herringbone

LONDON — Startup seatmaker Unum is launching its Unum One seat for the Airbus A321neo platform, with a model that breaks the 34” pitch barri... Continue Reading

ST37 OneWeb rocket launch. Image: Roscosmos -Baikonur Space Centre - TsENKI

OneWeb still eyes 2023 IFC debut after LEO launch deal with SpaceX

OneWeb still expects to launch its Low Earth Orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity service in 2023, though later in the year than prev... Continue Reading

Global comms rendering. The earth is surrounded by bright dots, representing satellites. OKAPI:Orbits

Press Release: Viasat, Inmarsat reach agreement with UK Government

Viasat and Inmarsat, the US and UK satellite communications groups, have agreed on a package of legally-binding economic undertakings with t... Continue Reading

Heathrow Airport is busy with passengers in the distance but many empty seats remain in the forefront of the image.

Op-Ed: Aviation’s COVID problem isn’t airplanes: it’s airports

How much money has the aviation industry invested in keeping passengers safe from catching COVID-19 in the air — and in explaining everythin... 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