Delta starts selling 757 recliners as international premium economy
Almost exactly three years ago, a senior passenger experience executive from Delta Air Lines sat down with me at the APEX Expo and laid out ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Premium Economy
Press Release: Singapore Airlines selects Airbus for A380 retrofits
Airbus has been selected by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380 aircraft currently in service with the c... Continue Reading
SIA’s new A380 business class surprises but for the right reasons?
Expectations were high for Singapore Airlines’ new seating reveal, but I must admit to doing a strong double-take when I saw the first image... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa Technik performs cabin mod for PAL A330s
Lufthansa Technik Philippines has performed comprehensive cabin modifications on eight A330-300 aircraft of Philippine Airlines. The previou... Continue Reading
Seatmakers keep premium economy densification options close to chest
As premium economy continues to grow both in importance and in installation base, and as many carriers are looking to gain space efficiency ... Continue Reading
How VR convinced Lufthansa passengers to upgrade their seats
It might seem counterintuitive, but passengers on a budget who are focused on saving “every $5 they can” during the flight booking process c... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors scores customer for premium economy version of Adagio
In a sign of airlines looking to push the boundaries of traditional premium economy passenger experience — which has largely remained a recl... Continue Reading
Air NZ picks new premium-heavy 787 for Houston route
In a sign that the premium travel market is surging in importance for Air New Zealand, the Kiwi carrier is now in possession of its latest B... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors sketches out three-pronged approach to premium economy
In responding to the market demand for premium economy — in the context of supply constraint among existing seatmakers in this end of the ma... Continue Reading
HAECO launches Vector Premium platform for shorthaul biz, longhaul PE
LONG BEACH — Seatmaker HAECO is updating its longhaul premium economy and shorthaul business class offering with the third member of its Vec... Continue Reading
How Airbus is accommodating Qantas A380 refit
Very few aviation industry observers would have predicted Qantas to have selected Airbus as the overhaul partner for its 12 A380 aircraft as... Continue Reading
Why premium economy on 787 is sweet spot for Air France, passengers
When a French foreign exchange student informed my high school French teacher that she couldn’t understand a word the instructor was saying ... Continue Reading
Austrian Airlines unveils distinctly average premium economy
Austrian Airlines is the latest member of the Lufthansa Group to add a premium economy section, with both the airline’s Boeing 767 and 777 f... Continue Reading
Qantas to retain and update A380, with massive premium boost
Qantas wants new twinjets that will fly nonstop from its largest markets on Australia’s east coast to New York and London, but it will also ... Continue Reading
WestJet set for long-haul low-cost premium #PaxEx opportunity
As a new generation of long-haul low-cost carriers arrive, and an increasing number of full service carriers either spin off part of their o... Continue Reading
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