Shanghai Airlines unveils Vantage Suite first, doored XL+ business class
You might not have thought that China Eastern subsidiary Shanghai Airlines would be the airline to launch a new first class product on the B... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Qatar Airways
Not ready for prime time? When media demo flights go wrong
A well-known line in To a Mouse by Robert Burns states, “Even the best-laid schemes of mice and men oft go awry.” The same could be said for... Continue Reading
Press Release: These 24 onboard innovations are the CCA finalists 2018
There is hardly any other prize watched as closely by the aviation industry from year to year as the Crystal Cabin Award. The jury of intern... Continue Reading
Airbus reveals, clams up on A350 “Cabin Get Well” programme
TOULOUSE — Highlighting the continued existence of cabin supply problems with the Airbus A350 XWB family of aircraft during the delivery of ... Continue Reading
Four Qatar Airways flights show remarkable #PaxEx consistency
As airlines grow in size and fleet diversity, ensuring that passengers have a similar — or at least coherent — experience across different a... Continue Reading
Qatar’s Paris CDG lounge shines, with one exception
Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport is an odd one for lounges, with a surprising number of outstation facilities run by premium airlines sittin... Continue Reading
Qatar QSuite deserves plaudits but raises quality and reliability issues
Qatar Airways’ bespoke Qsuite is almost as impressive in the operational flesh as it was on display at the Paris Air Show last summer and in... Continue Reading
Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award: The trends in air travel 2018
It is one of the most coveted awards in the international aviation industry. Year after year, suppliers, major aircraft manufacturers, unive... Continue Reading
Ranking 2018’s top ten business class seats
With the continuing decline of first class, and the increasing quality, space and luxury features in business, which airline has the best bu... Continue Reading
Soft product clever touches help Qatar Airways excel
Qatar Airways is rarely out of the news, but much of the talk revolves around its mercurial chief executive, Akbar al Baker, who is always g... Continue Reading
IFEC part of Gore’s broader $2 billion per year new growth play
W. L. Gore & Associates, the private company that boasts a rich history in military and space but which is best known for Gore-Tex fabri... Continue Reading
The premium cabin trend du jour: privacy doors
Champagne? Check. Amenity kits? Check. Plush bedding and fine linens? Check. Check. What can a premium cabin product do to differentiate its... Continue Reading
Don’t fret: 747s still a favorite for freight
As part of an industry-wide effort to modernize fleets, airlines such as Delta and United are retiring their gas-guzzling 4-engine Boeing 74... Continue Reading
Global Eagle opens the Kimono in business update
Global Eagle is not pursuing linefit offerability on new twin-aisle aircraft. That was just one of the revelations recently made by Global E... Continue Reading
Inmarsat aims to drive out costs in going direct with Qatar, others
With Inmarsat Global Xpress Ka-band connectivity kit delivered factory-fit on Qatar Airways’ latest Airbus A350s, and the rest of the ... Continue Reading
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