Air New Zealand’s Auckland regional lounge excels
Air New Zealand’s new regional concept lounge in Auckland is remarkably clever. It’s small, chic and comfortable — ideally targeted at the t... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: safety
Airbus still sees in-seat IFE as optimal solution for longhaul flights
Airbus is again disputing the notion that embedded inflight entertainment systems are headed for the scrap heap now that the option of wirel... Continue Reading
UK CAA to airlines: fix the evac luggage problem now
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority regulator is issuing a striking safety notice directing airlines to take action about the increasing probl... Continue Reading
Seat length, width, certification crucial to Optimares success
Hawaiian Airlines’ new business class seat — the first implementation of Optimares’ new Maxima product — focusses on density while also prom... Continue Reading
Optimares goes big with new business flat bed on Hawaiian
Little-known Italian seat manufacturer Optimares is making a name for itself in the business class seating market with a new fully flat bed ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s Airbus A380 refurb shows the airline’s direction
Five years after receiving its first Airbus A380 aircraft, Lufthansa has completed refitting its entire fleet with fully flat business class... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airlines’ bespoke premium seat choices warrant questions
British Airways introduced the first flat-bed business class seat in 2000. At that point in time, no seat manufacturer was making fully hori... Continue Reading
Icelandair Economy Comfort walks a pleasing business-light line
Transatlantic premium economy travel is an odd bird. On the US side, it’s just extra-legroom economy, with American Airlines even downgradin... Continue Reading
Lufthansa compromises on Boeing 747-400 nose-to-tail refurb
Having received regulatory approval to install its new premium economy seats while refurbishing its older Boeing 747-400 aircraft, Lufthansa... Continue Reading
LAX Star Alliance first class lounge shines brightly
Passing through Los Angeles LAX en route to Tokyo this week, and with a hot first class redemption ticket in my hand, I was looking forward ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Seats, Lies and early window Videotape
Welcome to Episode 28 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is John Walton, an international aviation journalist who writes for ... Continue Reading
GuestLogix POS terminal battery fire causes Alaska flight diversion
This morning’s battery fire on board Alaska Airlines flight 17, which caused the diversion of the Newark-Seattle flight to Buffalo, was caus... Continue Reading
VIDEO: How crew are instructed to deal with onboard battery fires
Reports are emerging of yet another onboard battery fire. This time a credit card reader overheated, was apparently thrown in the trash in t... Continue Reading
Making sure premium inflight entertainment is premium
In a time when airlines are spending billions of dollars to differentiate their economy, premium economy, business and first class products,... Continue Reading
Icelandair’s new 767s and Q400s raise un-Comfort-able questions
REYKJAVIK — Icelandair, having tripled its route network and more than doubled its passenger numbers since 2009, is adding Boeing 767-300ER ... Continue Reading
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