When aged British Airways 747s offer a better PaxEx than its A380s
Four flights connecting three continents with nearly 20,000 miles flown in economy class on British Airways have left me with oddly mixed fe... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Seat Comfort
Delta bucks industry trend by ensuring comfort for 777 economy class
When Delta Air Lines revealed its newly refurbished Boeing 777 in Atlanta last week, it made a bold statement that comfort is here to stay n... Continue Reading
British Airways’ slimline changes add few perks for business class
British Airways’ decision to install Recaro’s SL3510 non-reclining seats on its London Heathrow European fleet — as reported last April by R... Continue Reading
Premium economy bottleneck creates challenges and opportunities
If you walked around the stands at the colocated APEX and Aircraft Interiors Americas expos last fall in Long Beach, California, you could b... Continue Reading
JAL first class delivers understated luxury
LAX to Tokyo is one of my favourite routes to fly in first class, and on a recent booking burning many well-earned frequent flyer miles, I t... Continue Reading
CSeries makes short-hop premium economy creation a snap; see Korean
Having accepted delivery of its first two Bombardier CSeries CS300s, configured “dual class” with a total 127 seats, Korean Air ... Continue Reading
PaxEx 2018: An increasingly complex balancing act for premium classes
In the pointy end of the plane, 2018 is set to be a pivotal year as business class continues to supplant first up front. Can the industry pu... Continue Reading
People don’t want to pay for comfort on board: IATA chief
Passengers are getting taller and broader. Certain aircraft seating configurations are being likened in news stories to flying prisons. Cons... Continue Reading
Airbus on why it is bringing more and more cabin upgrades in-house
Airbus’ recent focus on bringing cabin upgrades in-house is part of a shift in how the airframer sees its role in servicing — rather than ju... Continue Reading
Why window seats on the Boeing 787 seem the narrowest of all
“99.9% of the flying public don’t know which aircraft type they’re flying.” While this generalization, left by a commenter on a past post he... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group unveils staggered direct aisle access in business
Following the publication of this article, both Zodiac Aerospace and Aviointeriors have gone on record stating they are not the seatmakers f... Continue Reading
Burled walnut and outdated seats one last hurrah for Emirates 777?
From the looks of things, we’ve seen Emirates’ last fully flat bed without direct aisle access — at least on the Boeing 777-300ER. The Dubai... 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
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
LIFT by EnCore doubles down on design with an eye to future products
LIFT by EnCore’s Boeing 737 and 787 seats are pitched by the company as being among the very best economy products designed for these airfra... Continue Reading
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