Aviointeriors’ new business class: heard this tune before?
SINGAPORE — Italian seatmaker Aviointeriors debuted its Adagio staggered fully flat business class seat with direct aisle access at the Airc... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: seat pitch
Half-inch seat fitting promises seat pitch flexibility; what of #PaxEx?
When it comes to densifying airline cabins, give most carriers half an inch and they’re happy to take a mile. Yet for the best part of a cen... Continue Reading
Why airberlin’s new business class is barely better than coach
‘European Business Class’ is coming to airberlin. Maybe this shouldn’t be seen as big news; after all, the carrier has 14 ... Continue Reading
Mitsubishi 70-90-seat MRJ still on for mid-2018 entry into service
As Bombardier and Embraer concentrate their efforts on the higher end of the regional jet market, Japan’s regional jet — the 76-88 seat Mits... Continue Reading
Airbus proposes denser A380 premium economy cabin to airlines
Airbus is developing its proposals for a nine-abreast premium economy cabin to airlines as part of what it calls ‘cabin enablers’, and which... 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
Consumer groups seek moratorium on seat squeeze, cite safety
Consumer advocacy groups FlyersRights.org and Travelers United are ramping up pressure on US regulators to stop airlines from further shrink... Continue Reading
WestJet and rouge have different motivations for nixing middle seat
Air Canada’s decision to eliminate the middle seat on its rouge Airbus A319s and offer a true business class seat may seem like either a ... Continue Reading
Air Canada rouge goes “rogue” with proper business class
It looks like Air Canada’s cost-cutting subsidiary rouge has figured out that Eurobusiness seating doesn’t work in the North American market... Continue Reading
Will slim seats pitched at 27 inches be used in 195-seat A320?
Think that aircraft seat pitch can’t get any tighter than 28 inches? Think again. Ultra slimline economy class seat concepts under developme... Continue Reading
Real-world PaxEx: are “full service” carriers worth it?
New Zealand is a unique aviation market, with a population of 4.5 million across its two main islands, and an effective duopoly on mainline ... Continue Reading
United faces big PaxEx decisions for Boeing 777-300ER
With reports that United Airlines is to convert a number of its Boeing 787-9 orders to earlier deliveries of the larger 777-300ER, the USA’s... Continue Reading
Why I tell people to avoid flying on a 787
“New rule: never fly on a 787.” That’s what I found myself advising some non-aviation industry friends who were planning a trip this week, d... Continue Reading
Why the gripe? Airfares are actually cheaper now
It’s 2015 — welcome to another year of uninformed media clickbait about how airline seats are shrinking (newsflash: yes they are) and the re... Continue Reading
Could major US airline create an economy minus cabin?
A US legacy airline is shopping around the idea that it’s planning to create an “economy minus” cabin in a move to a new model of dome... Continue Reading
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