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
Tag Archives: Seat
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
Winning the zero-sum game with storage and features, not angles, doors
Much of the design innovation in business class seats over the last few years has focused on resolving the zero-sum problem with staggered s... Continue Reading
Boeing aims for seat market with Adient to fill nose-to-tail gap
Boeing and automotive seatmaker Adient are creating a new joint venture airline seatmaker, Adient Aerospace, in which Adient is the 50.01 pe... Continue Reading
Industry has not seen Koito repeat but quick turn orders are a thing
In 2010 Japanese seatmaker Koito Industries’ falsification of test data on as many as 150,000 seats in the world fleet came to light. The fi... Continue Reading
France’s low-cost TGV Ouigo impresses on price and service
It’s a time of transition for France’s national railway operator SNCF, as it shakes up its high-speed brands: a much-derided rebrand of its ... Continue Reading
Press Release: ANA wins ATW’s Airline of the Year 2018 award
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and only 5-Star airline, was today named “Airline of the Year” by Air Transport ... 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
Four strange choices make for an odd Korean Air regional first flight
Regional first class flying within Asia can be a peculiar business, with a wide variety of aircraft, seats, service and overall passenger ex... 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
Seeking premium economy’s launch airline unearths historical quirks
One of the most intriguing mysteries in the history of modern passenger experience is which airline first designed premium economy: EVA Air ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Saudi’s Flynas to launch Geven Essenza seat on A320neos
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas has selected the new Geven ESSENZA seat model to equip its upcoming A320neo aircraft. Flynas will unde... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic will be LIVE @ CES2018
Panasonic, a global provider of comprehensive solutions for businesses and municipalities as well as consumers, will again feature Panasonic... Continue Reading
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