Pitch evolves slimlines, both with new features and a 27″ option
British upstart seatmaker Pitch — best known for its barebones product on British leisure operator Monarch — is showing a 27″ pitch-ca... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa plans new groupwide business class for 2020
In what might be one of the largest shakeups in business class across Europe since Virgin Atlantic introduced the fully flat bed with direct... Continue Reading
United’s domestic 777 presents mixed bag in economy class
In 2016, United began reconfiguring about a dozen Boeing 777-200 aircraft from international configurations to a new densified domestic vers... Continue Reading
Qatar fires across Etihad’s bows with four-person Qsuite
Two person, one-bedroom suite in the Etihad Residence not enough for you? Qatar Airways’ future business class now offers families or other ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Crystal Cabin Awards unveils 2017 finalists
A total 21 products and ideas are in the finals of the 2017 Crystal Cabin Awards, the world’s most renowned prize for innovation in aircraft... Continue Reading
New game of thrones: Swiss charges for better biz seats
Want the best seats in Swiss’ Thompson Vantage business class cabin? Be prepared to pony up a hundred bucks or two for a “throne” with direc... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: Air France’s new USB and download IFE revealed
Since 2015, Air France has been slowly refurbishing its narrowbody Airbus A320 family of aircraft with new B/E Aerospace and Recaro economy ... Continue Reading
Dense flat seats tempt airlines towards better cheap business
Non-francophones may never have heard of Air Caraïbes, the French Caribbean airline serving the leisure market between Metropolitan France (... Continue Reading
End of the burled: Emirates updates A380 bar
Fans of Emirates’ faux burled walnut effect plastic mouldings, look away now: the airline is introducing a new model of its Airbus A380 infl... Continue Reading
Comfortable old seats and stellar service in Singapore Airlines first
It’s no surprise that Singapore Airlines, renowned for its attention to detail and customer service, provides an excellent first class produ... Continue Reading
Qantas overhypes, underdelivers 787-9 premium economy “revolution”
Qantas promised premium economy passengers “a class leading experience and a revolutionary new seat” when unveiling its new Boeing 787-9, bu... Continue Reading
Scottish firm to breathe new life into old leather seat covers
Airlines with leather seat covers produced by Glasgow, Scotland-based Muirhead Leather could soon be offered the chance to send them back to... Continue Reading
PR Story: Five tips to sell your surplus aircraft interiors quickly
Thomas Bulirsch is founder and CEO of aircraft interior remarketing site aviationgate.com, which is effectively an eBay for aircraft seats. ... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: When even a svelte trio of men are squashed
In this episode of #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton discusses the soft and hard product on United’s first Boeing 777... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s commodity product challenge considered
How do we kill the idea that air travel is a commodity? As someone who is not particularly keen to pay more but who also wants a little bit ... Continue Reading
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