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The “magic triangle” problem with narrowbody outward herringbones

When it comes to fully flat business class seats and suites with direct aisle access for narrowbody aircraft, airlines’ choices at this poin... Continue Reading

ITA Airways goes premium heavy with three-class A321neo

ITA Airways has adopted a premium-heavy, three-class configuration for its new 165-seat Airbus A321neo narrowbodies — including a full-flat ... Continue Reading

This image is of an Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 arriving into Perth's international airport after a long flight from Auckland airport. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American long-haul, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating configurations. It is the first airliner with an airframe constructed primarily of composite materials. The 787 was designed to be 20% more fuel-efficient than the Boeing 767, which it was intended to replace. The 787 Dreamliner's distinguishing features include mostly electrical flight systems, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles.

New inward-facing herringbone and business-plus for Air NZ 787

Air New Zealand’s next Business Premier seat for its Boeing 787-9 is an inward-facing herringbone, and includes a front row business-plus pr... Continue Reading

Finnair business class seat is pictured here with a woman in a brown outfit, sleeping on the flatbed.

The 14 different kinds of business class seats in 2022

As aviation in much of the world begins to accelerate out of the pandemic effects of COVID-19, the business class seating landscape has chan... Continue Reading

Beautiful scenic view of sunset through the aircraft window. Part of the VUE seat shell is in view, showing that passengers are able to clearly see out the window. A hint of the VUE seat is shown, demonstrating that passengers can clearly see out the window in this outward facing configuration

Safran Seats to debut VUE reverse herringbone for narrowbodies

In 2019, Safran Seats began quietly developing a premium, international-style business class seat for long-haul, single-aisle twinjets. As a... Continue Reading

Two large IFE screens in front of two premium suites

Reflections on a new generation of single-aisle flatbeds

A second generation of single-aisle fully flat beds — offering direct aisle access — is ready and willing to improve the passenger experienc... Continue Reading

The Opera business class seat, clad in black leather.

Inside Stelia’s plans for certifying its Opera narrowbody seat

Whenever a new seat type comes along, especially one that moves the needle among its competitors as dramatically as Stelia’s new outward-fac... Continue Reading