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Aer Lingus A330 business impresses despite hiccups

With 2022 drawing to a close, I was craving one last adventure. Luckily for me, I had built up some vacation time and quickly set my sights ... Continue Reading

A rendering of the internal view of the Thompson crash test sled.

Thompson to create Northern Ireland aircraft seat crash test facility

In a sign that Thompson Aero Seating has well and truly arrived, the fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker has announced plans to create a... Continue Reading

Thompson Aero Seating enhanced VantageXL is various browns with a cream coloured pillow.

Recovery afoot, Thompson sees uptick in widebody premium seat activity

As global passenger traffic shows encouraging signs of recovery — reaching 74.6% of pre-crisis levels in July, according to IATA — aircraft ... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic business class suite is pictured here next to the aircraft window. The seat is brown with red accents around.

Virgin Atlantic moves to off-the-shelf with its new A330neo seats

LONDON — The launch of any new Virgin Atlantic cabin is awaited with bated breath in the UK, and in the passenger experience industry more w... Continue Reading

VantageDUO is pictured here in an outdoor setting. The seats are rich browns with a quilted cover.

Thompson launches new VantageDUO paired angle seat with zero-G

Ahead of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg next week, Thompson Aero Seating is unveiling its new VantageDUO paired angled seat, aimed a... Continue Reading

The “New Lufthansa” 787-9 and business class inconsistency

Say what you will about Lufthansa’s business class — and, in these pages, we certainly have — but it has always been consistent. The biggest... Continue Reading

The updated Thompson Vantage XL in rich browns with a yellow pillow atop the seat

Thompson’s 2022 VantageXL update adds new design details

Thompson Aero Seating is going into the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg next month with an updated version of its popular VantageXL seat,... 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

SAS Thompson Vantage seat is pictured here in various grey tones. Headphones ang to the side of the seat and a white a grey plaid pillow sits on top of the seat.

Press Release: SAS A321LR passengers now relaxing in Vantage comfort

Thompson Aero Seating is proud to announce that its Vantage seats are now providing passengers with luxury and comfort on SAS’s new A321LR a... Continue Reading

Unum One seat in the upright position. The sea tis light grey with darker grey accents around it. The seatbelt is visible on the seat cushion and there is a table and storage area to the side of the seat.

Up close with Unum’s first seat, the 34” Unum One herringbone

LONDON — Startup seatmaker Unum is launching its Unum One seat for the Airbus A321neo platform, with a model that breaks the 34” pitch barri... Continue Reading

A female passenger is holding a drink, smiling, while sitting in Qantas' First Class seat.

Qantas’ refurbished A380 first class polishes the halo product

As it brings its Airbus A380s back into service after the COVID-19 pandemic, Qantas is also bringing back first class, which it only offers ... Continue Reading

Thompson Areo Seating team members pose for a photo. Two are seated in TAS seats while the remainder stand in the behind the seats. Front row: Conor Burns MP; Diane Dodds MLA Northern Ireland Back row: David McCabe, Head of Transformation, Thompson; Neil Taggart, Vice President & General Manager, Thompson; Zhen Pang, CEO, AVIC Cabin Systems; Gordon Cracknell, Head of Operations, Thompson; Leslie Orr, Director of ADS Northern Ireland

Press Release: Thompson Aero Seating receives eminent guests

Thompson Aero Seating, part of AVIC Cabin Systems, yesterday hosted a visit from the Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Conor Burns MP;... Continue Reading

SAS A321LR business class seat in all grey with a white pillow. There is a blanket on the middle armrest and a glass of wine displayed.

SAS’ new A321LR: the return of longhaul narrowbody premium economy

Sometimes, the biggest innovations in passenger experience come where you might least expect them. Longhaul, single-aisle premium economy se... Continue Reading

Night time view of the city through the window of the SAS A350

A solid seat but soft product falls short in SAS A350 business

While I started my pandemic-era US domestic flying as soon as the COVID-19 shots were in my arm, I continued to shy away from international ... Continue Reading

Thompson Vantage seating on Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 737-8

Press Release: SIA unveils all-new 737-8 narrowbody cabin products

Singapore Airlines (SIA) today launched its highly-anticipated new cabin products, which will be rolled out on its Boeing 737-8 fleet in the... Continue Reading