Reskinned ex-PAL Vantage XL asks Lufthansa hard new biz questions
When Lufthansa’s social-forward @lufthansaviews Instagram released a sneak peek of what it billed as an “updated business class”, your autho... Continue Reading
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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
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
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
Options for a light-touch, low-cost “business plus” product
When aviation returns after COVID-19, the front of the aircraft will look different. Some of that will be a passenger positive: older aircra... Continue Reading
Finding the middle road: Virgin Australia’s MAX 10 PaxEx options
When Virgin Australia takes delivery of its 737 MAX 10 aircraft starting in 2023, it will be as part of the airline’s future: charting a #Pa... Continue Reading
Longer flights, more differentiation: 8-hour vs 18-hour business class?
Airlines creating business class products today find themselves at the complicated crest of two trend waves. First, the mission range of wid... Continue Reading
Jamco’s quest for elegance results in upmarket new staggered seat
With the exception of some of the possible arrangements and kinematics of its Spread Your Wings seat from last year, Japanese seatmaker Jamc... Continue Reading
US big three airlines consolidate business class changes, slowly
It’s been a while since we’ve had big changes out of the US big three in business class, with both Delta and United focused on their rollout... Continue Reading
Delta bucks industry trend by ensuring comfort for 777 economy class
When Delta Air Lines revealed its newly refurbished Boeing 777 in Atlanta last week, it made a bold statement that comfort is here to stay n... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins explores bulkhead business-plus, first-minus market
First class is dead; long live first class. This apparent contradiction is at the heart of a particularly fascinating niche in the airline p... Continue Reading
Can a 2-2-2 layout ever be better than direct aisle access?
When Emirates unveiled the latest version of its Boeing 777 business class, on the smallest aircraft currently in its fleet — the Boeing 777... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic’s ex-Airberlin A330s make double bed dream come true
Richard Branson can finally say that Virgin Atlantic offers a double bed in Upper Class… sort of. With the airline taking over the leases on... 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
PaxEx 2018: An increasingly complex balancing act for premium classes
In the pointy end of the plane, 2018 is set to be a pivotal year as business class continues to supplant first up front. Can the industry pu... Continue Reading
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