Seat certification bites as luxury-rebranded Stelia pauses Comet
The rebrand of Airbus’ premium seatmaker Stelia, which was created from the merger of Aerolia and Sogerma in January 2015, is well under way... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: up front
Thinking about Virgin Alaska’s premium #PaxEx opportunity
It seems that Virgin America is going to be bought out by Alaska Airlines, creating a combined carrier with around 200 aircraft to rival Jet... Continue Reading
JAL goes 3D with Sky Suite III Zodiac Aries business class
It has taken a couple of years, but a second vertically stacking business class seat has hit the market, with Japan Airlines’ implementation... Continue Reading
The zero-sum problem with staggered business class seating
In economy class, for the most part, it’s widely accepted that some seats within the same plane are better than others. Nobody wants a middl... Continue Reading
Airbus asks, and skips, business class questions in Airspace cabin
In Airbus’ recent snazzy reveal of its new Airspace-branded cabin design at the top of the Gherkin in London’s City business district, the p... Continue Reading
Evolving BA Club World beyond the boarding school model
I have this theory about British Airways’ Club World business class product, from start to finish: that it’s designed for people who have fo... Continue Reading
ScootBiz offers thought-provoking questions for APAC airlines
If there’s anywhere in the world where the long-haul, low-cost carrier is in its prime, it’s the Asia-Pacific region. Between Scoot, Jetstar... Continue Reading
Ryanair’s all-business executive jet is a smart move
Move over, European business charter airlines, Ryanair is coming for your passengers — and your money. The airline has a new all-business Bo... Continue Reading
Is Emirates about to make a 2-3-2 new business class mistake?
Emirates’ new Boeing 777 longhaul business class seat will be unveiled next week, but the initial prognosis looks to be for a remarkably sho... Continue Reading
Lounges continue to fragment between status and class of service
As airlines continue to invest in the passenger experience, more and more of them are revisiting the split between the ground services they ... Continue Reading
Slow jetway innovation means #PaxEx opportunities
The humble jetway — call it airbridge, jet bridge, or what you will — is getting a lot of attention with a USA Today feature by my RGN colle... Continue Reading
Qantas’ one in seven Business Suite seat problem is apparent
Qantas’ new business suite, currently rolling out across the airline’s domestic and international Airbus A330-200 and -300 fleet, has receiv... Continue Reading
Whither longhaul LCC Premium E in the age of DIY Eurobusiness?
Next month I’m flying from Sydney to Singapore, and the best fares were, perhaps unsurprisingly, on Singapore Airlines’ low-cost carrier Sco... Continue Reading
New Formation “super-throne” posits business/first questions
Among the myriad products shortlisted for a Crystal Cabin Award is one that caught my first-and-business-class-focussed eye: a new first and... Continue Reading
When a bed is the best thing on offer in a lounge
Flying Air New Zealand Business Premier out of Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport after a hot and sweaty day in the muggy coastal city,... Continue Reading
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