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United Express CRJ550 parked at the gate.

Finding USB ports at every seat on unique United CRJ550 is a thrill

The CRJ550 is an interesting aircraft. While it’s nothing more than a lower-capacity CRJ700 configured with 50 seats to meet certain pilot c... Continue Reading

A man and a women are enjoying a drink in the KLM premium economy seats.

KLM finally goes Premium Economy with new lightweight Collins MiQ

The Netherlands’ national carrier KLM is finally installing a full premium economy class on board its Boeing 777 and 787 widebodies, with th... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines A330-200 at the gate in San Diego.

Delta is consistent but some products are showing their age

For an AvGeek there are few greater pleasures than flying aboard internationally-configured aircraft on domestic flights. I recently had the... Continue Reading

Cabin of Air Canada's Boeing 787-9 with LED lighting and IFE in view

Air Canada proves uneventful and reliable on Seattle-Vancouver-London

While big chunks of the outside world opened to vaccinated Americans months ago, I stayed put as friends resumed their international jet set... Continue Reading

Great Western Railway IET train at the arrival platform.

First class on Great Western Railway IET train takes the strain

Intercity travel in the UK is notorious for expensive train tickets and poor service, but there are very good deals available for a more lux... Continue Reading

The first Breeze A220-300 in the carrier's signature blue livery

Breeze wafts 36 seriously nice Safran business seats into its A220s

David Neeleman’s Breeze Airways has unveiled the first of its 80 Airbus A220-300 (né Bombardier C Series CS300) aircraft, featuring a surpri... Continue Reading

Air France A220-300 taking off. There are trees and a clear blue sky in the background.

#Humpspotter Alert: Intelsat 2Ku finally confirmed for Air France A220

Eagle-eyed #humpspotters have long assumed that Air France’s new Airbus A220-300s would be delivered with the Intelsat (formerly Gogo) 2Ku s... Continue Reading

Interior of Alaska Airlines' A321neo with passengers onboard.

Alaska Airlines offers compelling transcon option with A321neo

While an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is not at the top of my preference list for a transcon flight, the airline regularly schedules one of it... Continue Reading

Thales AVANT UP IFE Monitor. It is displaying the AIRFREE duty free landing page that is titled "Sara's Shop". A second screen is showing a scene from a movie.

How Thales slashed weight from its latest IFE technology

Inflight entertainment hardware stakeholders have long sought to drive weight out of their systems to improve the eco-credentials of their p... Continue Reading

IFPL headquarters. A grey building with IFPL on the side of it.

IFPL Group ready to support industry recovery following Cobalt buy

Award-winning inflight entertainment peripherals specialist IFPL Group Limited has added a number of important products and proficiencies to... Continue Reading

Alaska Airlines' first class seat with dark beige seat covers with black trim. A water bottle is positioned on the side table

Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID

Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading

Four industry leaders predict the future of onboard power

September’s annual APEX EXPO usually comes shortly after the latest round of consumer personal electronic device changes from Apple, making ... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic a350 parked at the gate o an airport at night.

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Virgin Atlantic’s new A350 business class: impressive beyond flaws

During a sort of #PaxEx duel between the UK’s two largest airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, each is launching a new business cl... Continue Reading

Press Release: Astronics introduces new retrofit in-seat power solution

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other mission critical industries, ann... Continue Reading

Press Release: New facility in Mexico accommodates Burrana’s growth

Six months after launch, Burrana continues to grow as a leader in cabin technology with its Mexico manufacturing facility moving to larger p... Continue Reading