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Five bowls with various Japanese dishes and chopsticks are laid out on the first class tray table.

JAL first class continues to shine despite delayed hard product

To say that Runway Girl Network is excited about Japan Airlines’ (JAL) forthcoming new first class product is an understatement. Featu... Continue Reading

A table overlooking the airport ramp. A glass of champers and an empty water glass sits on the table. BA aircraft tails can be seen outside the window.

Come dine with me at BA’s Heathrow T3 First Class Lounge

Oneworld Alliance member British Airways (BA) is among a small group of European airlines that still offer a true first class product both o... Continue Reading

Four leather armchairs situated around a small round table next to a window overlooking the airport grounds.

Iberia’s nice Velázquez lounge at Madrid could get even nicer

Iberia’s hub in Madrid Barajas offers two lounges that cater to its business class and elite status passengers, with the smaller of th... Continue Reading

A passenger in Eurobiz raises his glass of champagne to the window, as the world passes below him.

How to elevate the Eurobiz concept beyond the cocktail table

When taking an hour-long flight in Europe, there is a very valid question to ask: what is the point of Eurobusiness? Sure, getting a glass o... Continue Reading

Seating is bright red and in the shape of the word HOLA.

How Iberia is transforming its product with subtle statements

In recent years, Iberia has been modernising its fleet, uniforms, hard product and onboard service in a bid to take its place amongst the pa... Continue Reading

The new Recaro doored mini-suite on Iberia's NPS A350

New doored suite; now what? Iberia’s NPS A350 business class

Iberia has been on a journey to modernise its passenger experience, and now boasts some new Airbus A350s with Recaro doored mini-suites in b... Continue Reading

Passengers are boarding the BA A319 in the early morning hours.

British Airways’ LHR-NCL domestic flight seems hard to justify

In the United States, where long distance travel options are limited, there are few good substitutes to flying. In Europe, however, intercit... Continue Reading

Rendering of a passenger sitting in business class working on his laptop while wearing a Skyted mask.

Allo Allo: How a novel design masks noise from inflight voice calls

The technology to support inflight voice calls has been around for well over fifteen years. Even though the aircraft cabin environment isn&#... Continue Reading

A Wizz Air Airbus A321ceo is parked at London Luton on a dreary day

Purple challenger Wizz Air offers persuasive PaxEx

Wizz Air, a Hungarian low-cost carrier operating across Europe, has a reputation that is broadly similar to easyJet and Ryanair; you get wha... Continue Reading

Thales’ new QLED-based IFE system wows, needs content to match

French multinational company Thales last month brought its new ‘AVANT Up’ inflight entertainment system to the Aircraft Interior... Continue Reading

An aircraft flying over green fields on a sunny day. Aviation is working towards a more sustainable future. EASA

Airframers offer complementary sustainable cabin visions

Cabin sustainability was a hot topic at this year’s Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg, which takes place one day before the A... Continue Reading

Bottles of So Jennie sparkling wine on ice.

In Vino Veritas: elevating the wine experience on board

With “full-flat’ and “direct aisle access” hard product features largely seen as baseline requirements for business ... Continue Reading

Iberia Express A320 parked at the gate on a sunny day

Viva España: Iberia Express is effective if uninspired in economy

Iberia subsidiary Iberia Express, which feeds its Spanish parent by providing short- and medium-haul flights from Madrid, is a curious offer... Continue Reading

Cocktail Co's airline branded cocktail pouches on display at WTCE Hamburg 2023

Purveyors of premixed cocktails seek to shake things up in-flight

Ready-to-drink cocktails, a mainstay of picnics and barbecues, are arriving on planes, with many different companies vying for travellers... Continue Reading

A JetBlue flight attendant is serving a mint mojito to a passenger in flight.

Exciting new non-alcoholic beverages are ready to take flight

Drinking habits in the western world are changing, with more and more people drinking less or not at all, and Gen Zers embracing sobriety fa... Continue Reading