Getting the honeymoon seat right for premium leisure travel
One of the most notable changes to the passenger airline as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic — and the societal changes that it continues t... Continue Reading
Author: John Walton
Exploring the PaxEx possibilities as Icelandair goes A321neo
Icelandair, a longtime Boeing operator, is gearing up to start adding Airbus aircraft to its fleet in the middle of the decade. To that end,... Continue Reading
Whither Brussels Airlines? Time for a rethink
Brussels Airlines is an interesting beast within the Lufthansa Group. Arguably, it has been treated like the unloved stepchild in recent yea... Continue Reading
Europe’s Big Three: why the business class CMF yawnfest?
Why are the business class seats from Europe’s major airlines so bland? Beige, grey, perhaps a bit of blue… it’s all a little too reminiscen... Continue Reading
Japanese modernity by Acumen for ANA’s Air Japan all-economy 787-8
There’s a fresh wind of new medium-to-long-haul low-cost carriers blowing across the Asian market, and especially in Japan where ANA’s new s... Continue Reading
The stratification of business class seats in the 2020s
As the steady pace of new business class seats — and their implementation on airlines worldwide — continues to gather after aviation’s... Continue Reading
Swiss tickles the Senses but product positioning questions arise
Returning from Lufthansa’s Berlin launch of its new Allegris seats — more widely called the Future InterContinental Experience (FICE) produc... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Allegris premium economy and economy: overall better
As with any multi-class airline, the majority of Lufthansa’s revenues and profits come from its premium cabins, particularly business class.... Continue Reading
Allegris first class moves the Lufthansa premium product needle
BERLIN — Inside the cavernous Kraftwerk club space, a refurbished East German power station, Lufthansa this week launched its next-generatio... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Beyond beef-chicken-fish-or-pasta in premium cabin catering
Beef with vegetables and mashed potato. Chicken with vegetables and mashed potato. Pasta with tomato and/or cream sauce. It’s 2023 and airli... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s Allegris business class takes unbundling to the extremes
BERLIN — Lufthansa’s new Allegris generation of business class seats — Allegris being the internal Lufthansa-mainline brand for this Lufthan... Continue Reading
Qantas’ Project Sunrise A350 first and business: that’s it?
Qantas is being smart about trickling the rollout announcements of the seats aboard its Project Sunrise Airbus A350s, driving the front cabi... Continue Reading
Condor goes Prime with new business-plus front row ancillary product
How much would you pay for business class partner dining, a bigger screen and more space around the feet in bed mode? With its new Prime bus... Continue Reading
Expanding on Safran’s 3F concept for the new Air France suite
With Air France’s new outward-facing herringbone Safran Cirrus doored mini-suites now flying, what does the product look like in the images ... Continue Reading
Exploring Italian intermodality with Lufthansa and ITA
As airlines seek to further expand demand for their flights, growing catchment areas for airports is a key lever to pull. By and large, this... Continue Reading