Virgin Retreat Suite: good product in search of a matching experience
Of all the business-plus front row products trickling out of design houses, seatmakers and airline passenger experience departments recently... Continue Reading
Author: John Walton
Starlux first to brand front-row business-plus as first class on A350
First class or business-plus? That’s the question that many airlines are asking themselves when it comes to deciding how to sell the extra-f... Continue Reading
Business-plus front-row seats: where we are and where we’re going
As more and more airlines unveil new business-plus front-row seats, the dynamics of how they’re designing, marketing and selling these trave... Continue Reading
A rave inaugural review for Virgin Atlantic’s A330neo Upper Class
When Virgin Atlantic unveiled its A330neo Upper Class suite this July, your author was somewhat taken aback: an off-the-shelf seat for cabin... Continue Reading
Lufthansa, Frankfurt Airport focus on #PaxEx in joint-venture alliance
Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport are aiming to improve the operations, sustainability and other aspects of the passenger experience at the Ge... Continue Reading
What to do with the premium economy armrest console?
The picture is becoming increasingly clear that a growing number of airlines are relying on premium economy seats as part of their passenger... Continue Reading
Mattress pads: the new business class #PaxEx must-have
Increasingly luxurious bedding, co-brands with homewares companies, and a growing focus on sprucing up the look and feel of business class a... Continue Reading
Dassault updates on 6X, 10X, new EASy IV flight deck and MRO
Dassault’s Falcon business jet division is full of news from the NBAA-BACE show in Orlando, with positive progress of its two new jets, a ne... Continue Reading
When Air Canada Signature Class disappoints at key touchpoints
I wanted to love flying Air Canada across the Atlantic. I have a soft spot in my heart for many parts of the true north. I adore Montréal, t... Continue Reading
Analysing the details and design in Lufthansa’s new first class suites
Lufthansa’s forthcoming first class seat — part of its Allegris generation of nose-to-tail products — is such a departure from its existing ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa unveils new first, biz, premium and eco Allegris generation
In a surprising move, Lufthansa is rebranding its forthcoming seating from nose to tail as the “Allegris” product generation, with new rende... Continue Reading
Austrian swaps six 777 business seats for 16 premium, 14 economy
The Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines is removing the single row of business class behind the second set of doors on its Boeing 777-... Continue Reading
Inside Airbus’ new A350 NPS interior mockup, with ten-abreast seats
TOULOUSE — Following our in-depth interview last month with Airbus executives around the New Production Standard variant for the airframer’s... Continue Reading
When Air Canada IFC came through—mostly—on a must-be-online day
When momentous occasions happen, there are times when you’re especially glad to be able to be online in the air, as I was on an Air Canada f... Continue Reading
LIFT’s new premium/ancillary Paradym: wider, convertible triples?
2022 is the year when airlines, designers, seat manufacturers — and indeed passengers — are looking for more in premium economy. The class i... Continue Reading