Reframing longhaul away from time and distance and towards needs
With the arrival of longer range narrowbody aircraft like the Airbus A321neo and Boeing 737 MAX, and the imminent launch of the extra-long-r... Continue Reading
Author: John Walton
Recategorising business suites into the mini-suite and maxi-suite
In the late 2010s, as the doored suite category of aircraft seating began to move backwards into business class from where it began in first... Continue Reading
Is wireless charging the new iPod eXport in aviation?
Fifteen years ago, airlines were demonstrating their very latest integration success with passengers’ personal electronic devices: the eXpor... Continue Reading
Perceptions of luxury explored as caviar flies business on Qatar
In the ongoing luxury arms race at the front of the plane, Qatar Airways is unveiling caviar service in business class — on just over a doze... Continue Reading
Emirates new 777 business class brings fleet up to A380 standard
Emirates is playing it safe — perhaps too safe? — with its refurbished Boeing 777 business class seats, which are very similar to the stagge... Continue Reading
Interior supply chain delays still hitting long-backlog Airbus
FARNBOROUGH — If the absence of flying activity at Boeing this year was understandable, the very quiet show for Airbus was somewhat more sur... Continue Reading
Boeing 777X cabin mockup takes centre stage at Farnborough
FARNBOROUGH — At an air show where Boeing left its new aircraft at home, the big attraction for the US airframer on the commercial side of i... Continue Reading
TCI’s new Crystal biz suite breaks ground for Turkish Airlines
FARNBOROUGH — In the ongoing context of seatmaker and supplier overconsolidation, production problems and quality issues, the expansion of T... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance seeks industry convergence with ESA partnership
FARNBOROUGH — The Seamless Air Alliance — a wide-ranging grouping of airlines, airframers, original equipment manufacturers and suppliers — ... Continue Reading
British Airways’ new narrowbody cabin: a breath of fresh air
FARNBOROUGH — British Airways’ Airbus A320neo on static display at the Farnborough Airshow feels like it heralds a new BA. Your first ... Continue Reading
Qsuite Next Gen: raising the doors, if not the bar
FARNBOROUGH — Qatar Airways’ reveal of its new Qsuite business class seats was certainly the swankiest and most expensive of the first day o... Continue Reading
Korean Air goes deep brown with staggered business Prestige Suites 2.0
Korean Air’s new Prestige Suites 2.0 business class product has emerged, and will début on 25 July aboard the airline’s new Boeing 787-10 Dr... Continue Reading
Pocket pack cushion-blankets: a solution to waste and Mount Blankets?
HUDDERSFIELD — One of the fascinating challenges in premium classes today is what I call Mount Blankets: the collection of soft product plac... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Allegris extra-legroom seat: extra room for improvement
Returning on Lufthansa from Toronto to Munich after trying out the front-row business-plus Allegris Business Suite — full disclosure, as a g... Continue Reading
Aircraft e-enablement moves beyond ARINC 853 with i+s cabin 2.0
High above the show floors of this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg was a conference room filled with representatives from the eigh... Continue Reading