Economy Class & Beyond

TAP Portugal signs Panasonic to provide connectivity on the A321neo fleet

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TAP Air Portugal and Panasonic Avionics Corporation have announced an agreement to provide in-flight entertainment and connectivity for TAP's new fleet of 14 A321neo LR aircraft. Pansonic's X series IFE system will be installed as part of the line-fit at the Airbus factory onto the new aircraft. The system is an on-demand system, with HD screens fitted to the seat - … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group eyes up Condor

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Lufthansa Group are keeping an eye on acquisitions, putting in a non-binding bid for Condor - the German unit of Thomas Cook Airlines. Condor Boeing 767-300ER Retrojet - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Lufthansa in a tweet said: Lufthansa unterbreitet heute ein nicht bindendes Angebot für die #Condor als gesamtes Unternehmen. „Wir glauben, dass wir der Condor eine … [Read more...]

Octoaspring  – Bringing a new form of comfort to the cabin

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One of the core components of an aircraft seat is the foams and meshes that make the base and back of a seat is the foams that you sit on. And you would think foam is a pretty simple thing. However, Octaspring Technology begs to differ - with foam that moves in a 3D space, whilst reducing the volume by 50% - and thus reducing weight to the seat. Octasprings Foam … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: More Pleasure, More Business – Part 2… Onto Business

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Part 2 - Onto Business More Pleasure, More Business In this divided trip report Part Two -  Onto Business Part One - The Pleasure Part Two - The Business British Airways Galleries South Lounge BA962 London Heathrow to Hamburg – Club Europe IBIS Budget St Pauli Crystal Cabin Awards Roundup Aircraft Interiors Expo – What you might have missed … [Read more...]

Avio Interiors Skyrider 2.0 – What realistic chance does it have?

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I've been trying to find the right words to write this article since Aircraft Interiors Expo, and trust me - it’s a struggle, least of all balancing the promises with that saddle seat with the possible moans and complaints it could generate... Why? Part of me says "I can't see it working". But I spent some time with Avio Interiors and took a look at their updated … [Read more...]

Espresso and Tonic Water? No. Just Don’t.

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Herein is a warning about things that don't go together. For example: Old seats and 29" seat pitches Low Cost Airlines and Free Food Airport security and densely packed bags AMD and Intel Optane memory Grammarly and Microsoft Word's Grammar checkers fighting each other. I'd like to add a new one to this - Espresso with Tonic Water. Yes. You read that … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (5th May)

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It's that time of the week to put your feet up, and have all the headlines I've written about in one handy place. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Jewellery Quarter Station at Sunset And even better - it's the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend. So what's new? Things I didn't cover British Airways to increase partner redemption pricing - As I've … [Read more...]

May the Forth Be With You – with ANA’s Star Wars BB-8 Jet

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It's May the Forth. That means a few things in my world:  It's a bank holiday on Monday - so no need to go into the office It's a Saturday And it's Star Wars Day. ANA have some wonderful Star Wars jets - and one of the ones I captured was the BB-8 jet as it was coming into Chicago O'Hare International. May the Force be with you on this May Forth. Now … [Read more...]