Economy Class & Beyond

AIX24: ATR pushes forward with its HighLine premium platform

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ATR has been working away with its HighLine premium cabin concept - the idea of using the ATR42 and ATR72 and fitting in premium seating layouts. There's been a lot of movement since last year. On the occasion of Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024, ATR unveiled an advanced design for its new All-Business Class configuration.    This will feature a unique 1-1 layout, the … [Read more...]

AIX24: AirFi Appointed as Portable IFE Partner for Indigo Trial

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We continue our Passenger Experience Week coverage, with AirFi being appointed by Indigo for its portable In-Flight Entertainment Trial. Hello6E - Image, AirFi.   IndiGo, India's largest airline by both fleet size and the number of passengers carried, has selected portable inflight entertainment (IFE) provider, AirFi, to embark on a three-month trial of wireless, … [Read more...]

AIX24: Stelia Aerospace launches Opera Essential

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Hot off the show floor, Stelia Aerospace (Airbus Atlantic) launched a new seat today - the Opera Essential The seat has come from two years of a thorough lifecycle analysis and environmental impact  assessment inspired by its elder sibling OPERA  SA, (Single-Aisle) the design approach of  OPERA ESSENTIAL gravitates around 4 key pillars: Mass optimisation, streamlined … [Read more...]

AIX24: Introducing Maya by Collins Aerospace and Panasonic Aerospace

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This morning's big reveal was Collins Aerospace and Panasonic Avionics unveiling MAYA. MAYA combines Collins Aerospace and Panasonic Avionics' respective expertise in design, technology development and integration into a singular integrated solution, providing a clear differentiator for the business class cabin by redefining comfort, passenger immersion, accessibility and … [Read more...]

AIX2024: Bluebox Aviation Systems and FFLYA test payment over the Iridium Certus satellite network

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Bluebox Aviation Systems Ltd. (Bluebox) and FFLYA Ltd. (FFLYA) have conducted successful ground tests of credit card payments over the Iridium Certus satellite network to demonstrate the technology Bluebox Wow portable unit, with an FFLYA router -  Image BlueBox.  The tests involved live payment transactions completed on an iPad for the purchase of in-flight … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A321neo departing London Heathrow

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Its Sunday again, so it must be time for more Airplane Art. This week, we have one of the newest British Airways Airbus A321neo aircraft pushing back from London Heathrow as it heads to Hamburg. British Airways operates a fleet of 14 Airbus A321neo aircraft in its single-aisle fleet and the largest narrow-body aircraft the airline operates. The airline also operates … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (25th March)

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Well people, we've reached the end of another week - and with the amount of crates I've filled an lifted, its almost time for a change of scenery. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It's also Birmingham Pride this weekend. Thankfully taken in the dry. Unlike some political announcements this week. I guess things can only get wetter. Routes and … [Read more...]

Emirates to expand its Ho Chi Min City operation

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Emirates is planning to double its capacity between Dubai and Ho Chi Minh City. More importantly, the second daily flight has been pulled forward to the 15th of January 2025, as opposed to the originally considered 1st of February. The planned operation is as follows: EK364 DEPART DXB 04:00 ARRIVE SGN 13:55 EK365 DEPART SGN 18:25 ARRIVE DXB 22:55 Commences 15th … [Read more...]