It seems Singapore Airlines is seeking to improve its passenger experience with a S$1.1 Billion Airbus A350 cabin retrofit programme. Singapore Airlines A350-900 at Changi Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The program will cover 41 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which operate in the airline's long-haul and ultra-long-range (ULR) missions. There are a number of … [Read more...]

Lufthansa has rolled out their Allegris product slowly - but notably, in a three-class configuration. That changes, when the first aircraft fitted with the full four-class product takes flight on the 9th of November. This will mark the first time the full Allegris product has been offered, and the first time Lufthansa Allegris First Class will fly on on long-haul … [Read more...]

We've seen a trend with airlines to offer pre-ordering for meals in business class - mainly for long-haul routes. Swiss International Air Lines is trying something a little different - by offering the service on its short-haul network. Known as “Pre-Select”, this free option was successfully launched on long-haul flights around two and a half years ago. It allows … [Read more...]

Two more destinations are being added to the roster which will be served with the retrofitted Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft The next destinations and flights to have the new products are: Kuwait: The retrofitted Emirates Boeing 777 will operate on EK855 and 856 from 27 October. Dammam: The refurbished Emirates Boeing 777 will operate on the daily EK823 and EK824 … [Read more...]

It's amazing how you can engage travellers - with Brussels Airlines polling its passengers for the Airline's next Belgian Icon.  The airline received over 50,000 votes for the next Belgian Icon. The five designs with the most votes have been presented to a jury that selected the final winner who will be announced early November. The votes followed on from the design … [Read more...]

As seasons come and go, some traditions continue - with KLM unveiling its newest Delft Blue house. This year, KLM selected ‘Het huis aan de drie grachten’ in Amsterdam, a national monument that borders three canals: the Grimburgwal, the Oudezijds Voorburgwal and the Oudezijds Achterburgwal. The airline was proud to announce this during the airline's 21st lustrum (a … [Read more...]

With International Coffee Day being a thing I never knew we needed to know about, Emirates has been showing off how much coffee its customers drink over a year. That number: more than 170,000 kilograms  Let's look at the breakdown. Inflight Coffee Inflight, more than 130,000 kilograms of coffee is served onboard every year, with the airline commissioning its own … [Read more...]

It seems that SpaceX's Starlink has managed to win another big airline over for its Low Earth Orbit Connectivity service - with Air France joining the part.   The airline will commence deploying Starlink-based connectivity from Summer 2025. The airline will progressively roll out an ultra-high-speed connectivity service for a “ground-like” experience. This new service will … [Read more...]

LATAM is going to be refitting their Boeing 787 fleets, with the airline electing  the Recaro R7 Business Class Suite. It marks the first time a South American airline has selected the R7 mini-suite. The refit will cover both the airlines Boeing 787-8 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft - 24 shipsets in total. The Boeing 787-8 will have 20 suites, whilst the Boeing 787-9s will … [Read more...]