Good afternoon from 36,000ft as I trek between London and Chicago. Well, except I should be a lot closer to Chicago than I am as I write this. It's been a fun morning to say the least, with the plane that was due to take me over to the USA being pulled for maintenance work. As I boarded the aircraft, I was handed a lovely little leaflet So … [Read more...]

It's been a long wait for this one - but it seems the press embargo has been lifted, and British Airways has for its new business class product - called "Club Suite" The seat and controls .  In bed mode   Privacy please. Club Suite will debut on the Airbus A350-1000 - which is due for entry into service in July 2019 According to the airline, … [Read more...]

Swiss International Air Lines is joining the Premium Economy game, with plans to introduce the product in 2021. The airline is planning to introduce their Premium Economy product in Spring/Summer 2021 timetable, with the cabin conversion occurring in the Autumn/Winter 2020/21 timetable They will be offering the premium economy product on their Boeing 777-300ER fleet … [Read more...]

For some, it's the highlight of the journey. For others ,its just another trolly coming through the plane. It's of course, the in-flight tax-free shopping. For KLM flyers however, this is coming to an end. KLM Boeing 747-400 pushing back from Chicago O'Hare - You'll have until January 2020 to buy duty free onboard with the airline. Image, Economy Class and Beyond Duty … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways has unveiled its brand new seat at ITB Berlin today. Let's dive straight in with what we know about the seat from the announcements and presentations. Qatar Airways new economy class seat - image via https://twitter.com/qatarairways/status/1103277701446610944 The seat is a part fixed back shell - which for Economy poses an interesting dilemma. The good … [Read more...]

As we seek to continue to be entertained at 35,000ft, Iberia and InflightVR have teamed up to start a trial in Inflight's Virtual Reality offering aboard limited Iberia services, InflightVR aboard an Iberia Business Class seat - Image, InflightVR InflightVR aboard an Iberia Economy Class seat - Image, InflightVR The service will be offered by Iberia and Inflight … [Read more...]

In news that shouldn't surprise anyone, low-cost Mobile Phone Roaming could be a casualty that happens if the United Kingdom cannot come to a deal with the European Union over its withdrawal from the EU. ... and about two or so years to undo the roaming agreements that are out there. This will involve: Calls Texts Multimedia Messages Data Huffpost has … [Read more...]