Economy Class & Beyond

The Airbus pivot bin – coming soon!

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Earlier, I looked at the Boeing Space Bin. Well, it would be unsurprising if Airbus didn't respond - and they have with the Airbus Pivot bin. Originally announced in September 2014, this is a line fit/retrofit product that can be installed aboard the A320 family aircraft. Here's the rendering: Airbus Pivot Bin aboard the A320neo  - Rendering Airbus But how does it … [Read more...]

10 Years of flight for the Airbus A380

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Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the Airbus A380 - the double-decker superjumbo plane taking to the air for the first time, and the 8th year the A380 has been in commercial service. British Airways A380 at Heathrow, Image Economy Class and Beyond Emirates A380 taxing at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. British Airways Airbus A380 at Heathrow - … [Read more...]

Finnair introduces “Light” fares between the Europe and Finland

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Finnair has joined the party when it comes to unbundling their fares, with the introduction of Light Fares. So here we go again, with another airline unbundling its offering its luggage away. Light fares are live between Finland, within Finland, Scandinavia and the Baltic's currently. Light fares will go live on the 5th May for all Finnair destinations between … [Read more...]

The most interesting Premium Economy Seat? Maybe!

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At Airline Interiors Expo, I saw a lot of different seats. And I mean I saw a lot. From business class seats to Economy seats made of carbon - I saw a lot of seats (and there's more to share over the next few days). However, there was a real stand-out seat in Premium Economy that grabbed my attention by Stelia Aerospace... and amazingly, it isn't a Business class or a First … [Read more...]

The PED Pouch: GhettoIFE taken to its limit?

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As you all know, I'm an advocate of iPhones in sick bags when there's poor quality In-Flight Entertainment around. I call this concept "GhettoIFE". You can find out about it here. However, it's not great for larger devices - such as tablets. However, it seems designers (and people with a lot more money) have stepped in. Enter Avio Interiors who have released something … [Read more...]

The 11 Across Airbus A380 seating – Is it that bad?

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Time for the late dispatch from Aircraft Interior Expo where I take a closer look at the Airbus A380 new seating. For those of you who missed the news from Tuesday, Airbus are proposing 11 across seats aboard their A380s. But it's difficult to imagine. So I went to investigate. The 11 Across seats in the A380 width space. Those aisles - notice the width or lack … [Read more...]

Does the Boeing Space bin actually work?

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Announced last year, Boeing released a new generation of storage bin - the Space Bin.  And as I maintain from last year, it isn't a rocket, but a new "deep" luggage bin that can swallow a lot of rollabards. And the PR image last year looked like it might work. 737 Space Bins at 737 Configuration Studio - Image, The Boeing Company Except I couldn't imagine it in my … [Read more...]

Philippe Starck to develop… amenity kits? Why yes!

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Airlines love the branded amenity kits - be it Rimowa cases, Tumi cases, Elemis spa creams and balms, Bulgari fragrences and such, with the brands tying up with airlines to push their products further. Well, it seems a great product designer has teamed up with a distributor of kits. Philippe Starck has been designing some interesting items for many years, from rooms, … [Read more...]

Airbus abandons comfort, and goes to squeezing passengers in…

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Editors note: Thanks to @thatjohn and @Airlineflyer for tweeting pictures of the Airbus presentation that I couldn’t make due to me going back to Birmingham to pick up my passport. This post would not had been possible without them. It seems Airbus is giving up with it its idea of wider seats in Economy Class as it proposes a three-class economy solution at Aircraft … [Read more...]

What I’m looking forward to at AIX 2015

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Well, tomorrow takes me back to Germany - and somewhere were I haven't been in years - and that's Hamburg (If I'm honest, the last time I was there was when I was... 9 or 10 years old. Considering I'm nearing 40 this year, it's been a long time). Sadly - whilst I'll have little time for sightseeing as I'm going to be busy at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2015. Aircraft … [Read more...]