Economy Class & Beyond

Lift by Encore’s 787 Seat – Has someone finally made a good 787 seat?

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Lift by Encore made a splash last year at Aircraft Interiors Expo with the launch of their first seat - a Supplier Furnished Equipment-Hybrid product that could be fitted to the Boeing 737. Well, they've been busy in the past year - and as well as getting two customers for the seat, they also have come up with a new seat for the Boeing 787. Editor's note - as the seat is … [Read more...]

AirAsia signs for the Mirus Hawk LR seat

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Mirus have once again struck gold with Air Asia. Last year they won a contract to launch the Hawk SR seat with Air Asia. Well it seems Mirus are two for two with introduction of the Hawk LR. The first customer for the type is .... you've guessed it - Air Asia X AirAsia X will launch the seat on its Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The Mirus Hawk LR is an update of the … [Read more...]

A reason to sit in the middle seat on a Bombardier CSeries?

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The Bombardier CSeries has been flying around for a bit now, with launch customers Swiss International Airlines (CS100) and airBaltic (CS300) taking the planes on certain trips (and press trips which yours truly hasn't been invited on). Today, I visited the mock-up at Aircraft Interiors Expo, and made a few interesting discoveries whilst there. Perhaps the biggest … [Read more...]

AirAsia to deploy Inmarsat GX Aviation In-flight Connectivity

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Whilst I was in a media briefing, Inmarsat announced a new partnership with AirAsia (through its ROKKI subsidiary) to deploy it Global Express (GX) in-flight solution - providing broadband solutions to the seat. Installation of GX Aviation will commence during 2017, with the service to go live on AirAsia routes in 2018. The service will be installed A320 and A330 … [Read more...]

Gogo certified for line-fit of its 2Ku equipment on Airbus Aircraft

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A lot of us who travel in the air continue to reach out and connect to the Internet whilst in the air to carry out tasks. In the case of many of us, we turn to a provider like Gogo, who in turn works with the airline to provision equipment to allow the magic of the Internet to appear in the cabin. Gogo has taken a major step forward, with the announcement that Gogo has … [Read more...]

Air New Zealand select Acro Series 6 seating for A320neo

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Air New Zealand have selected Acro seating to provide seats for their upcoming Airbus A320neo family aircraft Here's the press picture: Acro Series 6 Seating for Air New Zealand - Image, Acro And one with the seat and an Air New Zealand flight attendant. Acro Series 6 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Air New Zealand will be deploying the Acro 6 in its … [Read more...]

Haeco and Airbus announce a way to increase overhead bin space

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At Economy Class and Beyond, we're slightly obsessed about overhead bins. When I say slightly - see my piece last year about the Airbus vs Boeing overhead bin I wrote last year at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016. But why? It's a big passenger experience thing. It allows people to stow their items without worrying about their safety too much. Of course there's a problem along … [Read more...]

Airbus proposes how to fit 80 extra seats in its A380

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At Aircraft Interiors Expo, Airbus today revealed how it could put 80 extra seats in space that currently isn't being utilised well in the cabin. A380 model before the changes - Image, Economy Class and Beyond So where are the extra seats? New forward staircase - Airbus would move the current existing staircase - increasing more room at the nose on the lower deck … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

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It's Sunday again, and it's time for some more airplane art. This week, resting at London Heathrow Airport is an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 near Terminal 2 after its long from its home base on a grey spring day. Ethiopian Airlines currently operation three Airbus A350-900s in its fleet, with eleven more due to join the cadre. Ethiopian Airlines also … [Read more...]