Economy Class & Beyond

TRIP REPORT: Exploring Passenger Innovation in a rush – What you might had missed from Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024

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What you might have missed from AIX 2024 Exploring the latest in passenger experience… in a rush. Planning is Overrated. Other People’s Plans, Doubly So Flixing over to London and the joy of the Elizabeth Line British Airways North and South lounges BA974 London Heathrow to Hamburg Airport (Club Europe) Into Hamburg, The IBIS Budget, Hamburg St … [Read more...]

ATR delivers the first of two aircraft to airHaifa

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Startup airline airHaifa has taken delivery of its first of two ATR72-600 aircraft. The delivery comes on the heels of the airline placing a firm order in 2023. This first delivery paves the way for airHaifa to launch commercial operations from Haifa International Airport. The airline aims to provide regular and affordable connections to in-demand destinations across … [Read more...]

Farnborough Air Show 2024 Day 4 Daily Digest – Life at the end of the show

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It's the final big day of the Farnborough Air Show 2024 - and a quiet year, to put it mildly. Let's check-in for the final round of announcements for this show before the aviation circus packs up for its next event. As usual, we'll be presenting this alphabetical order of the Civil Aircraft OEMs, followed by any other headlines that raise an eyebrow. Airbus flynas goes … [Read more...]

LOT Polish Airlines commits to Viasat for connectivity

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LOT Polish Airlines has signed with Viasat to provide inflight connectivity for its Boeing 787 fleet. LOT Polish Airlines new business class - Image, LOT Polish Airlines/Viasat The agreement will cover the installation of Viasat's Ka-band connectivity across 15 aircraft in LOT’s wide-body Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner fleets. This will be the first time that LOT … [Read more...]

Farnborough Air Show 2024 – Day 3 – A Calm Before an Order Storm?

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Day three of the Farnborough Air Show has passed, so it's time to dive into what headlines there are. If any. It's been a little dry, to put it mildly As usual, we'll be presenting this alphabetical order of the Civil Aircraft OEMs, followed by any other headlines that raise an eyebrow. ATR Aircraft Air Tahiti to add four ATR72-600 to its fleet Air Tahiti has … [Read more...]

What does Corn have to do with seat armrests? Soisa Aircraft Interiors shows off a sustainable armrest

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Airlines are constantly looking for ways to reduce their environmental footprint and weight and turn to others to help. Soisa Aircraft Interiors launched a new armrest... which is primarily made of corn particles. Yes. Corn. One of these is not made of corn.... have a guess.  Soisa Aircraft Interiors launched its new ‘organic armrest’. The armrest is made of a base … [Read more...]

Farnborough Air Show 2024 Day 2 Daily Digest – The Rise of the Widebody

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Day Two of the Farnborough Air Show has been and gone. Let's see what headlines we have from the day, and who has been splashing the cash. As usual, we'll be presenting this alphabetical order of the Civil Aircraft OEMs, followed by any other headlines that raise an eyebrow. Airbus Virgin Atlantic opts for further A330neos Virgin Atlantic has placed a firm order for … [Read more...]

Farnborough Air Show 2024 Day 1 Daily Digest – Early Boeing Wins

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It's the end of the day first day at the Farnborough Air Show. Let's see what announcements there are and any interesting titbits on the way. As usual, we'll be presenting this alphabetical order of the Civil Aircraft OEMs, followed by any other headlines that raise an eyebrow. Airbus Drukiair goes neo and XLR Only one for Airbus today, with Drukair - Royal Bhutan … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways unveils its Next-Generation QSuites

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Well, after trailing it for so long, Qatar Airways has unveiled its QSuiteNext Gen product. It was unveiled by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer and others at a ceremony at Farnborough 2024. The redesigned Quad Suite will be equipped with movable 4K OLED Panasonic Astrova IFE screens. The screens can be repositioned to the side to … [Read more...]