American Airlines finally reveals Flagship ‘front row’ Preferred Suites of...
The never ending game of cat and mouse between the US3 carriers is playing dividends for the inflight and ground customer experience in the USA. A region that was once a decade behind the rest of the...
View ArticleKorean Air continues to evolve its brand with new 787 interiors
Korean Air is a fairly iconic brand. Its timeless baby blue and white liveries are instantly recognisable. There are very few airlines that can boast such an identifiable ‘blue’ livery. And while the...
View ArticleQatar Airways to update QSuites with ‘Next Gen’ product for 777-9 Aircraft
Ever since Qatar Airways launched its impressive business class product QSuite a decade ago, most airlines have tried to up their own ante to compete with this incredibly competitive Business Class...
View ArticleEmirates launches upgraded, yet predictable 777 interiors
There’s been a lot of hype and speculation over Emirates’ 777 interiors, and well the time has finally arrived for us to be wowed by the carrier’s evolution (not revolution) of its tired 777 product...
View ArticleQantas A321XLR interiors are a surprise at first, but there’s still...
When Qantas revealed its new interiors for the brand new A321XLR, almost all of us were expecting to see a relatively revolutionary cabin. After all, the airline had been ‘bigging-up’ the arrival of...
View ArticleBring in the caviar cavalry, how can airlines continue to win market share...
The biggest challenge facing the passenger experience market is trying to standout in a levelled playing field. Every airline can now purchase suites with doors, all-aisle-access is no longer a market...
View ArticleLATAM continues to evolve its fleet with ‘suite’ upgrades to some of its 787’s
In order to continue improving its fleet and the onboard experience for passengers, LATAM announced that starting in September, it will begin a refurbishment process for 24 of its Boeing 787 aircraft,...
View ArticleVantageNOVA is Thompson Aero Seating’s entry into the market for wide-body...
Thompson Aero Seating has officially launched its much-anticipated VantageNOVA (a seat i managed to experience at AIX earlier this year). It’s a premium herringbone seat designed for twin-aisle...
View ArticleDelta’s New Cabin Interiors: A Missed Opportunity for a Bold Brand Statement?
Delta Air Lines has just unveiled its cabin redesign, which will be applied across its entire fleet starting with the airline’s ageing 757s followed by its most modern A350s. The new design showcases...
View ArticleQantas hints at its future ‘lighter’ interior palette with launch of...
Qantas has just taken the wraps off a new, light-filled Business Class and Economy Class cabin for its A330 fleet, providing an enticing preview of the upcoming ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise...
View ArticleBritish Airways set to reveal new A380 First Class product
British Airways has just unveiled its brand new First seat, marking a much needed boost to the airline’s tired and somewhat sub-par A380 First Class product. As part of the A380 retrofit program set...
View ArticleTrip Report: Turkish Airlines 777-300ER Business Class, December 2024
After much anticipation, Turkish Airlines has launched its Istanbul-Sydney route, a major milestone connecting Europe and Australasia via one of the world’s largest and most modern transit hubs. While...
View ArticleThompson Aero’s VantageNOVA First seating product delivers a solid Business...
Last year at AIX I was lucky enough to peek behind the curtain at Thompson Aero Seating’s stand and see the prototype for a brand new Business Class Plus product that I was pretty confident would...
View ArticleAir France launches new La Premiere First Class product with one of the...
Today, Air France launched a brand-new First Class ‘La Première’ product which is an evolution of the already impressive, world-class product flying on key routes across Air France’s network. But is...
View ArticleChina Southern Airlines reveals new interiors by Tangerine featuring new...
As part of its ongoing fleet modernisation, China Southern Airlines is introducing new A350-900 and A321NX aircraft – two dual flagship models designed to elevate the passenger experience to...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines adds lie-flat seats to upcoming 737-10 MAX aircraft
In a surprising leap-frog of expectations, Malaysia Airlines has just revealed the upcoming interiors of the carrier’s 737-10 MAX regional fleet. There are currently 12 of these aircraft on order, and...
View ArticleExclusive! Riyadh Air excels with new cabins, confirms First Class and sets...
True consumers of luxury brands will tell you that luxury is about craftsmanship, storytelling and design. It’s less about emblazoned logos and bling, and more about refined tactility that exudes...
View ArticleEtihad’s A321LR signals a new era for a carrier with lofty ambitions
“It’s great to be the underdog,” Arik De, Chief Commercial Officer of Etihad, tells me as we sit beside the airline’s latest A321LR seating showcase. “We have more loyal frequent travellers in our top...
View ArticleUnited Airlines reveals new cabins including new Polaris Studio
United Airlines has just revealed to much fanfare in New York, its latest Polaris business class cabins, debuting on the forthcoming Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. These cabins, designed in part by the...
View ArticleANA launches ‘THE Room FX’ for 787 fleet
ANA has long been an airline unafraid of pushing the envelope when it comes to premium cabin design. From its understated, elegant service to its award-winning business-class suite, THE Room, the...
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