They say, 'Fortune favors the bold.' We say, 'Bold is just the beginning.' That's the phrase WestJet uses to tease its new 787 interiors, unveiled today. And, yes, it is a bold offering from a…
Can a new recline reshape long-haul economy travel?
Do you prefer a reclining seat or non-reclining option? What about an articulated seat pan? Traditionally those three designs are the choices you'd have as an economy class passenger. Thanks to the work of bespoke…
A trickle of details for United’s Premium Plus…
United Airlines had a great opportunity to share further details about its upcoming "Premium Plus" premium economy cabin during the analyst briefing held earlier this week. Unfortunately scant few details emerged from the event. EVP…
JetBlue’s A320 retrofit finally underway
The long awaited JetBlue A320 retrofit or "cabin restyling" program is now underway. The project – a gut rebuild of the aircraft interior for more than 100 airplanes – began this week with the first…
Premium Plus: United’s Premium Economy to launch in…
I don't have a lot of details on this but what appears to be an internal company memo indicates that United Airlines will (finally) launch a premium economy product in 2018. The Premium Plus product…
Boeing, Adient shake up the aircraft seats market
Got seats? For Boeing's airline customers the airframer's latest deal could help answer that question. Boeing is partnering with Germany's Adient to form Adient Aerospace, a joint venture that will develop, manufacture, and sell a…
Delta brings points payment to its upsell market
Delta Air Lines continues to push forward on its upsell marketing efforts, with plans to include points-based transactions starting in 2018. The company mentioned that new product avenue during its 2017 year end earnings call,…
Korean’s new CS300 delivers CSeries PaxEx firsts
Korean Airlines received an early Christmas present today from Bombardier. The airline took delivery of its first CSeries CS300 in a ceremony at Bombardier's manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. The new aircraft is expected…
Basic Economy goes global on Delta
Passengers across the globe will be paying more for less by the end of 2018 if Delta Air Lines has its way. The company confirmed today in an investor analyst briefing that its Basic Economy…