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Seats & Cabin

Frontier’s not-quite-hostile booking experience

25 October 2024 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

So many unassigned seats at under 24 hours to departure, so I took my chances

Should an airline be able to advertise a premium seat bundle when no premium seats are available?

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, business class, Frontier, premium cabin, seating, seats, trip report Filed Under: Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

American warns supply chain on retrofit plans

24 October 2024 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

The new American Airlines Flagship Suite on the 787-9 offers a fully flat bed, sliding door for privacy, and a single piece tray table, among other amenities.

American Airlines’ premium cabin updates have slipped to 2025, with a stern warning issued from CEO Robert Isom to suppliers. Plus, no sign of free Wi-Fi anytime soon.

This story is about: American Airlines, business class, earnings call, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, premium cabin, seating, seats Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Seats & Cabin

Aria suites set to fly in Cathay Pacific premium revamp

16 October 2024 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

A new premium experience is set to fly for Cathay Pacific as the Aria Suite for its 777-300ER fleet was unveiled this week in Hong Kong.

This story is about: Aria Suite, business class, Cathay Pacific, Collins Aerospace, economy class, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Super Diamond Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

New cabins coming to Delta

15 October 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Renderings of the new short-haul premium cabin for Delta (image via Delta)

A fleet-wide cabin retrofit, including fresh seating materials, a renewed color palette, decorative motifs and signature branding, is coming to the Delta fleet

This story is about: Delta Air Lines, DeltaOne, economy class, premium cabin, seating, seats Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Breeze looks to grow Ascent cabin

11 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Snack basket service in the Ascent cabin on Breeze Airways

What’s the right size for a premium cabin on board? Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman suggests the carrier will soon grow its “Ascent” cabin to 16 seats from the current 12 owing to strong demand.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, Ascent, Breeze Airways, David Neeleman, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, first class, Frontier, JetBlue, merger, premium cabin, regulations, Spirit Airlines, WAF24, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

A roughly perfect Azul experience, yet I was still disappointed

4 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Azul E195 taking me to Brasilia, with a radome but no in-flight Wi-Fi service

It was on the balance, a pretty darn good flight. And yet I sill walked off the Azul jet in Brasilia a bit disappointed.

This story is about: Azul, Brazil, E195-E2, embedded IFE, Embraer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, product review, trip report, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

Inside Southwest’s new cabin

30 September 2024 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

A standard 31

Come take a seat in the newest cabin layout for Southwest Airlines, including assigned seats for the first time in 53 years of flying.

This story is about: Andrew Watterson, BL3710, Bob Jordan, economy class, R2, Recaro, Ryan Green, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

More (paid) legroom, bags still fly free: Southwest details transformation program

26 September 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8

Bags will continue to fly free on Southwest Airlines, even as the company moves to offer a paid extra legroom option on board its planes from 2026.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, Boeing, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Icelandair, redeye, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Loyalty, Seats & Cabin

Thompson Aero unveils VantageNOVA, a flexible business class seating line

23 September 2024 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The full VantageNOVA cabin on display

Thompson Aero continues to innovate the business class seating market, launching its flexible, higher-density VantageNOVA line.

This story is about: business class, lie-flat beds, premium cabin, seating, seats, Thompson Aero, VantageNOVA Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Pitch details revealed for Iberia’s A321XLR cabin

16 September 2024 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

The Iberia A321XLR cabin layout includes a couple interesting surprises around seat pitch

With its inaugural crossing of the Atlantic just 60 days away, a few new details have emerged about the Iberia’s new A321XLR interior configuration.

This story is about: A321XLR, business class, CL3810, economy class, Iberia, R3, Recaro, seating, seats, Thompson Aero, Vantage Solo, VantageSOLO Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

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