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Lufthansa Group adds City Airlines, aims to cut costs for Munich, Frankfurt feed

25 October 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of an A319 in the Lufthansa City livery of City Airlines (image via LHGroup)

The Lufthansa Group has a plan to tweak its short-haul flight operations within Europe launching City Airlines. The move appears to be focused on trimming operating costs more than anything else.

This story is about: A220, A319, City Airlines, CityLine, EJets, FRA, Frankfurt, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, MUC, Munich, union Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Beond sets sights on premium Maldives traffic

11 October 2023 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Entertainment on board Beond's fleet will be provided via an iPad rather than an in-seat entertainment system. (Image via Beond)

Take what you know about the premium cabin air travel experience today and throw it away. That is, at least in part, the message of Beond, the upstart all-premium airline set to launch operations from the Maldives next month.

This story is about: A319, A321, A321LR, A321XLR, Beond, business class, embedded IFE, emissions, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, lie-flat beds, Maldives, MLE, Optimares, premium cabin, seating, seats, Streaming IFE, Tero Taskila, Wireless IFE Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

United launches new first class seats for single-aisle fleet

12 July 2023 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

United's new first class seat, soon to be flying on 200+ single-aisle aircraft

First class passengers on United Airlines might soon be flying in newly designed seats. The new seat features upgrades to the inflight entertainment system, as well as improved comfort and privacy for travelers, with plans to install it on more than 200 (mostly brand new) single-aisle aircraft by 2026.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 NG, A319, A320, A321neo, Bluetooth, first class, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, Mark Muren, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PriestmanGoode, Qi, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Tapis Corporation, Ultrafabrics, United Airlines, USB, USB-C, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Spirit Airlines WiFi hits milestone

18 October 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Looking for WiFi on a Spirit Airlines flight? Depending on which aircraft type you’re on, the odds of fast, inexpensive connectivity on board could be surprisingly high.

This story is about: A319, A320, A320neo, A321, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Air Canada launches all-premium service on key routes

22 May 2020 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Air Canada is bringing premium seats on two key business markets, reducing passenger density on board as it slowly increases service levels.

This story is about: A319, Air Canada, charter, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, power, premium cabin, premium economy Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

United’s newest used A319 brings an updated cabin to the fleet

1 September 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

A new configuration for United Airlines’ A319s is joining the fleet this week. The first retrofit A319 from China Southern is now en route back to the USA as a United plane.

This story is about: A319, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, internet, Ka, Ka-band, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, United Airlines, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

MAX, XLR and NMA: United addresses future fleet flexibility fundamentals

18 July 2019 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

A United Airlines 787-8 at Denver

On the heels of its strongest second quarter results since the 2010 merger United Airlines found itself facing tough questions from investors about future fleet plans. There’s a decent chance neither the NMA nor XLR figure into the company’s needs for the next decade, given other options available.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737-700, 757-200, 767-300, 787, 787-10, 787-8, A319, A321neo, A321XLR, American Airlines, business class, earnings call, economy class, NMA, premium cabin, premium economy, transcon, United Airlines Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

United, Aeromexico extend Viasat inflight connectivity deals

7 February 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Viasat added a pair of new orders from existing customers United Airlines and Aeromexico today, continuing its growth in the inflight connectivity market.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737, 737 MAX 8, 737 NG, A319, Aeromexico, eXConnect, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Panasonic Avionics, PaxEx, Thales, United Airlines, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

United, Bombardier launch the CRJ550

6 February 2019 By Seth Miller 8 Comments

United's CRJ550 seat map, showing off large closets and more legroom

Behold the outcome of a battle between pilot scope clause and a shrinking pool of commercial airline pilots United Airlines and Bombardier announced the launch of the CRJ550 this morning. It is a CRJ700 frame, reconfigured to a maximum of 50 seats.

This story is about: A319, A320, Airbus, Bombardier, CRJ550, CRJ700, CRJ705, CRJ900, economy class, Economy Plus, EWR, first class, GoJet, Newark, O'Hare, ORD, pilot shortage, scope clause, seating, United Airlines Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Seats & Cabin

New interiors, more wifi coming to LATAM

24 August 2018 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

LATAM is set to retrofit more than 200 aircraft as part of a major update to its fleet. The carrier will invest $400 million to refresh the interiors on both long-haul and short-haul planes, with new seats and more Gogo 2Ku flying.

This story is about: 2Ku, A319, A320, A321, Brazil, Chile, gogo, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ku, Ku-band, LATAM, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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