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Emirates Celebrates Premium Economy Expansion, Despite Slow Progress

10 July 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The new premium economy cabin is now flying on the first Emirates 777 retrofit (image via Emirates)

Emirates continues to celebrate the expansion of its Premium Economy offering, including three press releases so far this month. Yet aircraft retrofits appear to be progressing slower than expected, with no signs of improvement on the horizon.

This story is about: 777-300ER, A350, A380, Emirates, premium economy, seating, seats Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Thales extends live TV range with 360Stream

30 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Live television is getting a boost on board with the new Thales 360Stream offering.

In-flight live sports are some of the most valuable content experiences an airline can offer to passengers on the IFE platform but most do it poorly today. Thales’ new 360Stream solution aims to change that with a host of new features.

This story is about: 360Stream, A350, AVANT, AVANT Up, CCA25, Crystal Cabin Awards, DVR, Emirates, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, InFlyt, live television, live tv, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales Inflyt Filed Under: IFEC

Emirates A350 flies a Surprise & Delight trip to Dammam

25 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first Emirates A350, outside the terminal in Dubai as it prepares to enter service in early January

A couple hundred Emirates passengers received a special treat on Wednesday morning: They were the first to fly on the carrier’s brand new A350.

This story is about: A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Airbus, Dammam, Dubai, Dubai World Central, Emirates Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Emirates begins its A350 era with updated seats, entertainment, internet offerings

27 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first Emirates A350, outside the terminal in Dubai as it prepares to enter service in early January

The next generation of Emirates travel is here, with the A350 introducing a number of changes to the inflight passenger experience, across all three classes of service.

This story is about: 4K, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, aerBlade, AVANT, AVANT Up, business class, economy class, embedded IFE, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka2517, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Passenger Innovations, Thales, Thales AVANT, ThinKom, USB, USB-C, ViaSat, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

A Tale of Two Turks: Flight-testing the 777 and A350 Business Class on Turkish Airlines

11 November 2024 By Jason Rabinowitz 2 Comments

The varied fleet of Turkish Airlines means passengers can have a significantly different experience on board, especially in business class. Here’s a look at the A350 and 777 side-by-side.

This story is about: 777, A350, business class, dining, ex3, eXConnect, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, IST, Istanbul, Lounge, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, product review, seating, seats, trip report, Turkish Airlines Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

Feeling the squeeze: 10-abreast A350 moves closer to mainstream

31 May 2024 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Safran's Z400 seat, narrowed for a 10-abreast A350 cabin, on display at AIX2024

Wider seats have long been part of the Airbus marketing push. That messaging has, however, shifted in recent years, with a narrower seat now seen as “standard” for the long-haul fleet. Now suppliers are feeling a bit of the squeeze as well.

This story is about: A350, A350 XWB, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Arthur Glain, Collins Aerospace, Mark Hiller, Recaro, Rob Jones, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Violina Mikova, Z400 Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

PaxEx Bits: Week ending 5 April 2024

5 April 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Lots of cabin and connectivity news bits to catch up on as the week comes to an end…

This story is about: 787-10, A330-900, A350, Airbus, ANA, BizAv, business aviation, CL3810, debt, economy class, Galileo, gogo, HBCplus, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Malaysia Airlines, merger, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Telesat, Thales, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Qantas extending free Wi-Fi to international fleet from late 2024

21 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Qantas A380 taking off

More than a decade after its first attempt, Qantas will bring inflight internet to its long-haul fleet. And it’ll be free for everyone on board.

This story is about: 787, A330-200, A330-300, A350, A380, Australia, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Qantas, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Air India picks Thales for IFE update

20 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of an Indian skyline on a Thales IFE screen

Air India’s major content boost will be shown to most passengers on the Thales AVANT Up inflight entertainment system, a major upgrade for the carrier and for passenger experience.

This story is about: A350, Air India, Arc Moving Map by Panasonic Avionics, AVANT, AVANT Up, embedded IFE, ex3, HDR, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, inflight entertainment, moving map, Optiq, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Thales, Thales AVANT, USB, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC

Air India makes a massive shift with inflight entertainment upgrade

30 January 2024 By Seth Miller 6 Comments

Air India IFE screen with lots of movies to choose from

Content is king (or is it Maharaja??) on Air India’s new A350s, as the IFE system gets a massive upgrade and library of movies and other entertainment to choose from.

This story is about: A350, Air India, Arc Moving Map by Panasonic Avionics, embedded IFE, ex3, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, inflight entertainment, moving map, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation Filed Under: IFEC

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