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Bunk beds on board: The new plan to make economy class travel comfortable

17 April 2018 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Can the lower deck be converted to serve passengers, not cargo? Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace hope to find out.

Passenger want long flights in economy class to be more comfortable. Airlines want more money from passengers. Surely a bunk beds option meets that need. And it probably will eventually. Just not this version, at least not yet. And probably not for the reasons you’re thinking.

This story is about: A330, A340, A340-600, A350, A350 XWB, A380, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX18, economy class, lie-flat beds, Lufthansa, PaxEx, Thomas Cook, Transpose, Zodiac, Zodiac Aerospace Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Air Canada launches Basic Economy fares

4 April 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Air Canada's 737 MAX; image courtesy of the airline

Air Canada joins the ranks of Basic Economy airlines this week. The carrier now has five fare families for its economy class passengers and this rollout may be one of the most advanced we’ve seen to date.

This story is about: Air Canada, ancillary fees, basic economy, economy class, elite status, fees, frequent flier, frequent flyer, points Filed Under: Distribution, Loyalty, Seats & Cabin

Mirus Hawk takes flight on AirAsia

4 April 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Mirus Hawk seats as installed on an A320; the TUI deal is the first 767 implementation for the company

Breaking in to the commercial aircraft seating market is hard. Mirus arrived with a splash two years ago and now is flying its lightweight Hawk seat with AirAsia. Product innovation and hundreds more aircraft are yet to come.

This story is about: AirAsia, AirAsiaX, digEcor, economy class, IFPL, in-seat power, Mirus, Mirus Hawk, power, seating Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

When even the boss doesn’t like cabin densification

26 March 2018 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The old LiveTV2 screens are (finally!) leaving JetBlue's A320 fleet starting later this year, though the replacement will be a mixed bag of LiveTV4 and AVANT from Thales

Does management hate the new JetBlue galley/lav setup as much as passengers? It sure sounds like it from the CEO, though that didn’t stop the company from doing it anyways, so…

This story is about: A320, A321, Airbus, economy class, JetBlue, SpaceFlex, SpaceFlex v2, Zodiac Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

What United’s domestic premium economy offering look like?

13 March 2018 By Seth Miller 12 Comments

United Airlines’ President Scott Kirby slipped news about a potential new domestic premium economy offering into an investor briefing this morning. What will it look like? When will it roll out? What will it replace? Of course, no answers to these important questions, but here are some interesting ideas to consider as United moves forward on this effort.

This story is about: Comfort Plus, Delta Air Lines, economy class, Economy Plus, premium cabin, premium economy, Premium Plus, Premium Select, United Airlines Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Can a new recline reshape long-haul economy travel?

31 January 2018 By Seth Miller 6 Comments

Note how the reclined Optimares Quadra seat drops slightly at the front. That angle is key to what the company sees as a far more comfortable long-haul economy class travel experience.

Does the type of seat recline make much of a difference for long-haul, economy class travel? The Quadra from Optimares is a unique seat option that just might change the passenger experience.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO17, economy class, Optimares, PaxEx Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

JetBlue’s A320 retrofit finally underway

24 January 2018 By Seth Miller 10 Comments

The JetBlue implementation of LiveTV4 includes larger, brighter screens, but still not the Android-based underlying OS that makes AVANT so flexible and responsive.

More than two years after initially announced the JetBlue A320 retrofit program is finally underway. The first aircraft is now in the shop and will exit with at least one previously undisclosed surprise on board.

This story is about: Airbus, B/E Aerospace, economy class, FlytLIVE, JetBlue, Ka, Ka-band, live tv, LiveTV, LTV4, Pinnacle, Rockwell Collins, SpaceFlex, SpaceFlex v2, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, Zodiac Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Boeing, Adient shake up the aircraft seats market

17 January 2018 By Seth Miller 8 Comments

Boeing wants a bigger piece of the overall profits from the planes it sells. Getting into the seating business is the latest move on that front. A new joint venture with Adient brings the seating market in house, likely ruffling a few feathers along the way.

This story is about: Adient, Adient Aerospace, Boeing, Boeing Sky Interior, economy class, PaxEx Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

American Airlines highlights Basic, Premium successes

27 November 2017 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

American Airlines new Premium Economy seat (Image courtesy of AA)

Is Premium Economy or Basic Economy a bigger deal for American Airlines? The short answer is “yes” though President Robert Isom offers some interesting stats to consider about the profits the company is seeing from the two products today and where they are expected to go.

This story is about: American Airlines, basic economy, economy class, fees, NDC, PaxEx, premium economy Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Taking the COMAC ARJ21-700 for a ride

24 November 2017 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

It is one of the most rare commercial aircraft types flying today, an the future looks shaky at best. Welcome on board the COMAC ARJ21-700, a marvel of engineering, though not necessarily for the right reasons.

This story is about: ARJ, ARJ21, ARJ21-700, Chengdu, Chengdu Airlines, COMAC, CTU, economy class, Hefei, HFE, trip report Filed Under: Product Reviews

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