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New challengers at every level: PaxEx Update 2019-08-30

30 August 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

New cabins on the horizon for economy and business class, short-haul and long; might travel get more comfortable rather than less? Plus some good news for travelers looking to get online in the sky or earn free travel with their points.

This story is about: 737, 737 MAX, 777-300ER, A320neo, A321neo, Airbus, Boeing, business class, dining, economy class, embedded IFE, EWR, ex3, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-seat power, India, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Irkut, Jet Airways, LATAM, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, loyalty, MC-21, MileagePlus, New York City, Newark, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, points, premium cabin, regulations, routes, Russia, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, SpiceJet, Spirit Airlines, Thompson Aero, UAC, United Aircraft Corporation, United Airlines, Vantage XL, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

Frontier makes a major play at Newark

27 August 2019 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Goodbye, Southwest. HELLO, Frontier! Newark gets a big boost as the LCC aims to fill in the gap left by Southwest’s departure in November. And some interesting scheduling choices to go with that plan.

This story is about: EWR, Frontier, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, New York City, Newark, routes, Southwest Airlines Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Allegiant goes Extra with increased legroom option

25 July 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Allegiant Airlines' A320 departing LAX

Want a bit more comfort on your next Allegiant flight? Travelers to and from Los Angeles now have the option to pay up for “Allegiant Extra” on board, offering a number of premium seating benefits, though stopping short of a true premium economy seating product.

This story is about: Allegiant, Allegiant Extra, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, economy class, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, premium economy, seating, ULCC, Ultra low cost carriers Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

WOW Air is Dead; Long Live WAB Air

10 July 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

WOW Air is dead. Completely dead. The planes are mostly off flying for other airlines while the true financial impact of the collapse remains u der debate. And yet. Perhaps there is a chance for another life for the flashy, LCC after all?

This story is about: bankruptcy, Iceland, KEF, Keflavik, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, TATL, transatlantic, ULCC, Ultra low cost carriers, WAB Air, WOW, WOW Air Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Norwegian drops Vegas service. Again.

8 July 2019 By Seth Miller 8 Comments

Norwegian will not fly its 787s from London to Las Vegas this winter. That is one of a dozen routes affected in the latest long-haul LCC shakeup.

This story is about: British Airways, Gatwick, LAS, Las Vegas, LCC, LCCs, LGW, London, Norwegian, routes, TATL, transatlantic, Virgin Atlantic Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Killing off Eurowings long haul

24 June 2019 By Seth Miller 8 Comments

Can long-haul LCCs succeed in Europe? Perhaps so, but the Lufthansa Group will no longer be part of that effort. Eurowings is closing its longhaul routes down in an effort to simplify and streamline operations.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Joon, LCC, LCCs, LEVEL, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Evelop launches inflight WiFi

14 June 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Spanish LCC Evelop is the latest airline to get online in the sky. The carrier officially introduced its inflight WiFi connectivity service today.

This story is about: CabinConnect, Collins Aerospace, Evelop, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, internet, LCC, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Air Canada to acquire Air Transat

16 May 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

An Air Canada 787-9 departing Vancouver; image courtesy of the airline

Air Canada wants to buy its LCC competitor Air Transat in a half billion dollar deal. But can it get past the regulatory hurdles along the way??

This story is about: Air Canada, Air Transat, Bombardier, Canada, LCC, LCCs, London, merger, Swoop, TATL, transatlantic, WestJet Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

WestJet takes a $5 billion buyout from Onex

13 May 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Very little in the global commercial aviation world can be adjusted successfully in three month increments. Today’s buyout news from WestJet give the carrier the opportunity to take a longer-term view of the market.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 787, Air Canada, Asia, Boeing, Dreamliner, LCC, LCCs, private equity, routes, Swoop, WestJet, WestJet Plus Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Getting comfortable with 28" pitch

16 April 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Seated in the Mirus Kestrel mock-up at AIX19 and my knees had plenty of room, even at 28

Is there such a thing as a comfortable airline seat pitched at 28 inches? Scant few passengers would answer that question in the affirmative, but seating manufacturers are getting creative in their efforts to make it at least not miserable.

This story is about: Acro, Acro Seating, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, Aviointeriors, economy class, Essenza, Geven, Kestrel, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Mirus, Mirus Kestrel, Skyrider, ULCC, Ultra low cost carriers Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

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