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Lufthansa Group pitches "Green" fares to boost passenger SAF offset purchases

13 February 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Airlines have tried selling carbon offsets and alternative fuel options to passengers for a few years now, generally with minimal success. The Lufthansa Group of airlines now hopes to boost sales by making “Green” flights an option earlier in the booking flow, akin to picking between Economy Light or a flexible fare.

This story is about: Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Carbon Offset, distribution, fare families, greenwashing, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, SAF, sustainable aviation fuel, Swiss Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Distribution

Recaro selected for Lufthansa long-haul economy seating refresh

16 November 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Recaro will provide the economy class seats for Lufthansa’s new “Allegris” cabin refresh program. The company announced it secured the order for nearly 24,000 CL3710 and CL3810 seats to equip just under 100 Lufthansa and Swiss planes. The first seats will be delivered in Q4 2022.

This story is about: 747-8i, 777-9, 787-9, A330-300, A350-900, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Mark Hiller, Recaro, seating, seats, Swiss Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Swiss trials discount for leftover in-flight food

16 September 2021 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

A grab bag of leftover fresh food to go from Swiss

What should airlines do with all the fresh food left over at the end of the day? Generally speaking, it just goes into a trash bin. Swiss hopes to see the food go a bit further – and drive a bit of revenue – with its new “Too Good To Go” program trials.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary revenue, dining, economy class, Swiss Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Swiss Premium Economy to fly from Spring 2022

28 June 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The new Swiss premium economy seat, set to fly on the carrier's 777-300ERs from April 2022

A new premium economy product is coming to the Swiss long-haul fleet. The carrier announced the new cabin – including increased space, baggage allowance, and other benefits – with plans to equip the 777-300ER fleet in the months ahead.

This story is about: 777-300ER, dining, in flight, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, inflight entertainment, Lounge, lounges, premium cabin, premium economy, seating, seats, Swiss, USB, ZIM, ZIM Flugsitz Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Helvetic takes delivery of first E195-E2

23 June 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Exterior of the new Helvetic Embraer E195-E2

Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways took delivery of its first E195-E2 today at Embraer’s facility in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. Three more E195-E2 deliveries are planned by the end of July 2021.

This story is about: E195-E2, Embraer, Helvetic, in-seat power, seating, seats, Swiss, USB Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Lufthansa Group launches short-haul buy-on-board catering

17 November 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The stale half-sandwich snack will disappear from Lufthansa Group flights in the new year. Passengers demanded better, and now they have the option to pay for it.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, Austrian Airlines, buy-on-board, catering, dining, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, retail, Retail in Motion, Swiss Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Swiss swaps planes for trains to Geneva

25 August 2020 By Seth Miller 6 Comments

Passengers connecting from Geneva to Zurich and beyond have more options than ever with Swiss, now that the airline will use trains as part of its “flight” network.

This story is about: Geneva, GVA, Swiss, Switzerland, trains, ZRH, Zurich Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Lufthansa announces major, permanent fleet restructuring

7 April 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Lufthansa is not particularly optimistic on the industry’s return to pre-crisis levels. As a result the airline announced significant fleet changes today, with many aircraft to be removed from service.

This story is about: 747, A340, A340-300, A340-600, A380, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, COVID-19, Eurowings, Germanwings, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Swiss Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Swiss completes A340 retrofit with updated IFE/C suite

22 January 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Passengers on the Swiss International Air Lines A340 fleet are now guaranteed to fly with the company’s newest product. The carrier announced this week that the fifth and final aircraft completed its retrofits and returned to service.

This story is about: A340, A340-300, eXConnect, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, power, Swiss, USB Filed Under: IFEC

JetBlue plans 140 seats, Boston base for A220 launch

11 April 2019 By Seth Miller 7 Comments

A rendering of the new JetBlue A220-300 seating plan

The A220 will join JetBlue’s fleet in 2020 and the company revealed some details on its role and layout this week in an internal strategy briefing.

This story is about: A220, A220-300, Air Baltic, BOS, Boston, business class, economy class, Even More Space, JetBlue, Korean, Mint, premium economy, Swiss Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

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