John Walton
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Lufthansa Allegris premium economy and economy: overall better
Yet of the 27,000 seats announced as part of the Lufthansa Allegris generation of products, 24,000 — or some 89 percent — are economy. → Read More
Allegris first class moves the Lufthansa premium product needle
Lufthansa this week launched its next-generation first class suite product, part of the Allegris cabin generation, → Read More
Op-Ed: Beyond beef-chicken-fish-or-pasta in premium cabin catering
It’s 2023 and airlines are still being incredibly lazy about their premium cabin catering, especially in business class. → Read More
Lufthansa’s Allegris business class takes unbundling to the extremes
The seven kinds of Allegris seat that Lufthansa plans to offer will be offered in an unbundled fashion, the airline says. → Read More
Qantas’ Project Sunrise A350 first and business: that’s it?
Qantas is being smart about trickling the rollout announcements of the seats aboard its Project Sunrise Airbus A350s, → Read More
Condor goes Prime with new business-plus front row ancillary product
With its new Prime business-plus front-row option, German leisure airline Condor hopes the answer is about two hundred euros per flight → Read More
Exploring Italian intermodality with Lufthansa and ITA
By and large, this now means partner intermodality: working with local transport operators to integrate ticketing. → Read More
Meeting the needs of the premium leisure traveller: in the cabin
The premium leisure traveller has demands beyond those that airlines designed their pre-COVID business class hard and soft product to meet. → Read More
Singapore expands automated gates with wheelchair and family lanes
Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is changing the status quo for wheelchair users with a new set of larger, adapted automated checkpoints that it calls 'Special Assistance Lane', or SALs. → Read More
Meeting the needs of the premium leisure traveller: at the airport
The airport experience is critical here: it’s the start and end of every trip, and often has the least premium feel of the entire experience. → Read More
Air China goes full nose-to-tail Recaro on updated A350
Air China has replaced Collins Aerospace as its business class seat supplier for its Airbus A350, unveiling a new set of Recaro seats → Read More
Japan’s new Two Stars Joyful Train shows design power of nostalgia
Two Stars 4047 tourist train, which hugs this subtropical prefecture’s beautiful western coastline along the slower, conventional lines that were previously → Read More
Airbus outpaces Boeing in 1,200-delivery year
Aircraft numbers for last year are out, and nearly 1200 commercial aircraft were delivered by Airbus and Boeing in 2022. → Read More
Geven reveals striking SuperEco aboard Malaysian startup MYAirline
MYAirline, they went shopping in Italy, where seatmaker Geven is furnishing a full-fleet set of its SuperEco seats for the airline. → Read More
Japan’s economy Shinkansen boasts smart operational, interior design
The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen, connecting Nagasaki in the far west of Japan’s westernmost island of Kyushu with the rest of the network. → Read More
JAL first class provides a masterclass in premium PaxEx
The JAL first class seat is a wide, almost infinitely adjustable armchair that allows you to take many positions in seat mode. → Read More
Safran on bringing Industry 4.0 tech and practices to interiors
Aircraft interiors supplier Safran is diffusing Industry 4.0 developed within other areas of its business into aircraft seats. → Read More
Airlines get festive with special 2022 Christmas menus
Special onboard menus including traditional European Christmas favourites from British, French, German and Italian traditions. → Read More
Quick-turn, low-customisation seat shipsets gain momentum
Seatmakers were testing out a limited number of quick-turn, fast track seat programmes for delivery in a matter of weeks. → Read More
Air France domestic business poses sub-2h30 flight ban questions
I cashed in some Air France miles for a connecting flight in the airline’s Eurobusiness cabin, which was the best option available. → Read More