TAP Portugal to Be First A330neo Operator and to Launch Airspace Cabin
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology April 6, 2016
TAP Portugal has signed an agreement with Airbus to be the first operator of the new A330neo widebody. As a result, TAP Portugal also will be the launch carrier for the Airspace by Airbus cabin brand in the A330neo.
Read moreA330neo Family to Boast New ‘Airspace by Airbus’ Cabin Design Brand
AircraftTravel Technology March 23, 2016
Airbus has launched a new ‘Airspace by Airbus’ cabin interior-design brand, which will make its first appearance in the cabin for the forthcoming A330neo airliner.
Read moreJetBlue A320s to Get Fewer Additional Seats than Originally Planned
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology January 25, 2016
JetBlue Airways has decided to install 162 seats rather than the originally planned 165 seats in retrofitting each of its Airbus A320 jets with new cabin interiors. Each JetBlue A320 currently has 150 seats, so JetBlue’s A320 cabin refurbishment will see it add 12 more seats in each aircraft.
Read moreAmerican to Introduce International Long-Haul Premium Economy Class
AirlinesTravel Technology December 9, 2015
The new Premium Economy cabins will offer a new class of service directly behind Business Class, providing an enhanced product offering compared to its Main Cabin and Main Cabin Extra seating.
Read moreA320-Family Line in Mobile Intended Only for U.S. Customers
AircraftAirportsTravel Technology September 15, 2015
Every jet Airbus builds on its new A320-family final assembly line at Mobile in Alabama will be delivered to a U.S. customer, according to Fabrice Brégier, Airbus president and CEO.
Read moreSint Maarten ATC Facility Seeks to Extend Airspace Coverage
AirportsDestinationsTravel Technology September 9, 2015
The air traffic control provider which controls all air traffic movements at Sint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport and provides approach control to five other airports in the region is seeking to extend the volume of airspace it covers.
Read moreSingapore Airlines Unveils Its Premium Economy Seat Design and Service Product
AirlinesFood and DrinkTravel Technology May 21, 2015
Singapore Airlines has unveiled the seat it will use in the Premium Economy Class cabins it will introduce into service in August, and has provided details of the in-flight service offerings available to passengers in the new cabin class.
Read moreSouthwest Unveils New Seat Design for Future 737-800s and 737 MAXs
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology April 14, 2015
The carrier will first roll out the new three-seat rows beginning in mid-2016, on new Boeing 737-800 deliveries. B/E Aerospace, which designed and engineered the seat row, unveiled the new Southwest Airlines seat-row on April 14 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany.
Read moreInnovate to Resonate: Brussels Airlines Confronts Competition
AirlinesTravel Technology February 8, 2015
As one of two growing airlines actually based at Brussels Airport, Brussels Airlines must constantly evolve its network and its service offering carefully in order to compete sensibly with the sizable forces now ranged against it at its only hub.
Read moreThe airline will introduce its Premium Economy Class on August 9, when passengers traveling on select flights from Singapore to Sydney will be able to sit in Singapore Airlines’ new cabin class.
Read moreAirbus Offers Larger Overhead Bins and Galley/Lav Module Upgrade for A320 Family
AircraftTravel Technology September 16, 2014
Airbus is introducing new, larger, pivoting overhead bins as an optional fit for A320-family aircraft in the first quarter of 2016, with Delta Air Lines being the first customer. Also, with Zodiac Aerospace, Airbus is developing a new version of the integrated ‘Space-Flex’ A320 lavatory-and-galley module.
Read moreBoeing to Adopt 787 Passenger Experience Innovations for 777X Cabin Interior
AircraftTravel Technology July 15, 2014
The manufacturer revealed at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014 on July 15 that it would apply Boeing 787 Dreamliner cabin innovations to the interior of the Boeing 777X family.
Read moreA day before its delivery flight, I went onboard Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 787-9 – the first 787-9 delivered to any customer and also the first long-haul jet painted in Air New Zealand’s glossy black ‘All Black’ theme livery – to see for myself the innovative new cabin-interior features the airline had installed.
Read moreFrankfurt Airport Extends Its Free Wi-Fi Service for Passengers to 24/7 Basis
AirportsTravel TechnologyTravel Tips July 2, 2014
Fraport AG, the company which operates Frankfurt Airport, is expanding its free Wi-Fi access for passengers and visitors at Germany’s largest airport from 60 minutes each day to free access round the clock, seven days a week.
Read moreJetBlue Unveils One-Off ‘Binary Code’ Livery Promoting Its Fly-Fi Service
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology May 13, 2014
The one-off livery joins JetBlue’s fleet on the Airbus 320 registered N709JB, which JetBlue Airways has renamed ‘CONNECTED TO 01000010 01001100 01010101 01000101’.
Read moreBusinessElite Flat-Bed Seats Now in All Delta International Widebodies
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology April 22, 2014
According to Delta, completion of the installations in all its international-service widebodies makes it the only U.S. carrier to offer flat-bed seats and direct aisle access in the business class cabins on all its overseas long-haul flights.
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