An excellent Korean economy experience, broken by a seat
Korean Air’s Boeing 787-9s are fitted with 24 lie-flat seats in a 2-2-2 configuration followed by an economy class cabin featuring 245 seats in the 787’s standard 9-abreast layout. Air Canada’s 787-9s, on the other hand, are configured with 30 business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, followed by 21 premium economy seats, and 247 ...
British Airways Gatwick Club Lounge elevates traditional product
British Airways Gatwick Club Lounge elevates traditional product. London Gatwick has always played second fiddle to Heathrow, with premium carriers like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways basing only a limited fleet amongst the sea of easyJet orange. Yet, despite being geared towards a leisure market, BA does maintain a large lounge complex in ...
SAS’ new A321LR: the return of longhaul narrowbody premium …
This is a massively premium-focussed aircraft, seating just 157 passengers across three classes: business, premium economy and economy.That’s second in major airline operations only to the American Airlines transcontinental three-and-a-half-class A321T, which seats 102. Nearly half the entire length of this A321LR is premium seating, split ...
Up close in Thompson’s new Vantage seat, Nova - Runway Girl
Tucked away at the back of the Thompson Aero Seating stand at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo was the seatmaker’s latest product, Vantage Nova. A member of the successful Vantage family that had been concealed in a backroom booth last year, Nova impressed for a second year running when Runway Girl Network journalists sat down in it with ...
Eurowings Discover becomes Discover Airlines in compelling ...
Just over two years after it launched operations as Eurowings Discover, the Lufthansa Group’s leisure airline has embraced a new name — Discover Airlines — and unveiled a clean and compelling new brand identity to connote “quality, joy and ease”. “Eurowings Discover is now Discover Airlines,” the carrier confirmed in a statement ...
Qantas’ SYD-JNB with A380: the shape of superjumbos to come?
Qantas is redeploying the Dreamliners it uses on the long flight: Sydney to Johannesburg is 14 hours 40 minutes against the prevailing winds, while the return flight is 11 hours 55 minutes. The A380 effectively boosts capacity per flight if Qantas maintains the six-weekly schedule the 787s used — the airline says that “the A380 will fly up ...
Almost private: JSX makes flying easy and enjoyable
JSX’s most popular route from the Los Angeles area is Burbank-Las Vegas. Originating from a private terminal about a mile away from the Hollywood Burbank Airport, the flight varies in price from about $149 for a one-way ticket during the week to $349 on the weekends. Southwest Airlines, the major low-cost carrier that services Las Vegas ...
Eutelsat OneWeb takes stepwise approach to Gen 2 LEO network
Oct 12, 2024 · Fully global LEO service from Eutelsat OneWeb will not be available until the spring, however. During the earnings call, Berneke said the previously reported ground infrastructure delay is still “the main delay for the full operational growth coming out of the LEO services”.. In terms of when to expect global coverage, she said: “[W]e expect the ground infrastructure… of OneWeb will be ...
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Qatar Airways flies first 777 with Starlink; divulges equipage plan. Qatar Airways has fitted SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation inflight connectivity solution to a Boeing 777-300ER (A7-BEV) and become the first airli... Continue Reading.
How Starlux delivers one of the best premium experiences around
The pitch is 77 inches, with a width of 21 inches. It is fully lie flat and adjustable via a 4.7-inch touchscreen panel on the armrest, as well as a truncated set of options near the rear wall for use in full-flat mode. The armrest can be adjusted to add an …