Dozing was neither the easiest nor the hardest. The empty seat in the row enabled me to stretch out, as did the slightly above average pitch. There’s no footrest, but the seat does recline a full six inches, according to the carrier.

For most passengers, departing from or travelling via an airport with United States Customs and Border Protection Preclearance — and thus conducting all passport, immigration and customs checks before getting on their flight to the US — is a net positive.

Airbus appears to be rethinking its linefit strategy for the dual-beam electronically steered antenna (ESA)-based Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) terminal that was in line to support the Ku-band side of its supplier-furnished HBCplus program. “There have been some recent changes and as such we need to refer you to contact Airbus,” a SPI spokesperson said when asked by RGN if …

The airline has also redesigned its boarding process., and is embracing a five-group strategy. Priority boarding will be available for guests who choose the Go Big and Go Comfy options plus certain credit card holders, US service members and their families.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is promising passengers more of that “new plane” smell in 2025, with more brand-new aircraft being inducted into the fleet, and interior upgrades for existing narrowbodies — including embedded in-seat IFE — slated to pick up pace.

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The 312-seat aircraft features 32 lie-flats in Business Class configured 1-2-1 (the same new staggered business seat as found on Emirates’ Boeing 777s), 21 Premium Economy seats in a 2-3-2 layout, and 259 Economy Class seats with six-way adjustable headrests in a 3-3-3 arrangement and pitched at 31-32″.. Thales’ AVANT Up QLED displays are sized 20″ in Business Class, and 13.3″ in ...

As launch customer for the Unity seat from Safran Seats GB, Japan Airlines continues to enjoy substantial attention as it awaits its next Airbus A350-1000 deliveries, the carrier’s new international flagship aircraft — not least since other airlines including Qantas and Air India have also ordered the seat, which looks set to be a stalwart of the next generation of business suites.

Qantas’ deployment of its Airbus A380 on the Sydney-Johannesburg route marks multiple changes: a major capacity boost, passenger experience upgrades, and the new role that the superjumbo is playing in commercial aviation as it approaches its second decade in operation.

Elio. Katz: Though the pandemic disrupted the releases of recent Pixar originals (i.e. non-franchise fare), the generally warm receptions to Soul, Luca, Turning Red and Elemental bodes well for Elio.The film follows an 11-year-old protagonist, who finds himself mistaken for Earth’s ambassador and thrust into an organization of eccentric aliens from across the universe.