Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has unveiled its premium economy class, a new class of travel for the airline, which is due to enter service from Q4 2021 on the carrier’s 12 long-haul Boeing 777-300ERs
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United is adding 270 Boeing and Airbus Aircraft to its fleet, and retrofitting its entire remaining narrow-body fleet with new ‘signature interiors’. This massive investment is expected to generate more than US$30bn in income, lower carbon emissions per seat, create 25,000 jobs, and contribute $50bn annually towards the US economy by 2026
See what United has planned for ‘United Next’, including 270 new aircraft, signature interiors, embedded IFE, and a massive retrofit programme
In response to an increase in demand for premium travel from both business and leisure customers, Lufthansa is temporarily reactivating five of its Airbus A340-600 aircraft, complete with first class cabins. First class will continue, on the airline’s incoming A350-900s
Stelia Aerospace has delivered the first fuselage sections for the A321XLR to Airbus ahead of the first deliveries of the aircraft, planned for 2023. Stelia is in charge of the design, manufacturing and assembly of all sections of the front fuselage of the aircraft, which requires modifications to be made to the standard A321 front section
SwissportALD, a JV between Airport Dimensions and Swissport, is expanding its airport lounge network through the acquisition of No1 Lounges
Qatar Airways has added another seating platform into its business class mix, with Adient’s Ascent suite being fitted to its B787-9 fleet, complete with sliding privacy doors, wireless mobile device charging and a 79in lie-flat bed
The USA’s TSA is restarting its Crew Member Self-Defense (CMSD) training in early July. The programme was previously paused due to Covid-19, but with unruly passenger incidents on the rise, the TSA has decided it is appropriate to bolster crew training
Royal Brunei Airlines is seeing growth in its cargo operations, and to help meet this demand the carrier has converted one of its A320neo fleet into a dedicated cargo-in-cabin aircraft
Avant Up, the latest Thales IFE system, offers 4K high dynamic range HDR displays enhanced with Samsung QLED technology, together with a claimed 50% increase in reliability and a 30% decrease in weight