Qantas to "flex" A380 cabin
Can Qantas squeeze a dozen more seats in its A380s without hurting the passenger experience? The Airbus A380 Cabin-Flex program aims to deliver precisely that,...
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What United’s domestic premium economy offering look like?
United Airlines' President Scott Kirby slipped news about a potential new domestic premium economy offering into an investor briefing this morning. What will it look...
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Icelandair kills off premium economy offering
Premium economy disappearing from an airline?!? It is certainly uncommon these days but Icelandair appears to have at least two good reasons for making the...
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Can Norwegian conquer London’s business travel market?
New planes, new inflight services and additional frequencies are all part of Norwegian's plan to grow in London, seeking to siphon off the premium customers...
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Premium Plus: United’s Premium Economy to launch in 2018
United Airlines is finally set to launch a premium economy offering. The product will be branded Premium Plus and start to fly later in 2018.
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Delta brings points payment to its upsell market
Post-purchase upselling to drive ancillary revenue is big business for Delta Air Lines and poised to grow. Adding frequent flyer points to the mix is...
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Basic Economy goes global on Delta
Market "segmentation" revenue is growing faster than ever at Delta and the carrier plans to maintain that pace. Basic Economy on a global scale is...
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Virgin Atlantic’s Fleet Substitutions Detailed
How will Virgin Atlantic handle the extended engine repair times for its 787fleet? Four Airbus A330-200 planes will fill in according to new schedule details...
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Virgin Atlantic’s 787 woes continue
Virgin Atlantic's 787 fleet will be grounded longer than expected. The carrier cannot get its Rolls Royce Trent-1000 engines replaced quickly enough and is now...
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American Airlines highlights Basic, Premium successes
Is Premium Economy or Basic Economy a bigger deal for American Airlines? The short answer is "yes" though President Robert Isom offers some interesting stats...