business class
The 2026-27 winter for the Lufthansa Group: more long-haul flights, more...
The Lufthansa Group has begun unveiling its 2026/2027 winter schedule, featuring a series of new routes that are already available for booking. For Lufthansa itself, the winter timetable is characterised by an accelerated rollout of the new Allegris cabin, as well as more connections on the long-haul network from both Frankfurt…
SNCF satisfied with the launch of Optimum+
"Optimum+ is finding its customers," assures Benjamin Huteau, Director of the South-East TGV Inoui Division, who this week presented an initial assessment of this new class, launched exclusively at the beginning of January on the Paris-Lyon route. An improved version of the Optimum class, which replaced Business 1ère, Optimum+ is offered on all 19 daily return services…
Air Canada unveils its next-generation business class cabins
Air Canada presented its new long-haul flight amenities at the last Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. This is one of the company's most significant investments in the renewal and design of its cabins, with the aim of offering passengers a welcome and concept that reflects assumed conviviality and warmth…
25 out of 28 Allegris Business Class seats now certified on...
This is a saga that Lufthansa would gladly have done without: certification by the FAA, the American civil aviation authorities, of the Allegris seats in its business class. It all started with the Airbus A350-900. The new cabin, launched in summer 2024, had received the Americans' approval for the Allegris but not for the new...
C. Renard (Emirates): "By the end of 2026, 80% of our fleet will be...
Are you satisfied with Emirates' current presence in France? Cédric Renard - We're very happy with our current schedule, with three flights a day between Paris and Dubai, all by A380, plus one flight a day from Nice, also by A380, and daily service to Lyon by A350. For...
Christian Vernet (La Compagnie): "We are considering a possible increase in the...
How is La Compagnie's traffic between France and the United States currently performing? Christian Vernet - Our results differ somewhat from those of other carriers, since our fiscal year runs from November to October. For the 2024-2025 financial year, we've got off to a very strong start, with significant growth in sales and excellent traffic forecasts. However...
SNCF replaces Business 1ère with Optimum offer
On 23 September, at the IFTM tourism trade show in Paris Expo, the SNCF unveiled the new premium travel experience it will be offering on board its Inoui TGVs from 8 January. After more than a year's work analysing what the competition has to offer...

























