business class

“A plane packed to the rafters”: the – proven – observation made by Elsa David, Aeromexico’s sales manager in France, bodes well for the inauguration of the new Paris-Monterrey flight. This aircraft, a Dreamliner, took off from Paris-CDG on April 14th as scheduled, despite the festivities surrounding this launch – Aeromexico…

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...

Eight Airbus A380s are holding out on the Lufthansa fleet. The German airline's largest aircraft will receive special attention. New seats are expected in business class. Despite Lufthansa's extensive "Allegris" offensive, this time the seats will be designed by the manufacturer Thompson. From February, Lufthansa...

Dutch carrier KLM - or at least its marketing teams - seems to be living a fairytale in which cabin density becomes synonymous with additional passenger comfort. The carrier has announced an overhaul of its long-haul cabin product. The new service concept will apply to all classes, including the...

Like never before. The roll-out of Lufthansa Allegris transports passengers into a new world, one of a top-of-the-range experience in every class, with a tailor-made service to achieve "The Perfect Match", the ideal choice to meet the exact expectations of each passenger. Or how to bring the notion of...

The UAE's national carrier, Etihad Airways, took delivery of its very first Airbus A321LR (Long Range) on 24 July at a ceremony at the Airbus site in Hamburg. Beyond the celebration of this new aircraft, the A321LR marks a strategic turning point for the Abu Dhabi carrier. A231LR: ideal capacity with a long-haul product...

Since Tuesday, business travellers have had a clearer idea of what to expect on their future trips on the Swiss network. In Zurich, the Lufthansa Group airline presented the First and Business Class seats that will equip the new "SWISS Senses" cabin concept, announced in spring 2023. The new seats will...

Class segmentation is one of the great commercial ideas of air transport in the 2010s. It applies particularly to economy class. All airlines - or almost all - now segment the offer at the back of the cabin according to the passenger's choice: hold baggage, additional baggage in the cabin, specific reserved seat, row, etc.

Japanese airline giant All Nippon Airways (ANA) is continuing to focus on innovation and premium comfort for its high-contribution passengers. At the 55th Paris Air Show, the airline unveiled "THE Room FX", its brand new Business Class seat. The new seat is specifically designed to...

The end of 2025 will see the first Boeing 787-9s joining United Airlines. This is an opportunity for the airline to unveil its Premium cabins with a refreshed design. Called United Elevated, the new concept is still based on a business cabin divided into two products: the United Polaris Studio suites and the classic United Polaris business class....

With the arrival of Air France as a shareholder, the Scandinavian airline SAS is gradually reviewing its in-flight product in order to harmonise its service standards with those of its Air France Group counterparts. As a result, from 1 October, SAS will be returning to a more traditional business class on its European routes. The airline explains...

At the ITB tourism trade fair in Berlin, Etihad presented its new network offer, its business headquarters and the new Abu Dhabi pass offering a host of advantages to travellers in the Emirati capital. We spoke to Javier Alija, Vice President Global Sales & Distribution. What is the growth of Etihad's offer...

From 30 March, the new Allegris cabin layout on Lufthansa's long-haul routes will be available on more routes. From mid-April, Lufthansa will offer its new seat on departure from Munich to San Diego and New York (Newark), complementing the Allegris offer already available on Bangalore, Chicago and San Francisco....

What would you like travellers, particularly business travellers, to remember about this new Aria Suite? Paul Johannes - I'd like them to remember a seat, an environment and an ambience over which they have total control. A very top-of-the-range seat, with unrivalled comfort and soothing, relaxing colours. What features...

No false notes marred the recital by the Cathay Pacific teams and their new star on 4 February, at the London launch of the Aria Suite business class. It even made its European debut in the most tasteful of settings, the majestic - and completely refurbished - decor of the...

Lufthansa's new 'Allegris' seat in business and first class is definitely misnamed. It could be renamed "Difficultis", since it seems to be so unlucky! Delayed for several years - it was planned for 2017 - the Allegris seat was only presented to the public at the...

1.1 billion Singapore dollars - or 766.5 million euros. This is how much Singapore Airlines will invest in its new cabins on 41 Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-haul (ULR) aircraft. The airline wants to remain at the cutting edge of passenger comfort, particularly in its high-contribution classes. The cabin transformations will concern in particular the 7 ultra long-haul...

Of all the airlines to have suffered the Covid crisis and then Russia's offensive on Ukraine, the one to have paid the highest price for the consequences of both events is certainly Finnair. Covid decimated traffic, particularly in Asia - the last continent to reopen to international traffic at the end of 2022/beginning of 2023. While the...

Indigo is taking advantage of its 18th anniversary to mark its entry into a "new era". On Monday, the Indian carrier made official the forthcoming arrival of IndiGo Stretch. Deliveries will start at the end of this year and will run until the end of 2025. The first route concerned will be the Delhi - Mumbai route, from mid-November. ...

It is called Suite Crystal and is intended to replace the current long-haul business class on Turkish Airlines aircraft. With this new product, the Turkish national carrier aims to continue to position itself among the best airlines in the world. Particularly in the face of its Gulf rivals. The biggest change offered by...