The new Flagship Suite seats, featuring privacy doors, will be included on all Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 deliveries beginning in 2024.


The new Flagship Suite seats, featuring privacy doors, will be included on all Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 deliveries beginning in 2024.

The airline’s Upper Class cabin boasts a brand new seat and the unveiling of The Retreat Suite, the most spacious suite in Virgin Atlantic’s history.

Air New Zealand has unveiled the cabin designs for its new B787 Dreamliners, featuring a new Business Premier Luxe seat and the world’s first economy sleep pods.

The upgrades include improved inflight Wi-Fi capabilities, larger overhead bins, power ports, as well as enhancements to digital platforms and airport kiosks.

A total of 24 finalists have been selected for the 2022 Crystal Cabin Awards, for which Future Travel Experience is a Media Partner.

Virgin Atlantic’s latest onboard innovation, ‘The Booth’, is an Upper Class social space on its A350s, designed for leisure passengers.
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FTE speaks to Finnair’s Head of CX Product Design David Kondo to discuss some of the decisions that have informed the carrier’s approach to its new long-haul concept.

Virgin Atlantic’s reconfigured A350 cabin will feature more seats in the economy cabin, as well as a new social space for Upper Class customers.

Lufthansa has started operations of its first A321neo, featuring Airbus’ new Single-Aisle Airspace Cabin on short and medium-haul routes.

The new Adient Ascent Business Class Suite is equipped with a 79-inch lie-flat bed, sliding privacy doors and wireless mobile device charging stations.

Lufthansa has started operations of its first A321neo, featuring Airbus’ new Single-Aisle Airspace Cabin on short and medium-haul routes.

The new Adient Ascent Business Class Suite is equipped with a 79-inch lie-flat bed, sliding privacy doors and wireless mobile device charging stations.

JetBlue has announced plans to reinvent the economy class experience on its transatlantic flights, ahead of the launch of its London route later this year.

JetBlue’s new Mint cabin features 24 individual suites, with each suite offering direct aisle access, a sliding door for privacy, and a fully lie-flat seat.

Emirates has unveiled a brand-new Premium Economy cabin product, as well as enhancements across all cabins onboard its newest A380 aircraft.

American Airlines has announced that it will be using an electrostatic spraying solution across its entire fleet in the coming months.

The cabin interior of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceshipTwo vehicle features reclining seats, mood lighting and 12 windows for a 360-degree view of the Earth.

IATA has stated that it backs the use of face masks onboard, but opposes social distancing measures that would leave “middle seats” empty.
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