TAP Portugal is working with Recaro to retrofit its A320 family aircraft with 6,600 new seats, enabling the carrier to increase cabin density.


TAP Portugal is working with Recaro to retrofit its A320 family aircraft with 6,600 new seats, enabling the carrier to increase cabin density.

Alaska Airlines customers can now book Premium Class seats ahead of the introduction of the new premium economy product on 5 January 2017.

Delta Air Lines has revealed that its new premium economy product, branded Delta Premium, will debut on select international flights in late 2017.

Austrian Airlines will introduce a premium economy class on all long-haul flights as part of the ‘Next Level Austrian’ project.
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FTE speaks to Virgin Australia’s Ben Asmar, tangerine’s Matt Round and PriestmanGoode’s Paul Priestman to find out how they think premium cabin design will continue to evolve.

KLM will modernise the World Business Class cabin interiors on all of its Airbus A330s. The upgrade is scheduled to be complete by early 2018.

Boeing has announced that it will be installing Space Bins on 34 of Alaska Airlines’ Boeing Sky Interior 737 aircraft in the coming year.

Virgin Australia business class travellers can now enjoy an upgraded cabin on the Boeing 777-300ER, while the carrier will start installing Wi-Fi from next year.

Gulf Air has announced that it has selected B/E Aerospace to supply the business class seating for its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

American Airlines will be introducing Premium Economy seating on its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner later this year.

Hawaiian Airlines has launched a new auction service, in partnership with Plusgrade, which allows passengers to bid for First Class seats.

Brussels Airlines is now offering an Economy Plus class for Airbus A330 intercontinental flights to the US, Canada or Africa.

United Airlines says its all-new United Polaris business class product is its most significant product transformation in more than a decade.

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The refitted Boeing 777-300ER features Virgin Australia’s new-look business class, premium economy and Economy Space + products.

Hawaiian’s new A330 Premium Cabin features 18 lie-flat seats in a 2-2-2 configuration, plus 68 premium economy seats in the Extra Comfort cabin.
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