Turkish Airlines introduced a new Comfort Class to its offerings of economy, business and first class. The new service level, to be placed between the economy and business cabins, will offer fixed-shell seats with a 45-in. pitch and 19.3-in.width .The seats will include personal display screens with 10.6-in. armrest screens to enable passengers to use personal [...]

The carrier’s flat-bed seats made their operational debut in November 2009 and are being installed on aircraft used on long-haul international routes. Currently the seats are being installed on Continental’s Boeing 777 and 757-200 fleets, with 11 777s and 14 757-200s completed. In addition, Continental will take delivery of two new Boeing 777 aircraft outfitted [...]

Cathay Pacific Airways and Panasonic Avionics have signed a memorandum of understanding for the provision of broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific and Dragonair passenger aircraft. While final terms are still being negotiated, the memorandum of understanding allows the parties to begin developing the plan to provide connectivity for passengers together with promotional, sponsorship and [...]

TIGER Airways would consider introducing a “standing-only” option for passengers in a bid to lower airfares. The low-cost carrier said it could follow in the footsteps of UK budget airline Ryanair and introduce “vertical seating”. “We continue to look at ways of making our operation more efficient so we can offer even lower fares than we [...]

This week, US Airways becomes the latest major airline to offer Internet service on a sizable number of planes, a bid to stay competitive in the battle for business travelers. The Tempe-based airline is finishing the installation of in-flight Wi-Fi on 51 jets. The Gogo service, which costs between $4.95 and $12.95 depending on flight [...]

Air New Zealand will be enabling its new Boeing 777-300 aircraft with mobile phone and data capability, with the first aircraft due for delivery in November this year. “Passengers will also be requested to keep their phones on ‘silent’ mode.” The introduction of the new service will enable Air New Zealand’s customers to use their [...]

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) systems, received a Crystal Cabin award yesterday at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. Panasonic was honored in the industrial design category for its Integrated Smart Monitor.  The Integrated Smart Monitor was born of a groundbreaking collaboration with Weber Aircraft [...]

Alaska Airlines launched Aircell’s Gogo inflight Internet service Tuesday on six 737-800s and plans to expand the service to its entire fleet by the end of 2010. The airline said it is partnering with Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card to offer passengers free Wi-Fi through July 31. Gogo will be installed on its fleet of [...]

The airline says the slim new leather seats, built by Brice Seating in Pacoima, are 30% lighter, cutting down on fuel costs and offering 20% more space under the seat. By eliminating a steeper recline, the airline can also fit more seats into the plane. Spirit can seat 33 more passengers in the “pre-reclined” seats [...]

Starting on 30 January 2010, Air France will gradually introduce a new seat on its domestic fleet of Airbus A319, A320 and A321s. The new short-haul seat offers 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.5 cm) more legroom and a enhanced seatback with a natural 15° recline. The seat weight has also been reduced by [...]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today festively launched its new Economy Comfort zone with a spectacular ‘gliding act’ performed by the magician Ramana at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Ramana’s act ties in with KLM’s new advertising campaign ‘Choose Your Personal Kind of Comfort’, which features passengers sitting on invisible seats, seemingly floating on air. The new Economy [...]