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Closeup, premium economy seat. A bar with the placard "NO seat / NO stowage" (also in French).

Pro Readout: Air Côte d’Ivoire flies A330neo home with rows 2 & 3 of premium economy blocked with certification problems

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By John Walton Sep 8, 2025 7 min read
Update #15: Ryanair's big AENA fight, Austrian's Dubai Deal, Qatar's AirAsia-ish A321neo, Air France's Expliseats, and new Swiss service

Update #15: Ryanair's big AENA fight, Austrian's Dubai Deal, Qatar's AirAsia-ish A321neo, Air France's Expliseats, and new Swiss service

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By John Walton Sep 6, 2025 10 min read
A stone-and-gold lounge welcome desk, with the podcast logo on top

Listen now: 40,000 Feet podcast #7: our end-of-summer roundup, "KBiz Comfort Hunters"

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By John Walton Sep 5, 2025 1 min read
Lufthansa business suite seats in grey and blue with hint of brown on display on a stand

Pro Readout: an update on Lufthansa Allegris, including plans for the 787, 777, 747-8, A350 & A380

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By John Walton Sep 2, 2025 9 min read

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The front end of a pair of studio class seats in burgundy, black and beige

Collins looks to modularity in seating platform and production lines as new solutions to thorny problems

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By John Walton Jun 15, 2025 9 min read
A spacious, red-brown pair of front row business suites with lots of room

Studio class suites: inside the airline and seatmaker front-row, business-plus arms race

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By John Walton May 25, 2025 15 min read
View down a runway, blue skies overhead.

Why we write — and how you can support our new aviation journalism model

By John Walton May 23, 2025 5 min read
Looking out of the wing of an Avro RJ climbing into the sky.

Launch offer: get 50% off The Up Front Pro subscriptions

By Gareth Edwards May 23, 2025 1 min read
Interior, airline cabin. A large black recliner seat with yellow trim, with the Update logo superimposed.

The Up Front Update #14: Spirit, Lufthansa, Amtrak, LOT, American Airlines and more

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By John Walton Aug 31, 2025 9 min read
Interior, lounge. Six people celebrate behind a sign that says "Korean Air Lounge Unveiling"

Korean Air takes the next step in its premiumisation with new Seoul Incheon lounges

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By John Walton Aug 27, 2025 10 min read
Swiss first class suites on the A350, looking back from the front of the left-hand aisle.

The Up Front Update #13: Swiss' First Grand Suite, plus Alaska, BA, Eurowings & our weekly roundup

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By John Walton Aug 24, 2025 9 min read
Sunset over Kansai Airport

Listen now: Contact Decimal #3: Neon Dreams

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By Gareth Edwards Aug 22, 2025 1 min read
A yellow Spirit A320neo on the ground, with the Update logo superimposed.

The Up Front Update #12: Spirit’s dispiriting financials, AirAsiaX aims for Istanbul, and Air India’s refit hopes

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By John Walton Aug 16, 2025 7 min read
A Ju 52 trimotor sits on the airport tarmac.

VIDEO: Flying Lufthansa’s now-grounded “Tante Ju” Junkers Ju 52

By John Walton Aug 13, 2025 8 min read
Interior, A330neo factory, under a wing, with the Update logo.

The Up Front Update 11: widebody values, IndiGo 787-9 to Heathrow, Cathay’s 777X top-up, Air Côte d’Ivoire first class, and more…

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By John Walton Aug 9, 2025 7 min read
Interior, car rail shuttle, from inside car. Fire doors are closing. Looks very industrial.

REVIEW: the rebranded Channel Tunnel car shuttle train is quick and convenient, 30+ years on

By John Walton Aug 8, 2025 17 min read
Aerial render of the new expanded Terminal 5 western area at Heathrow, with the Update logo on top.

The Up Front Update #10: Vueling MAXes, Heathrow plans, 0% tariffs and more

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By John Walton Aug 3, 2025 8 min read
Rendering of the MAEVE Jet, a T-tail rear open-rotor engined aircraft.

MAEVE pivots startup aircraft to 5-abreast, 76–100-seater open-rotor hybrid-electric jet

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By John Walton Aug 1, 2025 13 min read
Lufthansa Allegris Business Suite mockup.

Pro Readout: Lufthansa Group financials flag aircraft and certification woes, send mixed messages on transatlantic demand

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By John Walton Jul 31, 2025 3 min read
Emirates' new first class lounge, with the Update logo overlaid on top

The Up Front Update #9: accessibility report, orders big and small, plus more refurbs…

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By John Walton Jul 27, 2025 7 min read
Blue-ringed Condor A330neo in flight, peeking out from underneath the Update logo

The Up Front Update #8: an A321neo-heavy week for Wizz, AirAsia, Aegean, Iberia and more

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By John Walton Jul 18, 2025 6 min read
r of JFK new T1, with two main wings coming off a large terminal.

From banjo to toastrack to starfish: opportunities in the changing shape of airports and their mega-terminals

By John Walton Jul 16, 2025 14 min read
Virgin Atlantic Retreat Suite, screens show the eyes of a person with glitter eyeshadow and long lashes.

The Up Front Update #7: a big week for airports, airlines and airplane diplomacy

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By John Walton Jul 12, 2025 7 min read

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