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Listen to our new 40,000 Feet podcast, episode #1

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By John Walton Jun 12, 2025 1 min read
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Contact Decimal #2: Bonjour, mes cieux

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By Gareth Edwards Jun 11, 2025 1 min read
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IndiGo accelerates to global future with KLM, Delta, Virgin network partnership

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By John Walton Jun 5, 2025 16 min read

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By John Walton May 23, 2025 5 min read
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By John Walton May 23, 2025 4 min read
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By Gareth Edwards May 23, 2025 1 min read
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By John Walton May 30, 2025 9 min read
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Introducing The Up Front, an independent way of thinking in aviation journalism

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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
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United excels in aesthetics with new Polaris, Elevate (fka Adient) Ascent suites and studios

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By John Walton May 25, 2025 13 min read
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Interview: inside the generational design changes in the new British Airways first class suite

By John Walton May 25, 2025 15 min read
Interior, Eurobusiness on an A320: basic, grey leather seat, blue carpet.

Four flights in Lufthansa’s European business class: setting the Eurobiz barometer

By John Walton May 24, 2025 19 min read
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Air NZ’s 787-9 Safran Visa début: solid seats, but is business already eclipsed?

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