Listen now: our 40,000 Feet podcast, episode #3: Paris Air Show day 2 special

LE BOURGET: Our special deep-dive into the brand new ANA sofa seat in business class, plus the battle of the briefings at Airbus and Boeing. Listen or download now

By John Walton 1 min read
A photoshoot on the Safran Seats stand, with the 40,000 Feet podcast logo on top.

Recorded straight after the show on the Tuesday of the 2025 Paris Air Show, the 40,000 Feet podcast from The Up Front brings you a deep dive into the big news of the day — and strategic thinking from Airbus and Boeing about future demand for aviation and the passenger experience.

With an extra-length extended edition for Pros, John Walton and Gareth Edwards dive deep into:

  • our first podcast focussed deep-dive into why ANA’s new sofa seat for its 787-9 longhaul business — the new Safran The Room FX — impressed so much on the Safran stand at the Paris Air Show with its design, plus the one question we still have about how it will work in practice
  • and for Pros, an overview of some of the really interesting statistics from the Airbus and Boeing commercial markets forecast presentations looking back at the last 20–25 years and forwards at the next 40. (Yes, 2000 was 25 years ago, as several of us groaned when Boeing’s vice president of Darren Hulst threw that up on the big screen inside the 77X mockup during his presentation…) Get access to the Pro edition here