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Image: a cream-beige-and-brown staggered seat without doors, with the usual Emirates glossy burled wood aesthetic.

Safran plans to outsource Emirates seat production from France, US to Dubai as part of UAE manufacturing cluster push

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By John Walton Nov 24, 2025 13 min read
Interior, business class seat. Curtains descend from the bins on the right-hand side of the aircraft.

Update #23: Dubai orders, Ethiopian's Diamond, China Southern interiors, Qantas' new lounges, and LEVEL curtain questions…

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By John Walton Nov 22, 2025 9 min read
A Boeing 314 flying boat resting on the water.

Christmas in Sri Lanka: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 4

By Gareth Edwards Nov 21, 2025 7 min read
A view from an airplane window of some slightly snowy flat land with fields, with light clouds.

Six months on: reflections from The Up Front editor in chief

By John Walton Nov 21, 2025 4 min read
a large flying boat sits on the water. in the foreground two men are preparing to clean her from a jetty

Into the unknown: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 3

By Gareth Edwards Nov 14, 2025 8 min read
a large seaplane sitting on the water, beneath a sunset.

Flying blind: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 2

By Gareth Edwards Nov 7, 2025 11 min read
Part of the Aile Est pier of Terminal 1 at Geneva Airport June 2023

Listen now: Contact Decimal: #4 A Snow-dusted Sky

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By Gareth Edwards Nov 4, 2025 1 min read
A Boeing 314 "Clipper" in flight.

The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1

By Gareth Edwards Oct 31, 2025 10 min read
A grey double decker TGV in St Pancras, with the Update logo on top

Update #22: Eurostar’s new trains, WestJet’s new owners, American’s new A321XLRs, Emirates’ new accessibility options, Finnair’s new seat covers, and more…

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By John Walton Oct 25, 2025 10 min read
The Lufthansa Allegris business class cabin in greys and blues, with the podcast logo on top.

Listen now: 40,000 Feet podcast #8: How do you solve a problem like Lufthansa?

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By Gareth Edwards Oct 24, 2025 1 min read
Cathay's The Pier First lounge in mid-century modern style, with the Update logo superimposed.

Update #21: Cathay revamps its top-tier loyalty offer, plus your passenger experience news filter this week

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By John Walton Oct 17, 2025 8 min read
A billboard outside Lufthansa's Allegris launch with the business cabin and "Individual spaces for everyone: discover the huge variety of choices with the all-new Lufthansa Allegris"

A coda for Allegris: Lufthansa’s fleet and seat strategy problems, from its Group Capital Markets Day, Part 2

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By John Walton Oct 16, 2025 26 min read
Interior, airport lounge, wood-panelled walls, dark blue velvet sofas, bar beyond, Update logo superimposed.

Update #20: BA’s new lounges, China-US Russia airspace ban, new routes for Air Canada & Air Transat, Alaska-Hawaiian product renaming, and more…

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By John Walton Oct 12, 2025 12 min read
An overhead shot of an A330neo cabin, front section, without centre bins.

The Readout: Airbus’ services market forecast predicts drop in demand for seats and cabins “modifications and upgrades” business

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By John Walton Oct 10, 2025 11 min read
A closeup shot on a brown headrest with blue seats and brown headrests beyond, with the Update logo.

Update #19: American’s regional refit, 777X delays, SAS Eurobiz, Geven Boeing linefit, Thai sells Virgin business as premium economy, and more…

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By John Walton Oct 5, 2025 10 min read

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