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A Lufthansa A350 on the stand at Munich with other LH planes behind.

How do you solve a problem like Lufthansa? Airline, brand and passenger insights from its group Capital Markets Day, Part 1

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By John Walton Oct 4, 2025 23 min read
Update 18: WestJet 737 refurbs, Fiji Airways & amenity kits, Boeing & the FAA, Ryanair & boarding passes, and Delta 44-first seat A321neos

Update 18: WestJet 737 refurbs, Fiji Airways & amenity kits, Boeing & the FAA, Ryanair & boarding passes, and Delta 44-first seat A321neos

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By John Walton Sep 29, 2025 8 min read
A passenger in business class receives a drink from, presumably, a flight attendant.

What the FOX: Lufthansa’s Future Onboard Experience soft product is damnation by faint PaxEx

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By John Walton Sep 28, 2025 7 min read
Rendering: The rear-engined Maeve Jet in the sky, with the Update logo in front

Update #17: Maeve signs with SkyWest and Delta, ATR aims for the US, IFC for DHC, and Air Tahiti Nui’s “new” premium economy

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By John Walton Sep 21, 2025 8 min read
The Air Côte d’Ivoire A330neo in orange-pink light at sunset in Toulouse

Air Côte d’Ivoire goes long-haul and high-ambition with new A330neo and studio class La First

By John Walton Sep 17, 2025 19 min read
Air Canada A321XLR in flight, with the Update logo on top

Update #16: Air Canada’s A321XLR, Lufthansa centralises, 777X delays, Delta’s 50% premium revenue milestone, and more…

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By John Walton Sep 14, 2025 9 min read
Closeup, premium economy seat. A bar with the placard "NO seat / NO stowage" (also in French).

The 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

The 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
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

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