Onboard United’s A321XLR: new Elevate Altitude seats, impressive engineering, and clear certification compromises
The blockers behind United’s soon-to-be unlocked new Polaris Elevate Ascent seat doors — plus wider questions around naive user testing This article is for Subscribers
Onboard Air Canada’s A321XLR: a strong argument for narrowbody business — and the controversial doorless version of Collins’ Aurora seat This article is for Subscribers
Air Canada’s A321XLR, with no premium economy: an industry bellwether, or unique to the airline’s context? This article is for Subscribers
Flying ANA’s 777 The Room and 787 Skylounge business class — and what they mean for the new The Room FX This article is for Subscribers
Certification blockers and delayed deliveries bite as airlines, airframers, seatmakers and suppliers suffer from a lack of predictable, coherent and consistent regulation This article is for Subscribers
Business Readout: Recaro talks order wins, the business class market gap it needs to fill, and newly important seat certification criteria This article is for Subscribers
Inside the development of ANA’s new The Room FX business class, in Tokyo and beyond This article is for Subscribers
Cleverly revamped Heathrow Clubhouse, including new Royal Box, shows Virgin Atlantic still has the It Factor
Update #36: United’s 787-9 Elevate Ascent goes on sale with doors locked out, Spirit makes a Big Front Seat move in US premiumisation context, and BA adds 9% to its longhaul network This article is for Subscribers
Update #34: 84 in BA’s A380 premium economy, 2 Cologne-Brussels Airport trains, 8 months to refit a Lufthansa A320, and 2 cents on what Thai’s new A321neos mean for the industry This article is for Subscribers
The 2026 Crystal Cabin Awards finalists, and what their innovations mean for aviation This article is for Subscribers
