Onboard United’s A321XLR: new Elevate Altitude seats, impressive engineering, and clear certification compromises
Listen now: 40,000 Feet podcast #13: AIX 2026 trends, highlights — and the industry’s focus This article is for Subscribers
AIX 2026 Update: highlights from our special preview tours on Monday before the show opens This article is for Subscribers
Analysing United’s new seats, cabins and products — the A321XLR, Coastliner premium A321neo, CRJ-450, Relax Row — and 250 new planes by 2028 This article is for Subscribers
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 #31: Air India’s 787 Elevate Ascent and older Recaro seats, plus more Vantage XL surprises for Discover’s A330 and Lufthansa’s A380 This article is for Subscribers
With fewer widebody types, seatmakers aim for ultra-optimised staggers and herringbone business seats This article is for Subscribers
United excels in aesthetics with new Polaris, Elevate (fka Adient) Ascent suites and studios This article is for Subscribers
