Update #32: A new name for RAVE, Cathay’s new regional business seat, Qantas goes Economy Plus, the end of Jetstar Japan, and the American A321XLR Collins Aurora herringbone

RAVE promises good changes after SPI sale, Cathay goes herringbone for regional A330s, Qantas unveils extra-legroom economy — and divests itself from Jetstar Japan, which will rebrand — and we have some early scuttlebutt impressions of Collins Aerospace’s Aurora seat on AA Airlines’ A321XLRs

By John Walton 12 min read
Closeup on a RAVE inflight entertainment screen.

Hello and welcome back to The Up Front Update! 

It’s been quite the busy week, so if you’re not one of our Business-tier subscribers, you might have missed our Readout piece on the problems with inflight power supply, visual cues and especially questions around USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery in modern cabins.

In the context of power bank bans (see Update #29), power to the passenger is going to be an increasingly important problem to solve.

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Now, on to the rest of this week's Update…

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John Walton

Editor in chief of The Up Front, with two decades of experience reporting across the global aviation industry, specialising in business and first class, seats, cabins and the passenger experience.