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Towards the end of the single economic class

For a long time, aircraft cabins have been relatively standardized products. A first, a business, an eco. Then there was a double movement: the elimination of the first on the lines where it was not profitable and the advent...

The guerrilla war of Lufthansa employees against the management

For several months, strikes have been multiplying at Lufthansa. Pilots and ground staff are demanding their rights by force, like their French neighbors. Why no one talks about it ? What are they asking for and why do they...

What to expect from the Apple Watch in the airline industry?

We're just a few weeks away from the arrival of the Apple Watch, and it's time to ask whether, and if so how, airlines will embrace Apple's new product in service of their passenger experience. But before we talk about...

Germanwings 9525, the crash too many

An alert from the newspaper Le Monde and a big shiver invaded my body. This is how I learned about the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 this morning. This scheduled flight of the Lufthansa Low Cost airline was from...

I tested Smart & Beyond, the Air France medium-haul revival

I was invited as a member of the Medium-haul Lead Customer Clubyesterday by Air France to test the new Smart & Beyond cabin, which is being gradually deployed as of April 1, 2015 on the entire Medium-haul (CDG) network...

Do you want the premium economy with a fixed or reclining shell?

At a time when Lufthansa has been deploying its Premium Economy class for a few months and is intensively promoting its product, I wanted to share a thought I have about this type of product. First of all, what is...

“Chic” safety instructions at Air France

Air France has just released a video presenting the safety instructions on board. Totally in line withthe new visual and musical identity of the brand, it extends it to new territories to give it more coherence. Personally speaking, if I...

What you are not told about Etihad’s “The Residence”…

Hello everyone, On the following video taken by a frequent flyer of Airliners, we can see from the minute 2:19, that the famous Residence, presented by Etihad as a revolution is actually not closed, and looks more like the others...

Landing in Amsterdam in rainy weather

To start the weekend off right, here's a short video of a recent landing in Amsterdam aboard a KLM 737, in rainy weather. Great move by the pilot, by the way!

Crashes, repeated incidents… How to stop being afraid?

In recent years, air crashes and various incidents have been highly publicized. If they did occur in the past, they were less publicized and generated less fear. The numbers speak for themselves Even in 2014, flying is still the safest form...