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This year turning out to be a pretty exciting year for the passenger experience world. While airlines are recording record profits, they are investing heavily into their new aircraft, looking to ...

https://thedesignair.net/2024/04/09/seven-brand-new-business-class-seats-to-fly-in-2024/

I was given the opportunity to fly with China Airlines, a few years after I last flew with them, and it was an opportunity to revalidate the reasons why the carrier was awarded Design Airline, As...

https://thedesignair.net/2024/04/03/trip-report-china-airlines-a350-900-business-class-march-2024/

Last week Qantas launched its latest safety video, replacing the much loved centenary version. Following the virtually commonplace ‘tourism’ based approach to safety videos, the Qantas one do...

https://thedesignair.net/2024/01/29/does-qantas-latest-safety-video-spell-the-end-of-the-tourism-based-trend/

As we emerge into 2024 and airlines continue their post-pandemic growth with record profits seen by many, the race to invest into the passenger experience begins. While cabin programs can take se...

https://thedesignair.net/2024/01/08/five-airline-lounge-trends-we-hope-to-see-in-2024/

On a recent visit to Mexico, I spent a few days in Riviera Maya to recharge and relax. Considering this wasn’t my first visit to Cancun, and there was a relatively new hotel on the block, I too...

https://thedesignair.net/2024/01/06/hot-hotel-unico-2087-riviera-maya/

I’ve been wanting to try Austrian Airlines Business Class for some time now. The airline has been on my radar as a lesser-known carrier of the Lufthansa Group, but after hearing such good thing...

https://thedesignair.net/2024/01/02/trip-report-austrian-airlines-b777-200-business-class-november-2023/

Today we are pleased to announce TheDesignAir’s 11th annual award winners, as we celebrate the very best in aviation design, brand, and passenger experience around the world. Every year we see ...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/12/05/congratulations-to-thedesignair-award-winners-2023/

Iberia has been rolling out its new ‘Next’ cabin across the A350 fleet. The new cabins mean upgrades across all classes, with the most noticeable improvements being in the Business Class cabi...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/11/05/trip-report-iberia-a350-next-business-class-october-2023/

TheDesignAir often references how colourful, vibrant and culturally diverse the Pacific is, and why its given birth to some of the most vibrant and exciting airline brands, liveries and uniforms ...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/08/20/behind-the-scenes-of-the-air-tahiti-brand/

We’re currently in an era of rebounded passenger volumes, overwhelming profit margins, and seemingly sustained growth in virtually all aspects of the aviation industry. While much of that profi...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/08/06/7-emerging-passenger-experience-trends-to-watch-out-for/

It’s mind-boggling to think that Qantas has been flying its A380s for almost two decades. These behemoth gentle giants almost saw an untimely end because of the turn of the 2020’s but thankfu...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/07/11/trip-report-qantas-a380-upgraded-business-class-may-2023/

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you might not know that New York’s ‘hometown airline’ JetBlue has been operating across the Atlantic for almost two years, offering a value proposi...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/04/12/trip-report-jetblue-a321lr-mint-studio-april-2023/

TheDesignAir was lucky enough to be invited to trial Condor’s brand new A330-900Neo ‘2-litre’ aircraft just a few months after it launched the shiny new plane to the world. Jumping at the c...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/03/27/trip-report-condor-a330-900neo-business-class-prime-seats-march-2023/

This is the TheDesignAir’s hottest Design Airlines to try in 2023. Whether you fly regularly or are saving up for that once in a lifetime trip, here’s our recommendation for airlines, big and...

https://thedesignair.net/2023/01/29/hottest-design-airlines-to-try-in-2023/

It’s with great pleasure TheDesignAir’s 10th annual award winners have been announced today, celebrating the very best in aviation design, brand and passenger experience from across the globe...

https://thedesignair.net/2022/12/07/congratulations-to-thedesignair-award-winners-2022/

After recently travelling on both Virgin Atlantic’s B787-9 and the A350 products to the US, I had the opportunity to experience both the brand-new and older Upper Class products in quick succes...

https://thedesignair.net/2022/09/25/trip-report-virgin-atlantics-secret-sauce-its-older-upper-class-seats/

Launched today in London’s still-trendy Shoreditch, Virgin Atlantic’s new A330neo product should indeed turn heads. Launching a brand new product across a small yet nimble fleet usually means...

https://thedesignair.net/2022/07/12/virgin-atlantic-new-a330neo-delights-with-better-than-upper-class-product-and-better-fleet-alignment/

Heading over to Abu Dhabi to experience Etihad’s brand new A350 I was able to also experience the carrier’s 787 for the very first time. While the product is now a few years old, it was usefu...

https://thedesignair.net/2022/04/11/trip-report-etihad-787-10-business-class/

Etihad has always been a challenger brand in the Middle East, even if it’s not the youngest of the carriers. Often shadowed by its much larger, blingier cousin Emirates, and self-styled luxury ...

https://thedesignair.net/2022/04/01/special-trip-report-etihads-new-a350-proposition-breathes-fresh-life-into-the-carrier/

Today we were invited to see the grand official reveal of SWISS’ latest product in an arsenal of improvements over the past few years. While the airline started with a range of improvements to ...

https://thedesignair.net/2022/02/24/the-new-premium-economy-by-swiss-is-proof-that-good-things-come-to-those-that-wait/