Emirates has rolled out a new Premium Economy seat that runs on electric power and includes a full-height privacy screen between every seat. It arrives first on the airline’s newest Airbus A350s and marks the first time a seat in this cabin class can raise or lower a solid divider with the press of a button.
Economy class on your next long-haul flight is going to get far less crowded. You know the drill: hours spent in a cramped seat with stiff legs and an aching back. United Airlines has devised a brilliant solution to this dilemma with their all-new Relax Row, a customized block of three seats that can be changed into a communal couch right in the middle of the plane.
London might not feel like the center of the next big thing in aviation, but AltoVolo is about to shake things up. The startup, tucked away in those London tech corridors, has just unveiled the Sigma, a hybrid aircraft designed for three that you could actually use to shrink the distances between you and the world, all without the cacophony of a helicopter.
A production HondaJet flew last week on North Carolina soil – and it ran the whole way on sustainable aviation fuel. No messing about with blends or shortcuts – just good old-fashioned 100 percent SAF, made from waste oils and carbon capture. This marked first time a twin engine very light business jet had flown on 100% SAF, according to the Honda Aircraft Company.
Gulfstream officially unveiled the G300 last month, a super-midsize business aircraft designed to replace the long-running G280. With 300 G280s delivered since 2009, the pressure was on to create something that honored the past while moving forward.