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Hot Hotels: Suiran, Kyoto & Shisui, Nara, Japan
There aren’t many hotels that are steeped in history, yet both Suiran and sister property Shisui both share similar traits. With hundreds of years of legacy between them, staying in these unassuming...
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Malaysia Airlines on the road to excellence with new cabins
In a recent event in Malaysia, the country’s flag-carrier revealed new cabins for the airline’s impending A330neo fleet, with the first of these shiny new aircraft scheduled for delivery in Q3 2024....
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Could Caon Design Office and Woolmark have created the future of First Class...
Sometimes we see concepts that are so far fetched come across our desks here at TheDesignAir that we know they just simply won’t take flight, but the latest concept that has landed here has certainly...
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Trip Report: China Airlines A350-900 Business Class, March 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, Asia...
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Seven brand-new Business Class seats to fly in 2024
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 try...
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American Airlines finally reveals Flagship ‘front row’ Preferred Suites of...
The never ending game of cat and mouse between the US3 carriers is playing dividends for the inflight and ground customer experience in the USA. A region that was once a decade behind the rest of the...
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Dubai’s DWC Al Maktoum gets a whole new look as it bids to become the world’s...
All eyes might have been on DXB the past few weeks as it struggled to deal with epic rains that hit the UAE. To be fair, we don’t think any airport globally could have dealt with such extreme weather...
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Studio Spotlight: Factorydesign
Factorydesign is one of the world’s leading aviation design agencies. Based in London it’s been part of some of the most iconic cabin designs and has helped shape today’s passenger experience across...
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Air France ups the ante with new First Class improvements across the...
In many regards, Air France is one of the best First Class experiences currently in the skies. Whilst the seats might not have all the bells and whistles of other more complete suites, the hard...
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Hot Hotel: The London West Hollywood, Los Angeles
Navigating your way through LA’s myriad of hotels and districts is daunting for most staying for their very first time in Los Angeles, but there are few better places to stay than West Hollywood for...
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Screen Wars: scratching the surface of a much larger challenge that’s looming...
The Aircraft Interiors Expo each year plays home to the latest seat, technology and interiors reveals. It’s the incubus for the future cabins of airlines the world over. While some companies will...
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Studio Spotlight: Neutral Digital. Why airlines are banking towards CGI to...
With a fast-growing, global client base, Neutral Digital has cemented its position as a leading 3D studio over the last two decades. With projects like Qatar’s QVerse, Etihad Airways’ 20th Anniversary...
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Delta raises the bar in JFK with the first of its new Delta One premium lounges
Delta Air Lines this week launched the very first Delta One Lounge in JFK, exclusively for passengers travelling on Delta One, Delta 360 members travelling in First and key partners like Air France,...
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Korean Air continues to evolve its brand with new 787 interiors
Korean Air is a fairly iconic brand. Its timeless baby blue and white liveries are instantly recognisable. There are very few airlines that can boast such an identifiable ‘blue’ livery. And while the...
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Qatar Airways to update QSuites with ‘Next Gen’ product for 777-9 Aircraft
Ever since Qatar Airways launched its impressive business class product QSuite a decade ago, most airlines have tried to up their own ante to compete with this incredibly competitive Business Class...
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Riyadh Air’s approach to uniforms is anything but ordinary
Over the decades, airlines across the globe have approached fashion designers to add a bit of creative flair into their brand. So it’s no surprise that start-up Riyadh Air –which plans on setting the...
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LATAM continues to evolve its fleet with ‘suite’ upgrades to some of its 787’s
In order to continue improving its fleet and the onboard experience for passengers, LATAM announced that starting in September, it will begin a refurbishment process for 24 of its Boeing 787 aircraft,...
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LAX’s TBIT to get more Skyteam lounge options with addition of Air France and...
With yesterday’s announcement, LAX is certainly on the front foot when it comes to new ground experiences. With both the new Air France and now Virgin Atlantic lounges at Los Angeles International...
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VantageNOVA is Thompson Aero Seating’s entry into the market for wide-body...
Thompson Aero Seating has officially launched its much-anticipated VantageNOVA (a seat i managed to experience at AIX earlier this year). It’s a premium herringbone seat designed for twin-aisle...
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It’s that time… Voting time! Launching TheDesignAir Awards 2024
Yes, it’s that time of the year again! We are once again launching this year’s Awards after returning last year. We’ve created our shortlist for the DesignAir Awards 2024 and just like every year,...
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