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1 week ago
China’s new supersonic jet aims for Mach 2 flights by 2026, cutting Beijing-Shanghai to 30 minutes
China's TMS-10 supersonic demonstrator has entered final assembly, targeting a first test flight before the end of 2026. The full-scale aircraft aims to carry 10 to 15 passengers at Mach 2 — roughly…
1 week ago
Emirates A380 premium economy retrofit creates 2-3-2 layout no twinjet can copy
Emirates has completed the first retrofit of a two-class Airbus A380, placing 56 premium economy seats on the upper deck in a 2-3-2 seven-abreast layout — a configuration no twinjet can replicate…
2 weeks ago
Air France La Première wins Skytrax World’s Best First Class, boosting demand for rare seats
Air France's new La Première suite captured the World's Best First Class title at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, marking the carrier's first win in the category and a sixth consecutive…
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3 weeks ago
SWISS A350 premium economy trades legroom for fixed-shell privacy, sparking debate among tall travelers
SWISS International Air Lines is splitting transatlantic premium economy into two distinct architectures with its new fixed-shell seat on the Airbus A350-900, guaranteeing that no reclining neighbor…
3 weeks ago
Emirates to deploy retrofitted A380 with Premium Economy on Dubai-Paris route
Emirates will place its retrofitted Airbus A380 with Premium Economy on the daily Dubai–Paris route starting October 25, 2026, operating as EK071 and EK072. The 56-seat cabin debuts at Paris Charles…
4 weeks ago
Airbus’s A350 production target of 12 per month by 2028 now in serious doubt
Airbus's plan to produce 12 A350s per month by 2028 is now an industrial-execution test, not a demand question, as newly disclosed delivery delays expose persistent instability at a single composite…

















