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Iberia has taken delivery of its first extra-long-range A321XLR, becoming the launch operator of the world’s newest single-aisle aircraft. The Spanish flag carrier will operate the new twinjet on several regional flights across its European network — starting with Madrid-Paris on 6 November — before pressing it into service on its first transatlantic mission from Madrid to Boston.

Aircraft cabin projection technology might finally be coming into its own. While the tech has been showcased at the massive Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, its breadth of capabilities hasn’t generally been fully exploited by commercial airlines, at least not beyond seat numbers projected on overhead bins and starry night scenes on cabin ceilings.

Regarding those forthcoming A380 flight tests, Klauke revealed today: “The iron pod contains the hydrogen fuel cells and the electric engine powertrain that will power each of the concept aircraft’s propellers.

European high-speed rail travel is broadly the same across the continent. Excluding low-cost operators, trains come in a two-class configuration with a 2+2 layout in standard class and a 2+1 layout in first, with service generally limited to a light meal and drink if offered at all.

Beginning March 30, 2025, travelers will have the opportunity to book flights with the new cabin configuration on long-haul routes, Lufthansa Allegris, and to select special Allegris seats.

Having successfully completed flight testing of its multi-orbit-capable inflight connectivity system in the Arctic region over Eutelsat OneWeb’s Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network — and with equatorial testing now underway — Panasonic Avionics reports it is making “great progress” with the nextgen IFC program and that it’s on track with deliverables.

Notably, the overall increase in discomfort from sitting for that length of time decreased by nearly a quarter in the seat with Healthy Motion Seating activated — and this from a relatively young cohort of study test subjects, ranging from 19–73 years of age with a mean of 36.

It’s pleasing to see that the doors 2 lavatory will retain its suitability for passengers with reduced mobility. With recent configurations and reconfigurations on multiple airlines, there are no such lavatories in business class, meaning that passengers who need to use one are sent halfway down the aircraft to the convertible double-walled economy class lavatory.

Malaysia Airlines’ previous premium seat decisions — namely the staggered 1-2-2, 1-2-1 configuration in standard business on its Airbus A350s — saw the Kuala Lumpur-based carrier eclipsed by all-direct-aisle access layouts. But as it readies to take delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 twinjets in the third quarter, Malaysia Airlines has clearly gotten the proverbial memo, and …