5 Aviation Trends We’re Tracking at Skift This Week

Every week we post hundreds of stories across various sectors in travel, connecting the dots across various global trends, and in these weekend posts we highlight the stories that tackle these trends. This one looks at top aviation trends.

For all of our trends roundups, go here.

>> This lends mild credibility to Rusk’s optimism: The Economy Seat Concept That Will Have Passengers Booking the Middle Seat

>> Trying to differentiate First and Business class just got ridiculously complicated: The Seat That Erases the Line Between Business Class and First Class

>> We can only hope that airlines will use the force of these optimized designs for the greater good: The Seat That Offers a New Hope For Airlines in the Aircraft Space Wars

>> We need better in-flight Wi-Fi to take our minds off the rest of the in-flight experience: What U.S. Airline Passengers Complain About Most When They Fly

>> Paid or free, people want to be able to chose whether to connect: Global Passengers More Willing to Pay for In-Flight Wi-Fi Than U.S. Flyers