styledliving

clear indication that the end of the world will occur soon. someone is stocking up on emotional comfort foodstuffs that will last a large atmospheric turnover of nearly a decade. The polish know what’s coming soon.

Regarding recent press coverage

yahoo reporting firearms and defense companies are going out of business due to political issues. reality is that these companies were just poorly managed with a poorly managed product offerings (or lackthereof). finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks…

@aakashgupta would be even better if they ripped out IFE out of all but one of the seats. The reduced burden due to higher margin lower, passenger count, lighter weight, less passenger luggage, more commercial air freight, means flights are even cheaper to operate.

The most profitable seat on a 787 isn't in business class. It's three economy seats with a $40 mattress pad. I've flown the original version on Air New Zealand. United just figured out the math. A Polaris suite takes the footprint of roughly four economy seats. At $4,000 one-way on a transatlantic route, that's $1,000 per seat-equivalent of revenue. A Relax Row takes three economy seats, sells for $3,000 to $5,000 as a unit, and requires zero cabin reconfiguration. That's $1,000 to $1,700 per seat-equivalent with almost no incremental cost. The margins on a mattress pad and adjustable leg rests versus a lie-flat suite with a privacy door, dedicated galley, and premium meal service aren't even comparable. Air New Zealand proved this in 2011. Called it Skycouch. Same seat. Same concept. Fifteen years of booking data showing parents choose flat over reclined at almost any price. United licensed the design and locked North American exclusivity. The timing maps to a ceiling in their premium strategy. United posted $59.1 billion in revenue last year. Premium cabin revenue grew 11% while economy flatlined. But there are only so many rows you can convert to Polaris before you've hollowed out the cabin. At some point you need the 300 economy passengers to fund the aircraft. Relax Row threads that needle. 200 widebody aircraft. Up to 12 sections per plane. 2,400 units fleet-wide on routes where families will pay anything to let a toddler sleep horizontal for 14 hours. Dynamic pricing at American willingness-to-pay levels on a product Air New Zealand sells for $200 to $1,500. Six fare classes on a single widebody now: Basic Economy, Economy, Relax Row, Premium Plus, Polaris, Polaris Studio. Each tier reframes the next as reasonable. They wrapped it in a plushie because "highest-margin seat in commercial aviation" doesn't fit on a boarding pass.

@mteverestw @DontTlkMuch @Jebailey It would be fantastic if they dumped IFE for the skycouch and wifi based IFE instead on most flights. lighter planes, still sell services like food and extra luggage. more profit and less fuel use. business class luxury for under <$1,000 would be a game changer.

@DontTlkMuch @Jebailey Confirmed. It’s a successful model and happy to see it expanding

I'm a Delta guy but this could potentially change the industry if succesful

tbh. as a frequent flyer, i’d prefer wifi based entertainment, esp if it worked. I have my phone and a set of xreal glasses. i just need my drinks and a simple meal service for daytime north american aviation. lie flat for red eyes. I want to see those Zephyr seats in a United plane.

Introducing the A321XLR and Coastliner A321neo, two new aircraft with the United Elevated interior both featuring: ✨ Lie-flat United Polaris business class seats with all-aisle access 💺 For the first time on a single-aisle plane — United Premium Plus (with a →retractable← divider) 📺 The biggest Economy screen in the world 🔋 Chargers everywhere 🍪 Self-serve snack bar united.com/Elevated

A U.S. naval drone has washed ashore in Turkey, Turkish outlet SavunmaSanayiST reports. According to the report, the Sierra Nevada-built device lost control during a mission and ended up in a coastal area. It is believed to be a naval drone, likely an experimental development.

@WallStreetMav no pp governor candidate. caption fits.

“California has 40 million people in it… if you take away 200 guys, the billionaires, if you take them out of the equation, we lose 47 % of our revenue. Many of those billionaires have moved already or are in the process of moving. 47% of California tax revenue… gone.

@FalconryFinance why do i need a pad? just use the toilet.

this is how we make domestic and international Air travel a thing of the past made his own MANPAD system it looks like

Anna

@TrungTPhan ok but it’s 3:10pm and i didn’t get a hamburger for lunch.

Amazon’s AI coding assistant may have just pulled off the Son of Anton gag from Silicon Valley: “it’s possible that…the most efficient way to get rid of all the bugs, was to get rid of all the software.” Taking AWS down for hours (on multiple occasions). Unreal.

@Zyllnus @retrroanime yah. but they don’t have the gif that says sample 😂

@styledliving @retrroanime You mean the song the weekend sample (tomoko aran

to track day again or not to track day again. that is the question. 🤔

@MeganNyvold @US_Stormwatch i mean. i’d have no qualms with a prius in icy conditions.

@US_Stormwatch Who tf takes their Prius out in this

Chaos on Donner Summit, California as darkness approaches—several crashes and cars spun out into the embankment heading eastbound on I-80 toward Truckee.

@linderps changing the world is overrated. sure we stopped a bunch of marines from stepping on ieds, but now that same tool powers ice. lol maybe we got trauma 😂

dear boys of sf: please talk to a girl im begging you

@BrianRoemmele it didn’t catch on because we had snow into june and when that wasn’t enough there was south america.

In the 1980s many were certain summer skiing would become a thing.

@MyLordBebo mate, did someone buy alan a pint?

🚗 This Karen video is a happy ending. Good for Alan.

@realevancall instagram.com/reel/CyTtCcFOa… is this song a track from the frieren soundtrack? i can’t seem to place it 😭😭😭😭😭