Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. Over the past decade, legacy airlines have adopted the successful low-cost ...

Airline seat density has dramatically increased over the past 40 years, with standard economy seat pitch shrinking from roughly 35 inches in the 1970s to about 31 inches today. However, some airlines, ...

Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them. Credit...Christa Jarrold Supported by By Niraj Chokshi Twenty ...

In recent years, there has been a growing perception that airline seats are getting smaller. Indeed, airlines have moved toward higher-density cabin layouts, introduced thinner seat designs, and ...