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Safety

Close up of Rechargeable Battery pack

Rogue lithium battery shipments pose risk to airline safety: IATA

The risks to aviation safety of lithium battery fires are well documented here at Runway Girl Network, and those risks are growing exponenti... Continue Reading

Young woman in airplane shopping with credit card
Iridium Certus IFC proves too lite for airline PaxEx beyond payments
December 12, 2019
IATA’s voluntary gender balance initiative attracts 59 airlines
December 12, 2019
aicraft cabin interior showing IFE seatback
Aeroflot delivers luxury budget travel experience to Boston
December 11, 2019
Interspace seat in a rendering of an aircraft interior

Wings out: Interspace promises privacy and comfort in premium economy

New Territory thrilled attendees of the recent RedCabin Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit in London when it unveiled a brand new premium economy seating concept.... Continue Reading

Comfort

Woman is shopping online with laptop

Changing passenger purchase behavior with pre-flight duty free sales

Wand Technology recently made its industry debut at the Future Travel Experience Asia Expo, where the digital start-up alerted airlines and ... Continue Reading

Bluebox on enabling airlines to go app-free for free with wireless IFE
November 29, 2019
Interior cabin mock up demonstrating LiFi set up
IFC is bi-product of new lifi project; true goal is IFE
November 27, 2019
Eco Demonstrator Rollout. Victorville California
Boeing ecoDemonstrator starts Safran, Diehl and KID smart galley trial...
November 23, 2019

Connectivity

Young woman in airplane shopping with credit card

Iridium Certus IFC proves too lite for airline PaxEx beyond payments

In 2017, wireless inflight entertainment provider Lufthansa Systems expressed an interest in offering ‘connectivity lite’ to air... Continue Reading

Two AirAsia female crew members and one male pointing to the WIFI now available sign on the aircraft entry way
Inmarsat has high hopes for fitting GX to carriers across Asia-Pacific
December 10, 2019
Inmarsat reveals status of GX linefit offerability with Boeing
December 8, 2019
SmartSky launch schedule creeps to the right due to radio head
December 4, 2019

Services

Close up of Rechargeable Battery pack

Rogue lithium battery shipments pose risk to airline safety: IATA

The risks to aviation safety of lithium battery fires are well documented here at Runway Girl Network, and those risks are growing exponenti... Continue Reading

Thai challenges Gulf airlines on idea that Middle East hubs are better
November 19, 2019
Large aircraft jet engines, Fueling a huge airplane, a truck with fuel with hoses connected to a fuel tank.
Reshaping UK aviation taxes could incentivize use of sustainable fuels
November 15, 2019
Graphic showing airplane and electronic transmissions
Social engineering, data manipulation prove key threats to airlines
November 8, 2019

Lean into Aviation

IATA’s voluntary gender balance initiative attracts 59 airlines

Fifty-nine airlines from around the globe have voluntarily committed to the International Air Transport Association’s “25by2025&... Continue Reading

Tinglan Yang smiling with IdeaNova vest on and multi coloured squares in background
Tinglan Yang on finding her application at IFE firm IdeaNova
December 6, 2019
How Air Canada is introducing young women to aviation careers
November 16, 2019
Cat Wren standing in front of a BJC aircraft
How Cat Wren went from flight line agent to Chief Experience Officer
November 6, 2019

Multimedia

Qantas 787-9 dreamliner above the clouds

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In Conversation Transcribed: Qantas’ Project Sunrise with Jordan Chong...

Australian aviation journalist Jordan Chong joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to get to the bottom of Project Sunrise, Qantas’ plan to fly... Continue Reading

In Conversation: Qantas’ Project Sunrise with Jordan Chong
November 29, 2019
An airline meal tray with bottle of champagne
In Conversation Transcribed: Airline food with Nik Loukas
October 26, 2019
An airline meal tray with turkey and a roll
In Conversation: Airline food with Nik Loukas
October 24, 2019

Details and Design

Interspace seat in a rendering of an aircraft interior

Wings out: Interspace promises privacy and comfort in premium economy

New Territory thrilled attendees of the recent RedCabin Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit in London when it unveiled a brand new premium econ... Continue Reading

JAL’s signature Sky Time kiwi drink goes from strength to strength
December 4, 2019
Hawaiian Airlines sustainable canvas clutch amenity kits Business Class. Image: Hawaiian Airlines
Sustainable amenity kits are a thing of beauty in and out of the cabin
November 26, 2019
luxury armchair in airplane cabin. 3d creativity concept
Can we ‘gamify’ the design of the passenger experience?
November 20, 2019

Nose to Tail

Emptyairport terminal

New Pudong terminal is missed opportunity for airline hub power leap

Regret was my first thought upon arriving at Shanghai Pudong’s new satellite terminal. Bright light reflecting on white walls made for a har... Continue Reading

aicraft cabin interior showing IFE seatback
Aeroflot delivers luxury budget travel experience to Boston
December 11, 2019
interior of the aircraft cabin seats and overhead bins open
When a half can of Coke is the high point of a Korean Air 777 flight
December 8, 2019
Peach bellini cocktail with ife screen in background
New Delta service is great; how about abridged version for red-eyes?
December 3, 2019

In Conversation

Qantas 787-9 dreamliner above the clouds

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In Conversation Transcribed: Qantas’ Project Sunrise with Jordan Chong...

Australian aviation journalist Jordan Chong joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to get to the bottom of Project Sunrise, Qantas’ plan to fly... Continue Reading

In Conversation: Qantas’ Project Sunrise with Jordan Chong
November 29, 2019
An airline meal tray with bottle of champagne
In Conversation Transcribed: Airline food with Nik Loukas
October 26, 2019
An airline meal tray with turkey and a roll
In Conversation: Airline food with Nik Loukas
October 24, 2019