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Safety

The OWG 737-400 in navy and red livery parked, with a blue sky in the background with puffy white clouds

Canadian upstart OWG teases cabin details, boasts MAX-free fleet

The airline industry worldwide is in an unprecedented state of turmoil, but that is not stopping Canadian charter company Nolinor Aviation f... Continue Reading

A 747 at the gate, as seen from the lounge windows
Lessons airlines can learn from Thai’s famous Bangkok ground services...
July 8, 2020
A seatback IFE screen showing onboard menu items
Digital has important role to play in air travel recovery
July 7, 2020
United Kingdom (UK) from space at night with city lights of the City of London, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, communication technology, 3d render of planet Earth, elements from NASA
UK seeks to be LEO pioneer as it leads winning bid for OneWeb
July 3, 2020
A 747 at the gate, as seen from the lounge windows

Lessons airlines can learn from Thai’s famous Bangkok ground services

Though Thai Airways’ scheduled international flights have been grounded amid the COVID-19 crisis, and the carrier is restructuring through a bankruptcy co... Continue Reading

Comfort

The 2019 APEX EXPO show floor with signage of different PaxEx companies, and attendees walking the halls

APEX cancels annual in-person exhibition for 2020

The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) has cancelled its annual fall in-person exhibition, after receiving notification from th... Continue Reading

Image of white biofibre material in white, and green, with spools of thread behind the material
Paper for plastic? John Horsfall offers new waste wood cabin options
June 30, 2020
An Air France A380 getting ready for takeoff
Air France bids adieu to flagship A380 with farewell flight
June 26, 2020
Etihad Airways Boeing 787 airplane at Zurich airport (ZRH) in Switzerland. Boeing is an aircraft
Etihad Engineering develops onboard social distancing solutions
June 24, 2020

Connectivity

NXTCOMM's nextgen electronically steerable antenna shown in three modular parts - the radome, the flat panel antenna and the adapter plate (which would be installed atop an aircraft fuselage).

NXT Communications emerges in IFC with new ESA for narrowbodies

Amid a crisis that has brought the inflight connectivity sector to its knees – highlighted by the recent warning from Global Eagle tha... Continue Reading

A Qingdao Airlines A320 parked outside a hangar, with a blue tail and red design
FTS makes good on China IFC promise; looks to engage other markets
July 11, 2020
Close-up photo of a woman in business attire, who is smiling, while typing something on her laptop and drinking coffee, sitting in a window seat in a business class.
With business aviation uptick observed, Gogo and Viasat enhance IFC
July 9, 2020
Close-up photo of a handsome man in denim clothes, who is enjoying his business class flight, sitting in his window seat and typing a message on his smartphone.
SmartSky responds to patent challenge from Gogo
July 5, 2020

Services

A Qingdao Airlines A320 parked outside a hangar, with a blue tail and red design

FTS makes good on China IFC promise; looks to engage other markets

In the fall of 2018, China-backed FTS Technologies announced it would equip Qingdao Airlines’ fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft with its ... Continue Reading

Close-up photo of a woman in business attire, who is smiling, while typing something on her laptop and drinking coffee, sitting in a window seat in a business class.
With business aviation uptick observed, Gogo and Viasat enhance IFC
July 9, 2020
Woman waiting in a long line for a flight wearing a N95 face mask during a global pandemic
US airlines to passengers: acknowledge your health before flying
June 29, 2020
An Air France A380 getting ready for takeoff
Air France bids adieu to flagship A380 with farewell flight
June 26, 2020

Details and Design

The prospects for business-plus as travel restarts

COVID-19 has given airlines a grace period in passenger experience expectations, but thinking about how those expectations will change as av... Continue Reading

A seatback IFE screen showing onboard menu items
Digital has important role to play in air travel recovery
July 7, 2020
Members of Delta's line maintenance crew disinfect the surfaces of the cabin including tray tables, seat backs and in-flight entertainment screens in a Boeing 757 in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday, March 6, 2020. The sanitizing solution is the same solution used to sanitize hospitals nationwide. (Chris Rank for Rank Studios)
Designing aircraft cabin hygiene for the long-term
June 29, 2020
Aft galley of an airplane with rows of seats in view
Virtual aircraft trolley with touch-free payments to roll out
June 22, 2020

Nose to Tail

Looking out the window of a 747 to see the two giant engines, blue skies and fluffy white clouds

How I fell in love with aviation

Everyone who loves aviation comes to it in their own special, unique way. For me, this most changeable of industries has been one of the few... Continue Reading

A 747 at the gate, as seen from the lounge windows
Lessons airlines can learn from Thai’s famous Bangkok ground services...
July 8, 2020
A third-sector train in white with a green door, coming through a tunnel
Shikata ga nai: how a scheduling mixup turned into a moment of joy
July 6, 2020
A toast to first class — and hope for its legacy
July 1, 2020

Multimedia

Photo showing woman's hand cleaning the air vents in an airplane with a white disinfectant wipe

#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Future of travel in a post-pandemic world

We are pleased to provide a transcript of the #PaxEx Podcast, Episode 72, the audio recording of which was published on 25 April. Intro Musi... Continue Reading

Shot of a young man getting his temperature taken with an infrared thermometer by a healthcare worker during an outbreak
#PaxEx Podcast: The future of air travel in a post-pandemic world
April 25, 2020
Elderly hand holding airplane seat.
Podcast 071 Transcribed: Coronavirus and MAX level one-two punch
March 5, 2020
Information panel with Covid-19 word on it at an international airport.
Podcast 071: Coronavirus and MAX grounding level one-two punch
March 4, 2020

Op-Ed

Frankfurt airport has a high-speed train station. Two trains are pictured at the station

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Op-Ed: The case for green intermodality and integrating aviation

Even in the face of the climate crisis, there is a future for aviation. There are benefits to people being able to travel around this world ... Continue Reading

Wheelchairs with electric motor in store
Op-Ed: When airlines damage my wheelchair, they take away my legs
May 13, 2020
Man wearing protective mask to prevent flu disease and Coronavirus using mobile phone in airport terminal
Op-Ed: Flattening the curve, opening the skies and the road ahead
April 19, 2020
Op-Ed: Lessons airlines can learn from Singapore’s A380 first class
April 10, 2020