Brussels Airlines CEO Christina Foerster to women: Go For It
Christina Foerster, the CEO of Brussels Airlines, credits her success with lessons learned from her parents while growing up in the Canary I... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Azul opts for minute-by-minute aircraft flight tracking
Azul Linhas Aéreas has become the first airline in the Americas to exceed modern flight tracking safety standards by embracing truly global,... Continue Reading
Press Release: Oryx Jet Selects Bluebox Wow wireless IFE
Luxury charter company Oryx Jet will deploy Bluebox’s portable wireless IFE platform – Bluebox Wow – across its three Boeing B737-500 aircra... Continue Reading
Airports and suppliers seek to meet growing needs of PRM travelers
Passengers with disabilities, people with reduced mobility and other travelers requiring assistance are flying more and more. But how is the... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa’s LAT picks Spatial for 777-9 evacuation trainer
Spatial, the world’s leading provider of cabin crew training simulators, has been selected by Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) to manufactu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics introduces new ambient lighting for cabins
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other mission-critical industries, int... Continue Reading
Delta takes Main Cabin consistency seriously, and it shows
At what point does reliability and fleet commonality become so prevalent within an airline that all of my past experiences on said airline s... Continue Reading
US airlines still have far to go to address passenger mobility needs
As of last month, the US Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report now includes statistics about damaged wheelchairs a... Continue Reading
Aero Space adventure lifts off for students in rural Scotland
After just 18 months, an ambitious Build-A-Plane project in rural Scotland has seen its first student “builder” take flight, hel... Continue Reading
Press Release: JetBlue introduces new Core Experience for A320s
JetBlue today announced that its newest cabin experience has entered into service, bringing to the skies the widest seats available for this... Continue Reading
Press Release: United Airlines offers non-binary gender booking options
United Airlines today announced it has become the first U.S. airline to offer non-binary gender options throughout all booking channels in a... Continue Reading
Exploring Vueling’s new not-quite-Eurobiz replacement fares
Just over a year ago, I was impressed by the IAG low-cost carrier Vueling’s Eurobusiness seating, sold as its “Excellence” fares. But with r... Continue Reading
Closing doors in business while opening windows in other cabins
If the recent debut of British Airways’ new Club Suite teaches us anything it is that passenger privacy is prized. Like the Delta One Suite ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa Technik establishes Aviation DataHub
Lufthansa Technik has set up Aviation DataHub, an independent platform for all data generated by aviation. With this decision, Lufthansa Tec... Continue Reading
Considering whether American Airlines Shuttle is special…or not
When an airline brands a route as a “shuttle”, a certain level of expectation kicks in. Frequent service, minimal time spent in the airport,... Continue Reading
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