Airframers offer complementary sustainable cabin visions
Cabin sustainability was a hot topic at this year’s Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg, which takes place one day before the A... Continue Reading
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Press Release: EUTELSAT 10B satellite successfully enters service
Eutelsat Communications announces the successful entry into service of the multi-mission high-capacity EUTELSAT 10B satellite at the 10°East... Continue Reading
Power of kindness eases first-ever trip to Europe on American
Approaching Pittsburgh International Airport, my nerves started to kick in. I was about to fly to Europe for the very first time to visit my... Continue Reading
Turkey’s first female wing commander seeks to inspire others
Major Esra Özatay made history in 2016 by becoming the first and only woman to command the Turkish Air Force’s national aerobatic team... Continue Reading
Press Release: Safran to buy Collins actuation & flight control business
Safran announces the contemplated acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s high-technology actuation and flight control activities, which are miss... Continue Reading
In Vino Veritas: elevating the wine experience on board
With “full-flat’ and “direct aisle access” hard product features largely seen as baseline requirements for business ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Eve, Embraer announce eVTOL production site in Brazil
Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) and Embraer announced today that the first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) production facil... Continue Reading
Eurotunnel LeShuttle needs to do more to keep passengers informed
Since the Covid pandemic started, and with all the concomitant complications it has brought to travel — fewer airlines, fewer flights to few... Continue Reading
Press Release: Biman supercharges airport connectivity with SITA
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd. (BG) has partnered with SITA to adopt a suite of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions that will increase n... Continue Reading
Press Release: Emirates introduces onboard meal preordering service
Emirates is taking the first steps in an innovative initiative of meal preordering, whereby customers will be able to preselect their hot ma... Continue Reading
Press Release: British Airways simplifies and expands Avios programme
British Airways has announced that the way customers collect Avios will be updated from 18 October 2023, including the ability to collect Av... Continue Reading
Press Release: MIA’s modernization plan shifts into high gear
Miami International Airport’s Modernization in Action (MIA) Plan was expedited today when the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioner... Continue Reading
Avoiding coffin class: the new inward-facing herringbone challenge
Remember the “coffin class” complaint of the mid-2000s around business class seat sidewalls? It’s back, but now with the newest inward-facin... Continue Reading
Brand new interiors delight on Air France 777 and A220 twinjets
On most years, my annual journey to Hamburg to see the latest and greatest #PaxEx innovations at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) starts of... Continue Reading
Press Release: Avianca Airlines introduces 104 reconfigured A320s
In a record time of less than two years, with the titanic work of more than 1,500 trained technicians, Avianca Airlines announced it has com... Continue Reading