RGN Premium: Simplifying how it communicates with the Street
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End of the burled: Emirates updates A380 bar
Fans of Emirates’ faux burled walnut effect plastic mouldings, look away now: the airline is introducing a new model of its Airbus A380 infl... Continue Reading
Comfortable old seats and stellar service in Singapore Airlines first
It’s no surprise that Singapore Airlines, renowned for its attention to detail and customer service, provides an excellent first class produ... Continue Reading
Qantas overhypes, underdelivers 787-9 premium economy “revolution”
Qantas promised premium economy passengers “a class leading experience and a revolutionary new seat” when unveiling its new Boeing 787-9, bu... Continue Reading
The IoT of of inflight retail is coming, just not at lightning speed
One of the key promises from the Internet of Things in the air has been to provide airlines and their suppliers with improvements to infligh... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: GEE assures business is sound
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Watch #PaxEx Minute: When even a svelte trio of men are squashed
In this episode of #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton discusses the soft and hard product on United’s first Boeing 777... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s commodity product challenge considered
How do we kill the idea that air travel is a commodity? As someone who is not particularly keen to pay more but who also wants a little bit ... Continue Reading
What airlines can learn from Australia’s Indian Pacific transcon train
Travelling by rail across Australia between Sydney and Perth on the fabled Indian Pacific is truly a pleasure trip rather than purely a mean... Continue Reading
In Conversation: Seeking to make sense of New York airport decisions
What’s going on with “third world” LaGuardia? Why is JFK still a mess? Is the Port Authority making things worse? Will we ever see decent pu... Continue Reading
Delta makes strategic competitive move with free meals on some flights
Travelers like free meals on longer flights. This statement is not hard to believe on its face, but Delta Air Lines has gone so far as to re... Continue Reading
Business class problems: stowing the softest soft product
Watching my Runway Girl Network colleagues Harriet Baskas, Seth Miller and Jason Rabinowitz — and a bevy of other US media — trying out the ... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Massive capacity and Spirit mulling options
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Polaris is peachy on United 777, but coach class crush is real
United Airlines yesterday took its new Polaris product to the skies on the first Boeing 777-300ER to feature the new business class seats. D... Continue Reading
ViaSat’s high-capacity Ka footprint set to grow from 25 April
ViaSat has inched closer to the launch of its newest, high-capacity Ka-band satellite, announcing 25 April 2017 as the expected date for Via... Continue Reading
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