A quiet, long farewell to the idea of turning left
“Turn left or turn back,” goes the aphorism oft credited to former TWA and Trump Shuttle exec, now industry analyst, Henry Harteveldt. The i... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
Haneda snark ramps up
The drama surrounding US carriers seeking the limited daytime slots at Tokyo’s Haneda airport stepped up a notch this past week with a... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Buying new wifi but blocking Irish Norwegian
Runway Girl Network brings you up to speed with the #PaxEx Minute, which covers the latest developments concerning Gogo’s 2Ku inflight... Continue Reading
“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: (Update 1) Numbers demand caution
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Supracor’s revolutionary Stimulite seat cushion takes off on Swiss
What do economy class passengers on Swiss’ Boeing 777-300ER, crew members on the Boeing 787 and 747-8, and pilots of the McDonnell Douglas F... Continue Reading
Partnerships with government media key as GEE expands China IFEC
Inflight connectivity is coming a little more quickly in China now and, not surprisingly, the market is different from the rest of the world... Continue Reading
American goes Super Diamond but dresses it like Cirrus
After a few days of rumours, American Airlines confirmed its selection of the B/E Aerospace Super Diamond outward-facing herringbone for its... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Runway Girl after dark
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RGN Premium: Gogo scores IAG Win
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IAG taps Gogo 2Ku for long-haul fleet
Gogo scored another 140 planes for its 2Ku connectivity solution this week and added a new customer. IAG will fit the bulk of its members' l... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: The ties that bind + two recordings
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Delta more than doubles faster 2Ku order to over 600 aircraft
In a colossal vote of confidence for the technology behind Gogo’s 2Ku inflight satellite connectivity product, Delta has ordered 2Ku for “at... Continue Reading
Startups integrate mags, books, IFE into airline apps
If the ‘standalone box on a plane’ wireless bring-your-own-device streaming system was last year’s shiny new thing at AIX, this year’s was t... Continue Reading
SEKISUI exec navigates path between engineering and marketing
For engineers, and the teams who manage, market and deliver their products, technical competence is a must. But for many of those senior sta... Continue Reading
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