No Irish Need Apply? US airlines, Congress’ Norwegian moves “insulting”
The US airlines’ latest move in the ongoing chess game over US-Europe Open Skies is for four US Representatives to introduce a bill to preve... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
Why Adobe’s airfare formula falls short
Is there a mathematical formula for predicting a “good” airfare price? I doubt it, but that hasn’t stopped many from tryin... Continue Reading
Emirates reveals more details about new 777 business seat
Emirates did make the 2-3-2 business class mistake with its new Boeing 777 seats I was worried about a couple of months ago, but at the Arab... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik gears up with original equipment innovation
Lufthansa Technik might have lost out in the Cabin Systems category at the Crystal Cabin Awards this year in Hamburg, but there’s no l... Continue Reading
Delta, Bombardier CSeries deal inked; what it means for #PaxEx
Delta will operate at least 75 Bombardier CSeries aircraft in a deal confirmed today by the two companies. Speculation of such an announceme... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Keeping passengers safe
Runway Girl Network brings you up to speed with the #PaxEx Minute, which discusses inflight safety, including a proposed AD concerning Zodia... Continue Reading
SmartSky gears up to begin testing new ATG service
There’s a new air-to-ground connectivity provider in town in the United States, its name is SmartSky, and it is promising 98.4 Mbps to the a... Continue Reading
Emirates first class still has that certain je ne sais quoi
Flights from Christchurch to Sydney are timetabled at three hours and twenty minutes, although in the Roaring Forties that number is fairly ... Continue Reading
A “trickle up” approach to inflight dining may transpire
Coach customers definitely get less space than their business class counterparts, but are there benefits to dining in the back? JetBlue and ... Continue Reading
Zodiac’s head impact issue affects American, Delta, others: FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration is identifying Republic, United, Skywest, American Eagle, Island Air, and Delta as the six US airline... Continue Reading
Booking flights on Amazon? SITAONAIR talks possibilities
How does the aviation industry, which is overall not known for its IT excellence, develop from kludgey, legacy in-house code to effective, m... Continue Reading
Under shadow of a judgment, GEE focuses on Entice-ing growth
Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) may have made peace with Sony Music by inking a landmark music licensing agreement last year, but the judge... Continue Reading
Temperature control is the next business/first frontier
“Whew, it’s hot in here.” It seems that’s the refrain for an increasing number of aircraft, leaving passengers to sweat their way through th... Continue Reading
Certification problems drive an incremental year in business class
Some years we see cataclysmically new products at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Other years, it is a year of incremental improveme... Continue Reading
Gogo 2Ku takes flight with Aeromexico
Aeromexico and Gogo kicked off the 2Ku era of in-flight connectivity today, putting five aircraft into production service. Additional instal... Continue Reading
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