New FlexNet seat makes promises, but Zodiac keeps mum on cert
Working with students at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands, Zodiac has created a new style of economy seating that replac... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
Whither longhaul LCC Premium E in the age of DIY Eurobusiness?
Next month I’m flying from Sydney to Singapore, and the best fares were, perhaps unsurprisingly, on Singapore Airlines’ low-cost carrier Sco... Continue Reading
Redefining its lounge product, American pushes PaxEx boundaries
American Airlines is taking a big step towards moving the US airline passenger experience to match up to its international competitors with ... Continue Reading
American looks to swap Gogo for ViaSat on 200 aircraft
ViaSat and Gogo are set to battle over fitting 200 American Airlines 737s with the next generation of connectivity hardware. Replacing the A... Continue Reading
Trickle-down passenger experience perceptions can boost safety
Talking with Qantas head of customer product and service development Phil Capps recently, the way the airline dealt with head impact criteri... Continue Reading
ViaSat looks to create capacity faster than demand for aero service
Can bandwidth providers beat the ever-growing demands of consumers? One in-flight connectivity provider believes his company is ready to tur... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Creating capacity faster than demand
ViaSat is poised to grow on a global scale with three new satellites now set to launch through the end of the decade. With this capacity gro... Continue Reading
More Virgin Australia seat delays raise FAA secrecy questions
A second B/E Aerospace outward-facing herringbone seat installation is being delayed because of safety certification issues — and the FAA is... Continue Reading
New Formation “super-throne” posits business/first questions
Among the myriad products shortlisted for a Crystal Cabin Award is one that caught my first-and-business-class-focussed eye: a new first and... Continue Reading
Virgin America bundles ancillaries again under Power Trip Package
The bundles are unbundling and rebundling again. Virgin America just introduced the "Power Trip Package" taking the ancillary options and ma... Continue Reading
OPINION: ATC privatization does not advance NextGen
I believe that the current Air Traffic Control situation in the US is untenable. The technology is old, it lacks sufficient resiliency and i... Continue Reading
American’s expanded music partnerships bode well for passengers
Content is king when it comes to in-flight entertainment and American Airlines is shifting course on that front. More for free and more dive... Continue Reading
When a bed is the best thing on offer in a lounge
Flying Air New Zealand Business Premier out of Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport after a hot and sweaty day in the muggy coastal city,... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Keeping things moving
Welcome to RGN Premium content. This page is only available to active members. Already a member? LOGIN HERE Interested in becoming a member?... Continue Reading
HAECO to launch Vector economy seat on Cathay’s A350-1000
It’s not every day that an airline and a seatmaker launch a new aircraft with a new seat, but Swire Group’s Cathay Pacific and HAECO Cabin S... Continue Reading
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