Qantas diversifies epiQure wine offering to foodies
Qantas’ frequent flyer epiQure online wine store is expanding to specialist foodie nosh and gift packs in the latest salvo of the fight for ... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
ALPA: cargo pilots deserve safety from lithium battery fires too
With UN international airline body ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission expected to recommend a moratorium on shipments of lithium-ion batteries... Continue Reading
Induction cooking takes to the skies with Lufthansa Technik
Magnetic induction cooking has long been a foodie favourite during upmarket kitchen redesigns, thanks to its simplicity, speed, safety, cont... Continue Reading
Apex or Nadir: the accountancy straw that breaks the camel’s back?
In the perennial quest for the optimum business class seating configuration balancing increasing passenger expectations about space requirem... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Slipping satellite schedules and setbacks
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
Hey America, inflight snacks are back!
In-flight snacks are making a comeback on the Big 3 US carriers and all three have announcements out today about new or upgraded offerings. ... Continue Reading
Swiss’ elegant new Zürich lounges somehow lack Swissness
Alongside its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (new first class suites with questionable pegboard-style holes, Thompson Vantage business class ... Continue Reading
Iceland aircraft registry mechanics strike has global implications
After what RGN understands is a twenty-seven year period without a contract, six key mechanic staff at the Icelandic Transport Authority are... Continue Reading
FAA modernizes outdated medical requirements for trans pilots
With a set of significant improvements to the process by which transgender pilots can begin or complete a gender transition while still flyi... Continue Reading
Norwegian reverses course on 787-9 wifi equipage
Just months ago another carrier was excited about equipage of connectivity on its 787 fleet. Today that is delayed indefinitely with unclear... Continue Reading
Gogo and US Deaf group agree landmark captioning deal
Gogo – in its guise as a growing provider of inflight entertainment thanks to its on-demand streaming service, Gogo Vision – is ... Continue Reading
JetBlue Fly-Fi going gate-to-gate this spring
JetBlue's Fly-Fi will be available gate-to-gate starting later this Spring rather than only while at cruising altitude. A nice upgrade to a ... Continue Reading
Alaska’s rebrand: does livery and branding matter to #PaxEx?
I’m pretty bullish on the effects of airline branding — I think that giving an airline a sense of character helps to set the expectations th... Continue Reading
Thales STV+ set to fly on JetBlue’s A320 fleet
The JetBlue A320 retrofit project will bring Thales's STV+ product into flight in early 2017. The new system is Android-based and uses table... Continue Reading
JetBlue retrofit plan will see more seats on A321s, fewer on A320s
JetBlue's new, higher-density A320 cabins will have fewer seats added than previously announced. The A321 Core fleet will also see a remodel... Continue Reading
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