Icelandair’s new 767s and Q400s raise un-Comfort-able questions
REYKJAVIK — Icelandair, having tripled its route network and more than doubled its passenger numbers since 2009, is adding Boeing 767-300ER ... Continue Reading
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Slimmer armrests let Southwest make claim of more seat space
The new “wider” seats for Southwest Airlines’s future Boeing 737-800s and 737 MAXs are on display this week at the company... Continue Reading
Banks drag their feet on chip cards as liability shift takes hold
In the age of ancillary revenue — and a week after EMV chip card liability shifted in the United States — making it as easy as possible for ... Continue Reading
Panasonic re-ups on live sports with IMG; no IPL cricket yet
It takes a lot to surprise Panasonic Avionics when it comes to inflight entertainment, but the increasing popularity of live sports on the p... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: (Update) A relationship gone sour
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Astronics demos USB Type-C, the in-seat power ports of the future
If you own an overwhelming slice of the pie in a particular market, do you stop innovating? No, says onboard technology powerhouse Astronics... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s quiet First Class Terminal revamp shines
Lufthansa’s Frankfurt First Class Terminal stands, as you might expect, aside from the main terminal buildings at FRA. From the outside, it ... Continue Reading
Icelandair is on the forefront of weather forecasting with TAMDAR
Since last December, Icelandair has been operating TAMDAR airborne meteorological sensors via a four-channel Iridium-based integrated commun... Continue Reading
Business or science? Choose both, urges Airbus marketing exec
PORTLAND, OREGON — Anaïs Marzo da Costa, Airbus’ newly appointed Head of Aircraft Interiors Marketing is, unusually for someone in her team,... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: More details on ATG/S-band plan
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BAE Systems shame: defense contractor walks back part of IFE claim
PORTLAND, OREGON — In a stunning last-minute walkback as the APEX Expo ended on Thursday afternoon, BAE Systems changed its tune on precisel... Continue Reading
GEE backs up BAE claim that studios have okayed EW streaming
PORTLAND, OREGON — The hot topic of the APEX Expo continues to be BAE Systems managing to secure early window content from two of the big si... Continue Reading
Virgin America, Netflix and ViaSat bring streaming over IFC on board
Earlier this month the conversation was about Netflix trying to put its content in a box on board aircraft to allow streaming of the company... Continue Reading
BAE Systems stuns industry with studio approval for EW streaming
PORTLAND, OREGON — The big buzz on the first day of the APEX Expo this year is that BAE Systems had achieved the unthinkable: early window c... Continue Reading
Teague’s pie in the sky future poses thought-provoking questions
PORTLAND, OREGON — At the APEX Expo’s educational sessions today, Devin Liddell, a principal design strategist at Teague, proposed a notiona... Continue Reading
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