Exclusive: Abu Dhabi says Midfield will not have US Preclearance
ABU DHABI: The impressive Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal Building — known as the MTB, and offering 65 gates and space for 30 million passengers... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
Amex gives passengers another reason to drop their airline loyalty
With its sixth airport lounge opening in Sydney this weekend, American Express is driving a stake into the ground: it wants to make the pass... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s Nutgate saga opens dialog about family dynasties
You’d have to be living under a macadamia nut-shaped rock this past week to have missed the Nutgate story, where a Korean Air vice-president... Continue Reading
Etihad does a hard sell on soft product
Inside the aircraft cabin, airlines have two principal levers to affect the passenger experience: hard product, like seats, inflight enterta... Continue Reading
High Throughput Satellite to support faster Wi-Fi on Southwest
The demand for ever more bandwidth is a story told by customers and service providers alike. In the US aviation market Ku-band satellite cap... Continue Reading
Delta product rebrand leaves room for further improvement
In March 2015, Delta will bid farewell to BusinessElite, Economy Comfort and Economy, replacing them with Delta One, Comfort+ and Main Cabin... Continue Reading
Navigating the premium passenger path with airline bubbles
Since the halcyon, rose-tinted, faintly blurry golden age of travel, airlines have provided Champagne to their premium passengers. Grape cép... Continue Reading
Exclusive: United to stream DirecTV to some passengers’ devices
As United Airlines puts planes into service without in-seat screens questions are being asked about the future of the inflight entertainment... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Media and industry sneering at service animals must stop
Google “emotional support pig” if you haven’t already. Read the sneering and loud cries of “fakery!”, and not just from the usual tabloid so... Continue Reading
Thales to carry LiveTV’s low-cost philosophy forward
The rebranding happened quickly for LiveTV when Thales closed its $400 million purchase of the JetBlue unit. New signs were installed and so... Continue Reading
Ten abreast economy isn’t an upgrade – no matter how you spin it
The industry buzz — and media reportage — around KLM’s refit of its Boeing 777-200ER economy cabins has generally ignored one key aspect of ... Continue Reading
Thales to scale down antenna radome for 70-seat regional jets
Looking to provide inflight connectivity on smaller regional jets? Outside of Gogo’s air-to-ground (ATG) offering in the US and Canada... Continue Reading
New planning tool helps airlines budget for satellite capacity
How do you plan where to point the spot beams of a satellite? How do you estimate bandwidth consumption for any given aircraft, route or air... Continue Reading
US major’s domestic first rebrand opens door to Premium Economy
A well-placed senior source within a major US international airline tells Runway Girl Network that the carrier is in advanced preparations f... Continue Reading
Qantas could enjoy big benefits from meal tray removal
Now departing: the economy meal tray. Qantas, which is in the midst of a cost-cutting program, is dropping the traditional carefully-arrange... Continue Reading
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