Lufthansa leverages PRM experience for Paralympic flight
What does it take to fly nearly 300 Paralympic athletes from Germany to Rio de Janeiro? Careful preparation, coordination with the national ... Continue Reading
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#PaxEx Podcast: Farm to tray table, how inflight food is evolving
Welcome to Episode 38 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Nik Loukas, founder of the popular InflightFeed.com website, wher... Continue Reading
New A350 premium economy layouts offer 7, not 8, seats per row
With Air New Zealand replacing the most revolutionary premium economy seat in the sky — its Spaceseat on the Boeing 777-300ER fleet — it wou... Continue Reading
Marital drama 45 Years will leave you shattered
Fans of brooding English relationship dramas will surely relish the chance to wallow in the existential malaise of 45 Years for a couple of ... Continue Reading
Internet on Finnair A320 family expected to be akin to JetBlue Fly-Fi
Best known in aviation for providing high-speed Internet to JetBlue Airways, ViaSat is serving as the lead contractor for bringing inflight ... Continue Reading
Launch date of Aireon satellites uncertain after Falcon 9X explosion
Yesterday’s explosion which destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9X launcher and its payload during a static test-firing on Cape Canaveral’s Laun... Continue Reading
Opportunities in “subdued” Latin America business aviation market
As the Latin American business aviation trade show LABACE kicks off in São Paulo, Fabrice Roger, sales director for Latin America at aircraf... Continue Reading
Press Release: Still sealed? LHT adopts mobile vacuum procedure
Lufthansa Technik AG has developed a mobile procedure in the framework of its research and development activities that allows even the small... Continue Reading
China Airlines showcases premium Airbus A350 #PaxEx
Taipei-based China Airlines is going all out in marketing the benefits of its new Airbus A350 aircraft, the first of which is starting groun... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic collaborating with startup accelerator
Plug and Play, a leading startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley, today announced new collaboration with Panasonic Avionics Corporation ... Continue Reading
As CPI radome breaks cover on EL Al aircraft, firm eyes IFEC growth
ViaSat’s inflight connectivity installation on an El Al Boeing 737NG aircraft recently broke cover, and the firm this spring received ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Rockwell cleared to provide satellite IFC in Brazil
In a move that will provide Rockwell Collins’ customers and prospects with more aviation connectivity options, the company announced that it... Continue Reading
Flying first class on Team GB’s #victoRIOus BA Olympic 747 charter
After a record-breaking medal haul at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, British Airways — like many other national carriers — had the hon... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gogo promotes John Wade to EVP and COO
Gogo, the global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, announced today t... Continue Reading
Press Release: Finnair’s mobile app wins coveted Red Dot Award
The Finnair mobile app has been awarded a Red Dot Award in the Communications Design category. The application, which is designed to offer p... Continue Reading
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