Hawaiian Airlines feels no pressure to make rash decision on wifi
Virgin America’s launch of new service from San Francisco to Hawaii creates an interesting competitive dynamic for Hawaiian Airlines – once ... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
RGN Premium: Quiet on the call, but why?
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Press Release: Astronics selected to supply passenger service units for Boeing 777X
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO), a leading supplier of products to the global aerospace, defense, consumer electronics and semiconductor... Continue Reading
Aviator and nonconformist Beryl Markham shines in Circling the Sun
It is rare a writer can both mesmerize and make you viscerally feel the subject, arousing both grief and glorification in a life explained. ... Continue Reading
SpaceX flags concerns over nextgen ATG service; Gogo hits back
SpaceX has waded into a rulemaking proceeding at the Federal Communications Commission concerning the auction of air-to-ground (ATG) license... Continue Reading
Vampire mockumentary Shadows bites off too much
Ask any passenger what is their favorite IFE genre and you’ll get a dozen different answers. Some swear by comedies, for others itR... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Crash Investigations and Laser Incriminations
Welcome to Episode 27 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Christine Negroni, a highly regarded freelance journalist coverin... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Free from ACARS
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LATAM focuses on wireless IFE rollout instead of inflight Internet
Updated to note that Zodiac Inflight Innovations’ RAVE Wireless system is being rolled out by LATAM, not Thales’ AVA solution Ha... Continue Reading
VIDEO: New IFE for LCCs proves big things come in small packages
While airlines compete with each other to offer the largest inflight entertainment screens on widebody aircraft, something quite interesting... Continue Reading
Gogo receives type certification for 2Ku; eyes commercial launch
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo has received the final Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) required to launch its next generation 2Ku co... Continue Reading
Thinking about a flight attendant career? United gives the lowdown
More than a decade ago, when Vonn Crosby, now 40, worked as the manager of the Burger King at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, fligh... Continue Reading
Indie-minded Tomorrowland soars anew in-flight
When it was established in the early 1980s, the non-profit organization that would one day become Film Independent – the folks who put... Continue Reading
Intelsat positions itself for skyrocketing growth in aero
The successful launch of an Intelsat satellite from French Guiana spells good news for Ku-band airborne communications providers Panasonic A... Continue Reading
Magnesium alloys to be used in aircraft seats as ban is lifted
Aircraft seatmakers will soon start using lightweight, new-generation magnesium alloys in seat construction now that a long-standing ban has... Continue Reading
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