Queen of the Skies gets dolled up for final act at British Airways
The jet age may have been ushered in by the Boeing 707 but it was revolutionized by the Boeing 747-400, which was able to link city pairs pr... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
FAA assessing if corrective action necessary for fuselage scratches
The US FAA says it is assessing whether any required corrective actions are necessary after fuselage scratches were identified under the ant... Continue Reading
How Ryanair is continually evolving its mobile strategy
Monolithic legacy airline management systems can make it difficult for carriers to deliver innovative mobile solutions for their customers. ... Continue Reading
IFE industry sees strong demand for authentic destination content
Be they hip and stylish, fun and cheeky or sometimes just plain boring, in-room destination videos have been big business for the hospitalit... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Studying the core at Qualcomm and Intelsat
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Airlines have not yet picked 10-abreast layout for A350: Airbus
Have any Airbus A350 XWB customers selected a 10-abreast economy class seating configuration for the new widebody? The answer to that questi... Continue Reading
IFE Film Review: X + Y = comedy gold in timely While We’re Young
Long before it was co-opted by cynical marketing types to sell iPads, craft beers and GoPro cameras to tech-hungry Millennials, the word aut... Continue Reading
How EDM supports crew training at Ethiopian Airlines via simulation
It’s not real! It can’t be real because I’m sitting in a Boeing 737 cabin that I entered through a 757 door, via a retractable drawbridge. A... Continue Reading
VIDEO: PTC talks ABCs of IoT for aviation industry
We’ve all heard that the Internet of things (IoT) is coming to an aircraft near you, and that its arrival will herald a major change in the ... Continue Reading
Zodiac assessing impact on interiors deliverables after explosion
After a devastating explosion at Zodiac Aerospace’s Newport, Washington facility the company has set up a crisis management team on site, an... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: GEE on track
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Boeing, Airbus bolster inflight connectivity options on narrowbodies
Under pressure from airline customers to provide factory-fit broadband Internet systems on narrowbody aircraft, Boeing and Airbus have each ... Continue Reading
JetBlue takes passenger-centric approach to new bag fee
At the end of 2014, JetBlue finally succumbed to the bullying of Wall Street, and announced it would add a fare class that did not include f... Continue Reading
BA first officer Kate Laidler talks success of Beyond the Flight Deck
British Airways launched its Beyond the Flight Deck (BFD) programme in 2012, aiming to improve the passenger experience through direct conta... Continue Reading
Airlines caught in crosshairs of DOJ probe face passenger criticism
With the recent declaration by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) that it is investigating potential collusion among the largest US airlines... Continue Reading
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