How airports are tackling taxi queue congestion with sensors
Anyone who has ever waited in a long, never-ending airport taxi queue or slogged through a seemingly endless line at customs can tell you th... Continue Reading
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Watch #PaxEx Minute: Breaking Connectivity News
This episode of the #PaxEx Minute discusses the certification of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band connectivity for the Airbus A320 fam... Continue Reading
Panasonic embracing zero-touch content loading for airlines
What does it take to move 40,000 video files onto airplanes each month? At Panasonic Avionics, packaging up and delivering the content to an... Continue Reading
Why the Dassault Falcon 8X shone in Geneva
Coming out of the recent EBACE show in Geneva there were few winners so obvious as the Dassault Falcon 8X. The new, three-engine jet complet... Continue Reading
Room for another seatback IFE player? digEcor on why it jumped in
Even as the world’s widebody and narrowbody fleets are gradually being fitted with inflight connectivity – or earmarked for such – sea... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Chasing Solar Impulse
This episode of Runway Girl Network’s PaxEx Minute covers the Solar Impulse flight from New York to Monaco. Images: Solar Impulse Vide... Continue Reading
Upgrade auctions come to Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines is bringing upgrade auctions to its North America flights, a unique position among US carriers. Passengers will bid for up... Continue Reading
Crowdfunded startup airline POP aims for UK Indian diaspora
In a new twist on the long-haul, low-cost carrier model, UK-based startup People Over Profit (POP) is proposing a thrice-weekly service from... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Launching the Bombardier CSeries
Runway Girl Network brings you up to speed with the #PaxEx Minute, which covers the CSeries launch with Swiss International Air Lines. Ackno... Continue Reading
Delta acknowledges but is unperturbed by Bernie Sanders effect
While searching for a way to draw visitors to his website that sells tables and chairs, 33-year-old Matt Zajechowski had an idea. Why not pu... Continue Reading
SkyTeam, Star Alliance set customer service agendas for the year
The SkyTeam and Star Alliance groupings have announced new initiatives that will further their IT investments and, eventually, benefit passe... Continue Reading
CSeries’ first “Swiss” passenger flight is PaxEx knockout
ZURICH — The first thing you notice when you board the Bombardier CSeries is just how civilised it is. Wide aisles. Wide seats. Only one mid... Continue Reading
United’s new Polaris business class designed with sleep in mind
NEW YORK – United Airlines will premiere its new Polaris business class cabin in December, when the first of 14 Boeing 777-300ERs it h... Continue Reading
Delta’s new IFE for kids offers post-flight engagement
With airlines focusing on expanding their inflight entertainment content, Delta Air Lines’ selection of Speakaboos, an interactive app for c... Continue Reading
Interiors delays continue to stress Airbus delivery schedule
Airbus hoped that a tighter catalog approach would control the interiors delivery timeline for its A350 production line. That has not happen... Continue Reading
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