Seatback IFE’s much-heralded death fails to materialise, again
Harbingers of the demise of embedded seatback inflight entertainment have been prophesying its death for years, but two recent decisions by ... Continue Reading
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American seeks new business seat vendor after chronic delays
American Airlines has started looking for a new vendor to supply Business Class seats for its Boeing 787-9 aircraft and the remainder of its... Continue Reading
Tiny airline with tiny planes has big ambitions
Because not every airline can fly everywhere, and not every city can attract a major airline, there remains a gap in commercial airline serv... Continue Reading
Passengers bid for upgrades on Virgin America’s Vegas flights
Virgin America last week introduced a new upgrade option for its passengers. Marketed as “Bid. Boost. Fly Large”, a traveler can... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Voice Calls, Premium Seat Stalls and #AvGeek Fun
Welcome to #PaxEx TV. On this our latest episode we look at why the debate over allowing passengers to make cell phone calls in-flight is he... Continue Reading
Eurostar aims to take plane’s lunch money with revamped trains
Eurostar, the international train operator that carries more passengers between London and the European cities of Paris and Brussels than al... Continue Reading
Can Netflix get in on the IFE game?
Want virtually unlimited streaming media content when you fly? Netflix thinks it has the answer to that challenge. The company’s chief... Continue Reading
United Airlines advertises wireless IFE option on tray tables
United Airlines is building awareness about its wireless IFE product via tray tables. With more than 150 aircraft offering a BYOD streaming ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s new Eurowings longhaul low-cost carrier takes form
RGN has learned more #paxex details about Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Eurowings’ intercontinental longhaul low-cost carrier ambitions, with... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik on course to deliver seatback iPad for Qantas
Lufthansa Technik is in final certification talks with safety authorities for a semi-embedded iPad inflight entertainment system destined fo... Continue Reading
Negative feedback prompts British Airways to widen seats for 787-9
British Airways is installing a new economy class seat on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner after negative feedback from passengers, Runway Girl N... 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
LCC no-toll-free number trend makes free airport wifi vital
US ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier is joining Spirit and Allegiant in nixing toll-free telephone numbers, raising questions about whether it... Continue Reading
Airline reveals its concerns about new Airbus lavatory/galley option
As airlines work to increase passenger density on existing airframes the push to reduce everything else on board is very real. For the Airbu... Continue Reading
Adapt or perish is the new edict for portable inflight entertainment
In his last book, Mind at the End of its Tether, H.G. Wells memorably opined: “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexora... Continue Reading
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