easyJet to trial inflight digital retail platform from gategroup
European budget airline easyJet plans to trial a new digital solution which will enable customers to browse, order and buy retail items on b... Continue Reading
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Boeing enters inflight entertainment with Digital Direct
Once a power player in the inflight connectivity sector, Boeing has launched a new wireless IFE and digital services platform called Digital... Continue Reading
American Airlines changes course on wheelchair weight limit policy
American Airlines is no longer strictly adhering to weight restrictions which prevented some disabled passengers with wheelchairs from flyin... Continue Reading
Inside Singapore Airlines’ training for businesses
For almost half the history of aviation, Singapore Airlines’ flight attendants have been the most iconic design personification of an airlin... Continue Reading
Will you fly the 737 MAX? Even some aviation enthusiasts are hesitant
When the Boeing 737 MAX returns to service, will you feel comfortable flying on the airplane? That’s the question that prominent aviat... Continue Reading
Korean’s Asiana takeover to reshape NE Asia passenger landscape
Korean Air is to take over its struggling hometown challenger Asiana Airlines for the equivalent of US$1.6 billion, in a move that will resh... Continue Reading
Creating a ‘me space’ on board with a recyclable solution
As airlines begin to abandon empty middle seat policies adopted at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, passengers may crave a more private... Continue Reading
American Airlines goes direct with monthly Wi-Fi plans
Even as the vast majority of business travelers remain grounded, airlines continue to improve their services and offerings. The latest effor... Continue Reading
COVID highlights how airlines need to focus on the whole journey
In a normal year, and at a normal time, we’d be talking about the importance of the whole passenger journey in terms of lengthening airlines... Continue Reading
KLM selects Viasat inflight Internet for majority of European fleet
KLM has picked Viasat inflight connectivity for “a majority of its European fleet”, Viasat revealed today in a fiscal 2021 second quarter ea... Continue Reading
Clearing the longhaul narrowbody #PaxEx perception hurdles
Longhaul narrowbody flights — the ability to fly long and thin routes at a time when many routes will be increasingly thin — are going to be... Continue Reading
Sharp decline in air traffic hits FY2Q sales at Panasonic Avionics
Panasonic Avionics saw a significant reduction in sales during the fiscal 2021 second quarter, as commercial air traffic and aircraft produc... Continue Reading
Aircraft interiors sees steepest 3Q revenue decline at Safran
Underscoring the crushing impact of COVID-19 on the passenger experience (PaxEx) industry, Safran today reported that revenue for its aircra... Continue Reading
Designing the direction of cabin airflow in the face of COVID
It’s no secret that airflow influences airborne contaminant distribution and disease transmission. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, i... Continue Reading
COVID cluster “demonstrates in-flight transmission”: report
A single widebody flight to Ireland this summer with 49 passengers on board “demonstrates in-flight transmission” among some 13 passengers, ... Continue Reading