New clients in the offing, Lufthansa Systems is primed for market shift
Wireless IFE provider Lufthansa Systems is gearing up to announce deals with no fewer than three more airlines, Jan-Peter Gaense, director p... Continue Reading
Comfort
May only be a matter of time until amenity kits are digital deliveries
Tiny toothpaste. Eyemask. Antiseptic towelette. Socks. Amenity kits today have changed very little over the more than 60 years they’ve been ... Continue Reading
Airframers can’t shift all responsibility for narrowing seats
In January 2015, RGN published an article entitled “Why I tell people to avoid flying on a 787“. Two and a half years later, the piece... Continue Reading
Fast and Flexible: Inflight Dublin grows footprint in IFE
For the past few decades, content service providers (CSPs) have played a pivotal role in bringing entertainment content to IFE systems on bo... Continue Reading
Astronics faces slowdown in seat power installs, expects temporary lull
Astronics delivered another down quarter in the three months ended 1 July, missing its second quarter target by a wide margin and issuing re... Continue Reading
E-paper specialist Media Carrier grows client base across travel
With more than 600 publications from 41 countries in its ever-growing digital media library, e-paper specialist Media Carrier is enjoying ro... Continue Reading
Investing in high net worth market has broader benefit for Global Eagle
Entertainment and connectivity giant Global Eagle continues its progress in restructuring the business to better integrate the dozen compani... Continue Reading
Flexjet lays claim to most advanced app in fractional ownership
Flexjet launched its new iPhone app less than a month ago, but already reports 20% take-up by its customers. The company offers private jet ... Continue Reading
Dylan’s Candy Bar brings pure imagination to JFK Terminal 4
When she first set out to create the “world’s largest confectionary emporium” in 2001, Dylan’s Candy Bar founder Dylan Lau... Continue Reading
Industry stakeholders break out their in-seat IFE crystal balls
What does the future hold for in-seat entertainment on aircraft? These days, with very few exceptions (including Scoot’s Boeing 787s),... Continue Reading
Why Singapore Airlines’ unlikely amenity makes clean sense
For an airline consistently ranked best in the world, Singapore Airlines has surprisingly few gift amenities for premium passengers. There i... Continue Reading
Iberia’s welcome new safety video goes against infotainment grain
“Iberia’s New Flight Safety Video Will Promote Tourism in Madrid Region”, the email in the Runway Girl Network inboxes read this week, which... Continue Reading
American rolls out new bag tracking and alert feature for passengers
American Airlines’ passengers are set to get more and better insight into their checked baggage as it routes through the airline’s net... Continue Reading
Shades of Grey: How designers and painters transformed a Global bizjet
A cooperative effort between aircraft painting specialist RUAG; aircraft livery design houses Happy Design Studio and AIRONART; and A.S.A.P ... Continue Reading
Hawaiian’s A321neo plan comes to life, without connectivity
Hawaiian Airlines has always indicated that its incoming Airbus A321neo fleet would be used to launch new routes, mostly away from its Honol... Continue Reading
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