How Airbus is accommodating Qantas A380 refit
Very few aviation industry observers would have predicted Qantas to have selected Airbus as the overhaul partner for its 12 A380 aircraft as... Continue Reading
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Telefonix PDT meets niche market need for portable wifi with Encompass
Portable wifi boxes are gaining material traction with operators. Small, lightweight and easily slotted into overhead bins or galley compart... Continue Reading
Why premium economy on 787 is sweet spot for Air France, passengers
When a French foreign exchange student informed my high school French teacher that she couldn’t understand a word the instructor was saying ... Continue Reading
Some #PaxEx clients firing PR firm Bell Pottinger after scandal
Some #PaxEx clients of public relations firm Bell Pottinger are severing ties with the company, which stands accused of stirring up racial h... Continue Reading
Finnair’s Nordic identity: more than Marimekko and Moomins
There are few airlines with as much design heritage as Finnair. Its easy to overuse the word iconic, from Tapio Wirkkala’s Ultima Thul... Continue Reading
One-on-one with Planetarium director Rebecca Zlotowski
Fascinated by literature and film from a young age, award-winning French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski initially planned on channeling her lov... Continue Reading
Ethiopian’s 767 refit to support four more years of service
If you thought that the Boeing 767’s heyday was over, Ethiopian Airlines’ recent decision to install Optimares’ fully flat ZEST seats on its... Continue Reading
Liberty Jet works to enhance personal relationships with mobile site
Liberty Jet has launched a website which aims to improve its client’s travel experience and maintains the personal touch so important in cha... Continue Reading
Emirates designs new Dubai co-branded Moët business lounge
Airlines are the world’s biggest Champagne buyers, and Emirates is no exception: every year, the seven lounges in Dubai International Airpor... Continue Reading
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
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
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