Altran autonomous cabin trolley promises on-demand future cabins
There are few things that cause seconds to minutes in the air to feel like they’re stretching into hours, but waiting for the flight attenda... Continue Reading
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PaxEx odds and ends: Air France’s new USB and download IFE revealed
Since 2015, Air France has been slowly refurbishing its narrowbody Airbus A320 family of aircraft with new B/E Aerospace and Recaro economy ... Continue Reading
How an Accenture-Amadeus alliance wants to transform air travel
What if airlines, airports and ground handlers could use blockchains – like those used by Bitcoin and banks to make sure financial transacti... Continue Reading
RiM goes platform-agnostic after streaming box pivot
When Lufthansa Group’s LSG SkyChefs subsidiary acquired Retail inMotion and Media inMotion just over a year ago, the big question was ... Continue Reading
American champions women film directors with $50K Bonnie Award
When it comes to championing women directors and diversity during Hollywood awards season, nobody beats the Film Independent Spirit Awards. ... Continue Reading
Aer Lingus spearheads growth at IAG
Aer Lingus is emerging as the shining star within IAG’s stable of airlines, British Airways’ new buy-on-board food service is here to stay, ... Continue Reading
Comfortable old seats and stellar service in Singapore Airlines first
It’s no surprise that Singapore Airlines, renowned for its attention to detail and customer service, provides an excellent first class produ... Continue Reading
Scottish firm to breathe new life into old leather seat covers
Airlines with leather seat covers produced by Glasgow, Scotland-based Muirhead Leather could soon be offered the chance to send them back to... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: When even a svelte trio of men are squashed
In this episode of #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton discusses the soft and hard product on United’s first Boeing 777... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s commodity product challenge considered
How do we kill the idea that air travel is a commodity? As someone who is not particularly keen to pay more but who also wants a little bit ... Continue Reading
Astronics admits to learning lesson in forecasting sales growth
Having underperformed significantly in failing to reach the bottom end of the range of 2016 aerospace revenues it forecast in the sales guid... Continue Reading
American premium services director details amenity kit design drivers
When American Airlines last month rolled out stylish new amenity kits for premium passengers on transcontinental and international flights, ... Continue Reading
In Conversation: Seeking to make sense of New York airport decisions
What’s going on with “third world” LaGuardia? Why is JFK still a mess? Is the Port Authority making things worse? Will we ever see decent pu... Continue Reading
Delta makes strategic competitive move with free meals on some flights
Travelers like free meals on longer flights. This statement is not hard to believe on its face, but Delta Air Lines has gone so far as to re... Continue Reading
Will London Stansted to New York LaGuardia in a Gulfstream be bliss?
Starting this spring, private jet operation Bliss Jet is offering a new premium transatlantic service linking Inflite Jet Centre’s VIP termi... Continue Reading
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