DOT won’t register social media complaints
Airline passengers may do most of their complaining on social media but the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has absolutely no intentio... Continue Reading
Connectivity
How a CRM app for crew tablets changes PaxEx
From Buy-on-Board (BOB) applications to creating a paperless cabin, more and more airlines are embracing the tablet as a game-changing infli... Continue Reading
Satellite deal moves Aer Lingus close to A320 WiFi
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV has inked a deal with Eutelsat Communications that will clear the way for the installation and distributio... Continue Reading
Honeywell achieves connectivity hardware milestone
It’s rare when a new program in aviation is able to stay on schedule. Delays are common when bringing new-design products or technolog... Continue Reading
Untangle the knots at FTE Global 2014 in Las Vegas
Runway Girl Network has partnered with Future Travel Experience to deliver a powerful new workshop featuring #PaxEx leaders at the FTE Globa... Continue Reading
Southwest, DISH extend ‘TV Flies Free’ promo
Southwest Airlines and DISH have extended their partnership and agreed to continue offering their ‘TV Flies Free’ promotion thro... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Managing data exchange between aerospace suppliers
In April 2010 Apple debuted the iPad and press reviews were generally negative – consumer polls were about the same. One consumer poll... Continue Reading
Delta, others, smarting from new bird strike tests
The US FAA’s decision to step up its scrutiny of bird strike testing of large antenna radomes has had a profoundly negative impact on airlin... Continue Reading
We got Southwest to pay $100 million for Internet
In this world, where company messaging is managed to a hilt, it’s rare to hear executives speak completely off the cuff about one of their b... Continue Reading
Global Eagle sees huge market for IFEC
Global Eagle Entertainment believes it has just cracked the surface of the inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) business it will s... Continue Reading
American to bring Wi-Fi to 777-200s, 787s
American Airlines today announced it will bring Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite-supported inflight Internet solution to its Boei... Continue Reading
IoT: The Jetsons won’t have anything on us soon
If you read any kind of tech related information on a regular basis, you have probably heard of IoT, or the “Internet of Things”. If you hav... Continue Reading
Emirates, others subsidizing connectivity
A long time has passed since anyone in the know has dared to proclaim that providing satellite-supported, inflight high-speed Internet to pa... Continue Reading
JetBlue eyes operational benefits of Fly-Fi
JetBlue Airways is seeing take rates of over 60% for its new ‘Fly-Fy’ inflight high-speed Internet service, the carrier’s LiveTV unit tells ... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Do separate IFC systems make safety sense?
Now that airlines are using inflight connectivity systems to support both passenger connectivity and certain crew applications, some are eag... Continue Reading
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