airBaltic wet-lease for Brussels Airlines: great service, no Wi-Fi
Europe boasts a large and convenient network of high-speed rail routes crisscrossing the continent. But the trains can sell out fast. That&#... Continue Reading
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Air Canada Café grab-and-go lounges impress with allergen safety
Having opened a new Air Canada Café in Montreal–Trudeau International Airport in March, Air Canada now operates three of these grab-and-go c... Continue Reading
Why Porter Airlines’ E195-E2 eclipses the Q400 experience
For many years I have been a fan of Canada’s Porter Airlines, specifically the fun branding and wide ranging use of its cartoon raccoon masc... Continue Reading
WestJet rolls out superfast Starlink inflight Wi-Fi with no fanfare
I’ll admit it. I’ve got a bad habit of booking unprotected connections and rolling the dice with multi-leg trips on different ai... Continue Reading
Blazing fast Internet on an RJ? Air Canada stuns in free Wi-Fi rollout
A new day is dawning for the passenger experience aboard regional aircraft serving North America. Air Canada now offers free, Bell-sponsored... Continue Reading
Air Inuit captivates another AvGeek with 737-200 combi experience
When most people think of Quebec, their minds almost certainly go to places like Montreal and Quebec City. But the vast majority of the prov... Continue Reading
Intelsat multi-orbit IFC showdown: AC CRJ900 versus AA E175
With Intelsat’s legacy air-to-ground network shutdown looming, airlines are making haste in deploying replacement inflight connectivity syst... Continue Reading
United Airlines’ premium chops on display with MAX 8 First Class
As United continues its quest to dethrone Delta as the most premium airline in the United States, both carriers are continually and incremen... Continue Reading
Helijet wows with amazingly generous ground game
There are thousands of airlines around the world, and all of them fly aircraft. But not all of them fly airplanes. Enter Helijet, one of onl... Continue Reading
Harbour Air seaplane service on Victoria-Vancouver is an AvGeek dream
One of the more unique things about living in the Pacific Northwest is the plethora of float planes serving the region. Most of them are tou... Continue Reading
Lyon-Paris Frecciarossa business class: a worthy TGV challenger?
Italian state railway operator Trenitalia operates its Frecciarossa high-speed trains on the Lyon-Paris route in direct competition with Fre... Continue Reading
How Delta Sync seatback demonstrably improves PaxEx
For as long as I’ve been writing about the #PaxEx space, there have been countless airline promises to offer a “personalized” experience, wh... Continue Reading
Spirit Wi-Fi impresses in nearly every way, except price
Eager to experience spring break in Miami for the first time, a college friend and I decided to book a cheap and cheerful roundtrip from Bal... Continue Reading
New GUI and actual 4K shine in Cathay’s A321neo Panasonic IFE
Some nine years after Panasonic Avionics first introduced 4K inflight entertainment touchscreens via the Waterfront concept at CES, the hard... Continue Reading
Air Rest: the standard-setter for recliner-plus business
The growth in mid-haul and long-haul flying by single-aisle aircraft, especially the A321neo and its LR/XLR variants, means that the importa... Continue Reading