Opinion: 737 MAX, NMA, FSA and regulatory geopolitics: “too big to fail”?
Near the end of the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, the US National Security Adviser peers over the rim of his glasses at the Soviet amb... Continue Reading
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Opinion: Industry ignores passenger voices at its peril
They say may you live in interesting times. And I think it’s fair to say that the last two years have qualified as interesting, and for many... Continue Reading
Opinion: Boeing must give maximum assurance on 737 MAX airworthiness
With the global grounding of the 737 MAX fleet Boeing faces what is possibly the greatest crisis of confidence in the company’s history. The... Continue Reading
Opinion: Passengers scheduled on MAX forced into impossible decision
Following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 after takeoff from Addis Ababa this weekend, as an aviation journalist who writes reg... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Cathay Pacific finally vindicated for its A380 decision
The early cancellation of the A380 program is changing public perception of the superjumbo: passenger popularity – arguably stronger than ev... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airlines should follow United on seatback IFE accessibility
Earlier this month, United Airlines began flying the Boeing 787-10 between Newark and Los Angeles. While discussing the carrier’s deci... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Passengers should be at the heart of inflight wifi experience
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Jeff Mabe, the senior director of strategic partnerships and inflight strategy at wireless technology spe... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Five trends to consider when predicting the future of IFC
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Richard Nordstrom, who serves as senior director, strategic marketing commercial aviation & network s... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: When the train beats the plane
Just how attractive is a high-speed rail network to passengers? Having travelled extensively on numerous countries’ HSR systems, I’ve always... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: A woman’s place is in the flight deck and the C-Suite
Last month, I received a letter from a high school student. She took me to task for the scarcity of female pilots and astronauts. As the pre... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Broadband connectivity can transform inflight retail
For most airline passengers, “duty-free” will conjure images of two things: airport emporia filled with spirits, tobacco and giant-size Tobl... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: The hidden value of loyalty in airline disruption management
When the officers of The Titanic – while facing the mother of all disruptions to service delivery – had a tough choice to make about w... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Four years after MH370, a new era in safety is on the horizon
This is an Op-Ed contribution by former NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker, and shared by Inmarsat. Last week marked four years since the loss of M... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: More discussion needed on how to best handle inflight PED fires
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Jerry Joliet, president and CEO of fire containment product maker Newtex. It does not necessarily reflect... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airline industry must not rely on good luck to prevent disaster
Every day in airports and airplanes around the world, there is a game of cat and mouse being played out by airlines and their passengers. Th... Continue Reading
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