Swoop CEO on adjusting PaxEx to fit ultra LCC model
Steven Greenway, the CEO of WestJet subsidiary Swoop, is convinced that new LCCs or “ultra LCCs” such as his, have ample room to grow in Can... Continue Reading
Safety
Cathay uses “co-creation” to avoid future seat nightmares
For its forthcoming flagship Boeing 777-9 seating program — and to a smaller extent the less ambitious Airbus A321neo aircraft arriving for ... Continue Reading
Airports and suppliers seek to meet growing needs of PRM travelers
Passengers with disabilities, people with reduced mobility and other travelers requiring assistance are flying more and more. But how is the... Continue Reading
US airlines still have far to go to address passenger mobility needs
As of last month, the US Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report now includes statistics about damaged wheelchairs a... Continue Reading
Thales on facilitating safe drone traffic, fighting drones at airports
Thales, a world leader in military drones, commercial avionics and air traffic management, has been tapped to lead a SESAR Joint Undertaking... Continue Reading
In Conversation: Wheelchair travel with John Morris
John Morris from WheelchairTravel.org joins RGN deputy editor John Walton for an update on how airlines, airports and other parts of the avi... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Max Flight and Mary Kirby on why no-MAX flight
Welcome to Episode 65 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world.... Continue Reading
Canada, US ban 737 MAX flights citing new data
Declaring that safety “has to be paramount in our considerations” and “caution has to dominate”, Canada’s Minister o... Continue Reading
In the unregulated tiny airline lav context, is it time for urinals?
Airline lavatories are getting smaller. Whether that’s the Collins Aerospace 737 Advanced Lavatory with its wall cutout and minuscule sink, ... Continue Reading
Inmarsat expects Iris air traffic management to have global reach
Having recently concluded the research phase of the Iris air traffic management programme, Inmarsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) are ... 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
North American carriers express confidence in MAX; union wants probe
Updated on 12 March The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is calling on the FAA to temporarily ground the Boeing 737 MAX fleet in t... Continue Reading
Study finds flying poses no greater risk of disease than the office
While there have been quite a number of articles written about the bacterial “hotspots” on airplanes and at airports, the risks from exposur... Continue Reading
Panasonic deploys Gen 3 network to relieve IFC service choke points
With nearly 750 aircraft already operating on Panasonic Avionics’ third generation network, the global inflight entertainment and connectivi... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance lab work begins with multiple players at Sprint
Multiple inflight connectivity vendors have contributed equipment to the Seamless Air Alliance’s new research laboratory located at faciliti... Continue Reading
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