New terminal designed to be exact opposite of usual LaGuardia
New York’s LaGuardia Airport has long been at the extreme bottom of anyone’s list from which to draw #PaxEx inspiration. That ma... Continue Reading
Safety
Aircraft seat size minimums in the offing, Recaro touts flexibility
The Federal Aviation Administration has a year to regulate aircraft seat size as part of FAA reauthorization legislation signed this fall by... Continue Reading
Industry re-ups on performance-based regulation to keep up with growth
At the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Wings of Change Europe conference in Madrid, representatives of regulatory bodies and ... Continue Reading
Geven’s Piuma Sofa reappears in Air France’s Joon economy
Air France’s much-mocked ‘millennial airline’, Joon, seems to be taking note that the oldest members of that generation could well be grandp... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance continues member growth, agrees framework
Having only been gathering new members since June, the pieces of the puzzle that the Seamless Air Alliance needs to fulfill its goals are no... Continue Reading
Narrowbody routes edge closer to middle of market, suggest data
With the first Airbus A321LR of its neo generation delivered last week, the middle of the market — those relatively long and thin routes tha... Continue Reading
Carlisle eager to work with Inmarsat, Panasonic for nextgen GX installs
When Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics in September announced their new strategic partnership – and expressed intent to collaborate on the dev... Continue Reading
Boom talks supersonic jet PaxEx as it eyes service entry in mid-2020s
More often than not, when industry seeks to generate excitement about the return of supersonic flight, the proposition entails a premium pas... Continue Reading
UK’s regional airports look for silver lining in looming Brexit cloud
Amid fears voiced by IATA in September that a no-deal Brexit could result in “chaos for travelers” and “significant disrup... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Will mass shootings impact travel to the United States?
Welcome to episode 62 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world.... Continue Reading
Fatigue, unclear NOTAMs led to Air Canada near-miss: NTSB vice chair
The vice chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board, Bruce Landsberg, has published a commentary on the NTSB’s blog on the huma... Continue Reading
Airbus touts A330-800 PaxEx advantage but jet may land with 9-abreast
After a successful takeoff of the A330-800’s first flight in Toulouse, Airbus met with gathered press to tout the economic and aerodynamic b... Continue Reading
Panasonic Weather Solutions receives soft landing with FLYHT
Having made a strategic decision to focus on its proficiencies in aircraft cabins, Panasonic Avionics recently sold its Panasonic Weather So... Continue Reading
Interiors industry unconcerned by exposure to potential China trade war
Amid growing concern among high-tech players in the aviation industry about industrial espionage by — and the growing prospects of a US trad... Continue Reading
Moisture under the antenna hood? It’s not just deicing fluid
It may still seem like magic that GORE-TEX jackets are able to stop rain from getting in while letting the wearer’s perspiration out, but th... Continue Reading
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