As United makes new #PaxEx pledges, PR execs weigh in on #Bumpgate
The unraveling tale of United passenger Dr. David Dao, who was injured and dragged off a United Express aircraft by officers after refusing ... Continue Reading
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Qatar pursues multiple flight tracking paths; will one reign supreme?
On the heels of brokering a deal to offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) broadband connectivity on over 130 of its aircraft, Qatar Airways ha... Continue Reading
Zodiac to replace three Cathay A350 Cirrus shipsets, fix rest of fleet
HONG KONG — Zodiac Aerospace is replacing three full shipsets of its latest Cirrus business class seat for Cathay Pacific’s A350 fleet, and ... Continue Reading
Simulating the G650: FlightSafety International talks shop
FlightSafety International’s new Gulfstream G650 simulator, based at the Centre at Farnborough, brings the training specialist’s globa... Continue Reading
Is Emirates experiencing economic turbulence of its own making?
This week, Emirates announced it is cutting back on flights to the US in response to the travel and laptop bans implemented by the Trump adm... Continue Reading
Economic warfare: Emirates bows in this US battle
Maybe demand was soft to begin with. There is no doubt that inbound travel to the United States is showing weakness these days. Add a materi... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Mobile, social, vocal passengers demand a better United
This month on #PaxEx TV, we discuss why United Airlines has become a case study in how not to handle a crisis, and why passengers will deman... Continue Reading
Airlines in for a bumpy ride as global warming intensifies
Much has been written about the impact of aviation on climate change, but climate change also has an impact on aviation. That impact is alre... Continue Reading
HAECO and Airbus solve emergency kit stowage problem
Airbus and interiors manufacturer HAECO are offering a new solution to the problem of emergency equipment, crew bags and other non-passenger... Continue Reading
Airbus revisits A380 3-5-3 economy, adds “around 80 seats”
As Airbus seeks to revitalise sales of its flagship A380, the company is continuing to develop new “Cabin Enabler” options for densify... Continue Reading
UK CAA finds many aviators don’t meet ICAO’s English standards
It is clear that not all pilots and controllers meet the English-language standard ICAO requires of them when using ICAO standard phraselogy... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: United should use PR disasters as catalysts for change
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Michael Meloni, founder of PassengerWise, a marketing and digital consultancy. A passenger, who is report... Continue Reading
FlyGirls looks to shine bright light on hidden figures of WWII
Oscar-nominated writer-director Matia Karrell first learned about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) when she discovered an old photo... Continue Reading
Packaged deals? Rockwell Collins readies for nose-to-tail portfolio
HAMBURG — Though it is a leading provider of flight deck avionics Rockwell Collins’ footprint in aircraft cabins has been decidedly less rob... Continue Reading
NAI gets a union; will US3 and labor continue to fight it?
Will the labor union objections to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Ireland-based arm of the Norwegian family, stop now? The budget ai... Continue Reading
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