As severe food allergies grow, is air transport doing enough?
TORONTO: With severe food allergies on the rise in both in children and adults, are airlines prepared to meet the needs of these passengers?... Continue Reading
Safety
Radome roundup: ARINC 791, birdstrike retrospective and the future
HAMBURG — After a fairly large amount of radome news at previous events (including AIX itself and APEX in Portland), this year was character... Continue Reading
Ease of maintenance cited by AirAsia in Mirus seat pick for A320s
HAMBURG — It’s not every day when one of the world’s five largest low-cost airlines signs for over three hundred shipsets of Airbus A320 sea... Continue Reading
Eco-friendly Sky-Tiles primed to soar anew after lessons learned
Although there have been a few rough patches along the way, the genesis of Interface’s game-changing carpet tiles concept for aircraft... Continue Reading
Considering supersonic speed versus subsonic spaciousness
During the Concorde era customers paid top dollar for the fastest form of travel in the entire history of transportation, and they felt they... Continue Reading
India reevaluates why it’s keeping pregnant pilots grounded
NEW DELHI: A few years ago a passenger on an Indian budget carrier caused an uproar on learning that the captain was a woman. “I don’t... Continue Reading
UK readies for commercial single-engine flights as EASA vote nears
An EASA vote set for October could open the doors to commercial single-engine IMC flying in the UK before year end. The opportunities for op... Continue Reading
Airbus pushes density (again) on A380
Airbus has long promised a more comfortable passenger experience, particularly on its long-haul fleet. And yet the latest A380 push calls fo... Continue Reading
Security theater warrants sorry new meaning after EgyptAir incident
This week media jumped on the latest aviation incident to play out live on social media. Not terrorism this time, fortunately, but a lone hi... Continue Reading
Tragedy in Brussels puts travel security in the spotlight
Following the tragic death of at least 34 people and hundreds of injuries as a result of terrorist attacks in the de facto EU capital of Bru... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Collaborative civil aviation research takes off in Hamburg
Runway Girl Network has been following the story of the ZAL TechCenter civil aviation research facility in Hamburg for quite some time. The ... Continue Reading
Not just an idea: Boeing wants to offer self-cleaning lav to airlines
In last year’s Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) global passenger survey, 70% of respondents cited comfort and ambiance as the... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: How the A350 is setting a standard for inflight well-being
Welcome to Episode 33 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Cynthia Drescher, a professional travel journalist who is more th... Continue Reading
How accessible is airline safety language?
In a globalised travel world, clear and concise language for safety communications is more important than ever. First time or very irregular... Continue Reading
High-density A320s for easyJet will retain seat pitch, assures airline
British low-cost carrier easyJet has assured that seat pitch will remain unchanged when it takes delivery of its first 186-seat Airbus A320 ... Continue Reading
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