#PaxEx TV: Gyrocopter joy and Galaxy Note 7 fiasco
Airline passengers are permitted to carry most portable electronic devices on board aircraft, but regulators and airlines are having to rema... Continue Reading
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Thomas Cook turns the corner
Can an old dog learn new tricks? Thomas Cook is working on it, reinventing its business model in a few short years and showing signs of succ... Continue Reading
New partnership looks to turn flight delay lemons into lemonade
Anyone who’s ever flown regularly for business (or pleasure for that matter), undoubtedly has more than a few horror stories about ext... Continue Reading
To Buy. To Serve: British Airways goes full Ryanair on shorthaul food
It’s official: British Airways is replacing its passenger-cherished free bar service and light snack on European economy services with the s... Continue Reading
Dream job? SIA’s wine panelist Jeannie Cho Lee on selecting vino
Jeannie Cho Lee is one of three people charged with choosing what wines will appear on board Singapore Airlines’ flights. She is Asia’... Continue Reading
Comparable Europe, US on-time performances hide ATM differences
Although Europe and the continental US achieved almost-identical levels of punctuality in commercial flight departures and arrivals in 2015,... Continue Reading
One app to rule them all: What does the future hold?
My father-in-law called me recently, flustered as he prepared for his next trip. He had read some advice online that downloading an airline&... Continue Reading
Various factors encourage frequent French ATC strikes
The fact France has three different air traffic controllers’ unions and they don’t always take coordinated industrial action is a key reason... Continue Reading
Airline labs tout the benefit of failure when innovating
When it comes to innovation, the product cycle for airlines is typically measured in years, not days or weeks. Regulatory approvals, certifi... Continue Reading
Seniors, not disabled people, drive airline assistance provisions
A commonly quoted industry statistic is that one in every 100 air travel passengers requires assistance either at the airport or on the airc... Continue Reading
Podcast 038: Farm to tray table, how inflight food is evolving
Welcome to Episode 038 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Nik Loukas, founder of the popular InflightFeed.com website, whe... Continue Reading
Delta’s Heathrow move shows power of joint ventures over alliances
The rapid growth of alliances in the early part of the decade is now yielding to a landscape that sees established airlines push their own j... Continue Reading
United filling in route gaps at San Francisco
Adding a pair of routes from the West Coast to the Midwest doesn’t generally lead to a significant shift in passenger flows. But for U... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Indian carriers face off for foodies in the sky
In this episode of #PaxEx TV, Mumbai-based correspondent Neelam Mathews reports on how Indian carriers are tempting passengers’ taste buds i... Continue Reading
A last gasp for Delta’s Narita hub
Delta is finally dismantling its hub at Tokyo-Narita. Citing unfair competition it will slash service this fall, with two US flights termina... Continue Reading
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