Virgin Galactic brings space tourism closer to reality
Space tourism — and the brand new commercial passenger experience it will offer — took a giant step towards becoming a reality on 11 July, w... Continue Reading
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Breeze Airways issues RFP to serve international markets with A220s
US start-up Breeze Airways confirms it has issued a request for proposals on Routes’ community platform, Route Exchange, seeking to se... Continue Reading
Amtrak’s fleet modernization plan includes historic firsts
Reinvigorated in its 50th anniversary year with an influx of federal funding and support from President Biden, Amtrak is on a roll. It recen... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines offers real-time seatback shopping on A350s
During the COVID-19 crisis, people have grown accustomed to buying big ticket items online via screens at home. So, it stands to reason that... Continue Reading
One-on-one with WhileFly CEO Yosi Avraham
Portable battery-powered and aircraft-powered Wi-Fi boxes have become — pardon the pun — somewhat of a fixture on LCCs and indeed other oper... Continue Reading
The new “comfort canyon”: the narrowbody class barrier
With the rise of longhaul single-aisle aircraft, an old question becomes new again: how can airlines span the increasingly wide “comfort can... Continue Reading
Vaccinated Canadians see ease in travel restrictions
Canada today loosened its travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents, as part of a gradual process of easing... Continue Reading
Azul CEO touts Viasat inflight connectivity as installs progress
When Azul began exploring the possibility of bringing inflight Internet to passengers, management reached out to a number of other airlines ... Continue Reading
From ANA economy to Gran Class: Toyota Boshoku’s #PaxEx
Toyota Boshoku — the boshoku translates as “textile” — is part of a complicated warp and weft of corporate mergers and name changes that als... Continue Reading
Restructured ZIM aims for premium and single-aisle market
When German seatmaker ZIM Flugsitz went into restructuring in the middle of last year, it set off warning bells within the aviation supply c... Continue Reading
United brings back embedded IFE under massive narrowbody overhaul
Way back at the 2014 APEX Exhibition in Long Beach, California, United Airlines’ then managing director of passenger systems, Tarek Ab... Continue Reading
How aviation can get inventive about flexible “third places”
Gone are the days of piano lounges, and with the decline of the 747 and A380, with their uniquely shaped areas that lend themselves to third... Continue Reading
Thales teams with Samsung to offer ‘stunning’ 4K IFE
Though the delivery of 4K media for inflight entertainment has long lagged behind IFE screen technology, industry stakeholders have nonethel... Continue Reading
Preighter market faces “COVID Combi” EASA deadline
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many airlines have been carrying cargo in passenger cabins under regulatory exemptions permitting ... Continue Reading
India’s commercial airlines see continued cargo growth
As scheduled passenger flights in India plummeted in the face of the now-declining second wave of coronavirus infections, cargo operations s... Continue Reading