Boltaron achieves true recycling of aerospace grade thermoplastic
As aviation begins to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, the industry is doubling down on its efforts to achieve a more environmentally sustai... Continue Reading
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JetBlue sets a date for crossing the pond in style with the A321LR
JetBlue Airways has started selling tickets for its very first transatlantic services – from New York JFK to London’s Heathrow and Gat... Continue Reading
Breeze Airways seeks to play ‘nice’ as tickets go on sale
US start-up Breeze Airways will take to the skies for its inaugural revenue service on 27 May, flying between Charleston, Tampa and Hartford... Continue Reading
Red, amber, green: government communications in the age of COVID
Spare a thought for anybody in the UK named Amber List this week, as the country’s red list, amber list and green list COVID travel categori... Continue Reading
Hajati Treacher-Morley makes a case for cabin crew career
More than two decades after joining British Airways, cabin crew veteran Hajati Treacher-Morley – Hattie to her friends – embarked on a new c... Continue Reading
High-impact additions airlines could make to premium economy
As airlines look to return to international operations following the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems clear that premium economy is going to see ... Continue Reading
Global Eagle open to hybrid, multi-vendor IFC environment
Global Eagle is open to testing a “hybrid, multi-vendor environment” that would see its satellite-based connectivity paired with a nextgen a... Continue Reading
Cleansheet design — and regulation — for new herringbone flatbeds
Every novel seat design isn’t just a #PaxEx pathfinder: it’s also a pioneer project for safety regulators and certification of the seat itse... Continue Reading
Snowbirds share story of using Canadian border loophole to return home
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Many Canadian snowbirds, who are presently making their way home from sunspots like Flor... Continue Reading
W-UP: a winning solution to airlines’ business class demand woes?
Before COVID and the dramatic drop in business travel, some airlines were experimenting, publicly or in theoretical exercises, with a “busin... Continue Reading
Interiors suppliers trumpet work on new A320 Airspace brand cabins
In the years since Runway Girl Network first reported Airbus’ work to bring its widebody Airspace cabin brand to the narrowbody A320 family ... Continue Reading
Stelia learns design lessons from previous herringbone generations
With Stelia’s Opera outward-facing herringbone looking set to be a major part of the narrowbody longhaul future, the company is drawing on a... Continue Reading
Premium Economy is a focus as Delta retrofits 767 and A330 fleets
As the pandemic continues to severely impact the aviation industry, there are emerging signs that some airlines are once again getting ready... Continue Reading
Closing the loop: aviation’s post-use thermoplastics footprint
What happens to your aircraft seat after its useful life is over and it’s removed from the aircraft? It’s increasingly likely to end up bein... Continue Reading
Panasonic maintenance unit to use 8tree dentCHECK solution
From European budget carrier easyJet to US legacy operator American Airlines, from TAP’s maintenance and engineering arm to Lufthansa Techni... Continue Reading