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
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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
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
Vaccinated snowbirds still face strict Canada entry requirements
Spring has arrived here in Canada and as such, the snowbirds are starting to return home. Snowbirds are individuals, mostly of retirement ag... Continue Reading
Vision-Box urges airport tech upgrades before summer
A big uptick in vaccinated travelers. Summer. Airplanes and airports scrubbed clean and waiting for passengers. Did we mention summer? The w... Continue Reading
Dr. Chloe Barnes talks remote sensing at 2Excel Geo
The aviation bug has only taken a nibble at Dr Chloe Barnes of 2Excel Geo, which specializes in the acquisition and processing of airborne h... Continue Reading
IATA backs WHO guidance on not requiring vaccination proof to fly
Major airline trade group, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is urging states to comply with the World Health Organization... Continue Reading
India inflight meal ban minimizes mask removal, ancillary revenues
The aggressive resurgence of COVID-19 in India has pushed back aviation industry recovery in the region, and removed an ancillary revenue st... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines on designing modern and cross-cultural serviceware
The way airlines are serving meals in the sky has undergone a complete revolution in the time of COVID, with plastic forks and disposable pa... Continue Reading
Connect Airlines sets its sights on Canada-US business day-tripping
Boston-based charter operator Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA) in October 2021 plans to launch a scheduled carrier called Connect Airlines, w... Continue Reading
Rollout of Aireon in the Caribbean could start next year
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s evaluation of Aireon space-based ADS-B in the Miami Oceanic and Caribbean area has been extended du... Continue Reading
ALPA opposes cockpit video recorders despite continued NTSB push
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has renewed its call for commercial aircraft to have crash-protected cockpit video record... Continue Reading
AIM Altitude to launch single-aisle version of ARCA galley at AIX
Aircraft interiors specialist AIM Altitude later this year plans to formally launch a single-aisle version of its unique ARCA galley system,... Continue Reading