Vaccinated can fly in US without tests. Vaccine passport clouds ahead
With new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US travellers who have been fully vaccinated — in other words, ... Continue Reading
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Air Canada and Transat terminate tie-up plans
Air Canada on 2 April announced it has reached mutual agreement with Air Transat parent Transat A.T. Inc. to terminate its proposed acquisit... Continue Reading
How OTG is pivoting out of the pandemic
OTG, the hospitality company that pioneered order-by-tablet technology at a few airports way back in November 2010, now operates 350 tech-le... Continue Reading
Winners announced for Crystal Cabin Awards honoring PaxEx innovation
The Crystal Cabin Awards, hosted by Hamburg Aviation, is informally known as the “Oscars” of the aircraft interiors industry. Every year, th... Continue Reading
Collins adds mid-cabin Switch to door-bar monument family
As airlines look to outfit their future longhaul aircraft — whether that’s the new Airbus A321XLR, for example, or a refit of existing... Continue Reading
Now you can buy chocolate inspired by a passenger’s suggestion
If you have not been on an airplane in a while, you may be missing some of the bonus perks and treats airlines bestow on their most frequent... Continue Reading
US wildlife strike data show improvements, but risks still high
A recent report published jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture examines 30 years o... Continue Reading
Inside the fight to stop illegal wildlife trade post-COVID
As passengers take to the skies in greater numbers after the COVID-19 pandemic, so too could a less desirable commodity: illegal wildlife pr... Continue Reading
Recycled and bio-plastics: a solution to the PaxEx plastics footprint?
The passenger experience industry often considers plastics in aesthetic terms, from developing exciting new shapes, patterns and technologie... Continue Reading
Will changes in aircraft transition market lead to vanilla PaxEx?
As commercial aircraft move between operators, the passenger experience hard product inside them — seats, IFE, galleys, monuments, and so on... Continue Reading
Panasonic tables Active Surfaces to support hygienic design
How can aircraft interior designers eliminate the debris-accumulating crevices and gaps created by high-touch buttons on aircraft seats, whi... Continue Reading
2021 starts off worse than 2020 as travel restrictions bite
Increased travel restrictions are having a crushing impact on global passenger traffic, with total demand in January 2021 – as measured in r... Continue Reading
Cut carbon or face passenger exodus, Europe’s airlines warned
Policymakers have welcomed the European aviation industry’s roadmap for reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 as an impor... Continue Reading
Five years on: how the A320neo is changing aviation
For many who followed the development of Airbus’ A320neo family of aircraft very closely during the first half of the 2010s, it will seem as... Continue Reading
Mural celebrates legacy of Madam C.J. Walker at Indianapolis Airport
The pandemic put a stop to a lot of things, but it did not halt the creation, installation, and celebratory unveiling of a giant mural at In... Continue Reading