United segments 787 fleet, accommodating premium-light sub-fleet
United Airlines’ Boeing 787-8 and some 787-9s were delivered with the carrier’s old business class seats whereas the 787-10 and ... Continue Reading
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DOT proposal would crack down on emotional support animals on board
US Department of Transportation officials are proposing to tighten the rules around the carriage of service and emotional support animals, a... Continue Reading
Air Canada counting on safe return of the MAX for fleet renewal
Air Canada is proud it has been able to manage the protracted grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX with minimal disruption to passengers. But the... Continue Reading
Award-winning student design offers a new take on accessible cabins
An award-winning adaptable wheelchair design by Irish designer Ciara Crawford offers a new take on accessible aircraft cabins, and aims to e... Continue Reading
Following PS752 downing, airlines want greater risk info sharing
The shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752 by Iranian missiles shortly after departing Imam Khomeini Internation... Continue Reading
Slim seats are an eco-start but recycling makes bigger difference: AIRA
Slimline economy class seats get mixed #PaxEx reviews, especially when they’re used by airlines to add more rows in tightly-configured... Continue Reading
GAO finds fewer reports of involuntary denied boarding by US airlines
Fewer passengers have filed complaints with the US Department of Transportation related to involuntary denied boarding, which suggests that ... Continue Reading
The architects who went subterranean so TWA Flight Center could soar
Lea Ciavarra and Anne Marie Lubrano were not born when Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center opened in New York in 1962. For much of their profe... Continue Reading
Zip Air debuts 787 cabin: is this really a LCC or JAL Lite?
Japan Airlines’ start-up subsidiary Zip Air Tokyo was officially named to evoke the speed and efficiency of traveling long-haul on an airlin... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Why learning to fly makes you better at everything
The craving to fly knows no boundaries. It can afflict anyone – kings and commoners, the young and the not-so-young. For some individu... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand
Lufthansa’s foray into low-cost, long-haul by using Eurowings was unpopular with passengers, unions and one important person: Lufthansa Grou... Continue Reading
A seaplane flies commercial aviation into the electric era
The long-anticipated dawn of electric commercial aviation came on 10 December – not from a major manufacturer, but through a collaboration b... Continue Reading
New year, new sustainable goals in commercial aviation
If 2019 was the year of “Flight Shame”, 2020 may just be the year of “Flight Redemption” as airlines big and small roll out (or at least, pu... Continue Reading
Rogue lithium battery shipments pose risk to airline safety: IATA
The risks to aviation safety of lithium battery fires are well documented here at Runway Girl Network, and those risks are growing exponenti... Continue Reading
Thai challenges Gulf airlines on idea that Middle East hubs are better
Many airlines have tried to restrict the growth of Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways by lobbying governments via econ... Continue Reading
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