United and illy make a coffee date in bid for passenger affection
If you are wondering how much mileage one can get out of a cup of good strong coffee, take a look at the half dozen journalists who, barely ... Continue Reading
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EU: UK commercial aviation strongly in favour of Remain Brexit vote
FARNBOROUGH — On 23 June, the United Kingdom will hold a referendum on whether to withdraw from the European Union. While a significant, and... Continue Reading
Delta tries radio tags so passengers and luggage arrive together
At a news conference at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta last week, I remembered an old joke about a skyjacker who demanded that the ... Continue Reading
No Irish Need Apply? US airlines, Congress’ Norwegian moves “insulting”
The US airlines’ latest move in the ongoing chess game over US-Europe Open Skies is for four US Representatives to introduce a bill to preve... Continue Reading
Gategroup wifi box underscores digital focus for airline caterers
During the recent World Travel Catering and Onboard Services Expo in Hamburg, RGN discovered something of interest tucked away on a crowded ... Continue Reading
Booking flights on Amazon? SITAONAIR talks possibilities
How does the aviation industry, which is overall not known for its IT excellence, develop from kludgey, legacy in-house code to effective, m... Continue Reading
Turkish takes product placement to new heights with Warner Bros
Canadian carrier WestJet gave Disney fans the full-on Arendelle experience last October with the launch of its Frozen-themed Boeing 737-800.... Continue Reading
Munich Airport’s showpiece new satellite terminal opens
MUNICH: At the heart of the pedestrians-only center of Munich lies a huge open-air food market where you can buy almost any kind of food you... Continue Reading
Amtrak’s much needed upgrade for Wi-Fi system is underway
The only thing worse than not offering Wi-Fi is offering Wi-Fi that doesn’t work. While Wi-Fi in the sky is now seeing a move to high-speed ... Continue Reading
Data deal revelation in the slides
APEX, the passenger experience industry nonprofit that evolved out of inflight entertainment group WAEA, is looking to launch in record time... Continue Reading
More Mint, more fun coming to JetBlue
Facing a stronger competitor on the west coast JetBlue appears to be responding by increasing routes served with its popular Mint service. W... Continue Reading
Canadian upstart NewLeaf gets the green-light to operate
Remember NewLeaf, the Canadian upstart trying to bring competition to the domestic Canadian market through operations at secondary and terti... Continue Reading
El Al sommelier keeps it Kosher in-flight with Israeli wine showcase
Yair Haidu, the sommelier for El Al, has a challenge not faced by others with a similar job: choose world-class wines that also must be Kosh... Continue Reading
WOW Air’s TF-GAY plane and Qantas’ Gay380 fly LGBTQIA colours
Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air is flying the pride flag with its latest aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 registered TF-GAY — arriving this m... Continue Reading
ANA’s Museum in the Cloud takes art to dazzling new heights
When novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wrote his acclaimed second novel An Artist in the Floating World in 1986 it’s doubtful he had any idea th... Continue Reading
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