It’s not easy being green in the cabin
When it comes to matters of environmental conscientiousness and sustainability, the air transport industry often gets painted with a less-th... Continue Reading
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Maker of lightest duty-free cart says unproven locks unnecessary
Norduyn, a Canadian manufacturer of products for commercial, business and military aviation, exhibited recently at the Aircraft Interiors Ex... Continue Reading
Duty-free theft leads to smart cart innovation
After a long flight home from Newark to Frankfurt, a flight attendant sat down with me to go over the current standard for receiving and loc... Continue Reading
Little things matter in airline amenity kits
Last night was another successful annual gathering of airline inflight product representatives, and suppliers of inflight amenity kits which... Continue Reading
Airlines could elevate to lifestyle brands: Teague
With all the noise out there, it’s not unreasonable to expect an airline to flounder in its attempts to differentiate itself from its ... Continue Reading
O’Hare’s T5 is ready for prime time
This week Chicago’s O’Hare Airport is celebrating the completion of a two-year, much-needed, $26 million project to renovate and update Inte... Continue Reading
Will loyalty cuts make us loyal to ourselves?
Loyalty can be a challenging concept to pin down. Customers and companies often come at it from wildly different perspectives, leaving a gap... Continue Reading
Competition in Seattle gets fierce
Throughout the last year Delta has outlined rapid expansion at Seattle, creating brisk new competition for its long-standing partner in the ... Continue Reading
SITA sees more PaxEx touch points for Google Glass
Updated to note that SITA and Virgin have won a Smart Technology award for their use of Google Glass in #PaxEx Multinational IT company SITA... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Lufthansa brings Taste of America aboard
Many of Lufthansa’s passengers are ‘foodies’. That’s why the carrier works hard to put restaurant quality food on its aircraft. But to tempt... Continue Reading
LiveTV sale could help JetBlue meet ROIC targets
JetBlueʼs decision to finally sell its LiveTV subsidiary to Thales could help propel the carrier to its declared goal of a 7% return on inve... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Long-haul real estate – who will get it right?
Success in the airline industry can be measured by one’s ability to show up at the office and turn the lights on. Why? Traditionally, airlin... Continue Reading
Air France-KLM eyes Segways for check-in agents
Air France-KLM aims to arm its check-in agents with Apple iPads, bring them out from behind their desks and provide them with Segways so the... Continue Reading
Love field to be hotbed with Virgin America PaxEx
If Virgin America succeeds in its quest to access two gates at Southwestʼs stronghold of Dallas Love Field, the new service will create anot... Continue Reading
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