Delta versus Alaska on each carrier’s Boeing 737-900ER
With US airlines offering generous ticket flexibility in a post-Covid world, I find myself splitting trips between multiple airlines more th... Continue Reading
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Rebranded seatmaker Thompson stays trend-savvy as it readies for AIX
As ‘premium leisure travel’ and ‘partner travel’ trends accelerate post-pandemic, fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker Thompson Aero Seat... Continue Reading
JSX fits entire active fleet with Starlink inflight connectivity
Hop-on jet carrier JSX has become the first operator to fit its fleet with SpaceX’s new Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered infl... Continue Reading
Sixty years on, Dassault’s Falcon business jet continues to evolve
On a late Saturday afternoon in early May 1963, Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 20 — originally the Dassault-Breguet Mystère 20 — first took flig... Continue Reading
Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies
The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading
US to drop vaccine requirement for non-US travellers
Roughly eighteen months after implementing a vaccine requirement for non-US travellers, the United States will drop its mandate beginning 12... Continue Reading
Rethinking amenity kits: the take-what-you-need model
The airline goodie bag remains one of the signature must-haves for premium travel. In first class, they have evolved to giveaways featuring ... Continue Reading
Turkey’s first female aerobatic pilot on her addictive job
“Every time I fly, I feel like I’m fulfilling my destiny.” So says 32-year-old Semin Öztürk Şener, Turkey’s first fe... Continue Reading