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ATPL counts Alisha Jassar as a student. Image: Skyborne

Skyborne helps 19-year old Alisha Jassar pilot her way to airline career

In 2018, aviation industry veterans Lee Woodward and Ian Cooper founded Skyborne at the UK’s Gloucestershire Airport. An airline training ac... Continue Reading

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AIRBUS A321XLR IN FLIGHT. The aircraft will have Flex Zones along with the A321neo

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Airbus introduces Flex Zones for A321neo and A321XLR lavatories

Airbus is expanding the possible footprint positions of lavatories on its A321neo aircraft as part of its development of the narrowbody̵... Continue Reading

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#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Mulling MAX re-entry as Dickson leads FAA

Runway Girl Network is pleased to now provide transcripts of the #PaxEx Podcast. Musical Intro. Mary Kirby: Welcome to the #PaxEx podcast, a... Continue Reading

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Flying “the good A321” with seatback IFE at AA is great

“You chose AA instead of a DL A220??!” That was the reaction from one #AvGeek on Twitter after reading that I chose to fly American Airlines... Continue Reading

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#PaxEx Podcast: Mulling MAX re-entry as Dickson takes the helm at FAA

Welcome to Episode 68 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world.... Continue Reading

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Swoop information card is stuffed in the seatback pocket.

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Leaving on a high with Swoop’s low fares, despite low frills

My 8-year old daughter’s summer bucket list item was to see the ocean so I decided to take her on her very first flight. I live in Canada an... Continue Reading

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JAL eschews ten-abreast A350 even on domestic aircraft

In the context of Airbus’ recent strategic shift towards arguing that ten-abreast seating on its A350 could deliver an acceptable level of c... Continue Reading

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Op-Ed: DOT made the right call with service animal guidance

Almost two years ago, I was paired with PJ, a black lab guide dog from The Seeing Eye. He gave me a level of independence I hadn’t enj... Continue Reading

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Longer flights, more differentiation: 8-hour vs 18-hour business class?

Airlines creating business class products today find themselves at the complicated crest of two trend waves. First, the mission range of wid... Continue Reading

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PaxEx stakeholders detail impact of Boeing 737 MAX grounding

Passenger experience stakeholders Astronics, Global Eagle, Gogo and Viasat have each put color around the effects on their respective busine... Continue Reading