MRJ delayed again, though most airlines not clutching their pearls
Mitsubishi’s efforts to launch Japan’s first commercial jet took another significant hit this week as the company announced a two-year delay... Continue Reading
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To fly, to buy: Taste-testing the new Marks & Spencer menu on BA
British Airways cut complimentary food service on its short-haul flights earlier this month, citing passenger preference. While BA’s l... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins, Safran unmoved by the other’s PaxEx supplier buy
Rockwell Collins and Safran are adamant that each other’s planned acquisition of a leading supplier of commercial aircraft seats, interiors ... Continue Reading
Korean Air picks same B/E Apex seat for 787-9 business and first
In the battle for the evolving business and first class passenger market, we’re seeing many airlines make remarkable hard product choices fo... Continue Reading
Panamerican Machinery could not be more timely
In news that will surely rattle border wall boosters to the core, the Mexicans have officially invaded Hollywood. Not only have Mexican-born... Continue Reading
Ordering coffee doesn’t get much better than on Austrian Airlines
What do you think of when you think “Austria?” The Alps-covered country’s best-known cultural exports include “The Sound of Musi... Continue Reading
LCCs and legacies blazing new trails in ancillary revenue
As American, Delta and United roll out Basic Economy products in what is at least being framed by some as a bid to compete against Spirit Ai... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: A narrowbody IFE strategy under review, Update
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Learning from United’s beating, American rolls out Basic Economy
And then there were three. American Airlines this week announced details of its long-awaited Basic Economy product, joining Delta and United... Continue Reading
In Conversation: New Zealand and the trans-Tasman, with Kai Koenig
RGN contributing editor John Walton is in conversation with German New Zealander Kai Koenig, talking about the passenger experience in New Z... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines’ first class Private Room could use an update
Flying in Singapore Airlines first class out of Changi on a frequent flyer mileage ticket recently, I stopped in at the airline’s Private Ro... Continue Reading
Flight tests planned for airborne meshed-network concept
Simi Valley, California-based start-up Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) says it plans to conduct initial flight-testing early this year of it... Continue Reading
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