Does Hawaiian’s Maxima “courtesy aisle access” seat work?
When Italian seatmaker Optimares showcased its Maxima fully flat seat platform at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, it coined ... Continue Reading
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‘Women Soar You Soar’ camp eager to improve diversity
A group of girls stood out during the recent Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA’s) AirVenture fly-in, and attracted curios... Continue Reading
McCarthy cooks up fun in half-baked The Boss
Long before she became a household name by scoring an Oscar nomination for her scene-stealing turn in Bridesmaids and taking home an Emmy fo... Continue Reading
Ten abreast on 777 looms as Cathay tests new, narrower seats
Cathay Pacific has been rumoured to be planning a more dense, 3-4-3 layout on its Boeing 777 aircraft for some time. The airline is one of t... Continue Reading
Flip-up economy seat to undergo 16g certification tests this fall
Having completed 9g static tests of its innovative new “s:two” economy-class seat, start-up aircraft seating company Rebel.Aero ... Continue Reading
Big business, premium changes on NZ’s 787, 777-300ER
Air New Zealand is replacing its unique premium economy Spaceseat product with the much more standard seats found on the rest of its longhau... Continue Reading
How Gilat Satellite Networks is broadening its footprint in IFEC
Gogo recently partnered with Gilat Satellite Networks to develop a next generation modem that it says will ultimately be capable of deliveri... Continue Reading
Aviation safety record is ‘inspiration’ to other transport modes: FSF
The fact that three-quarters of all fatalities in commercial-aviation crashes in 2015 arose from two intentional events rather than accident... Continue Reading
Delta’s Heathrow move shows power of joint ventures over alliances
The rapid growth of alliances in the early part of the decade is now yielding to a landscape that sees established airlines push their own j... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Stage is set for US battle of business class
In this episode of the #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton looks at how Delta, United and American are stepping up their game... Continue Reading
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