How Lufthansa Technik prepares aircraft for entry into service
FRANKFURT: Dean Raineri is a man at Lufthansa Technik with a long title. “Project Director, New Aircraft and Infrastructure Developmen... Continue Reading
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Magnesium alloys to be used in aircraft seats as ban is lifted
Aircraft seatmakers will soon start using lightweight, new-generation magnesium alloys in seat construction now that a long-standing ban has... Continue Reading
A whole new Club World? Or pie in the sky?
With yet another potential British Airways next-generation Club World business class seat released into the wild via the patent application ... Continue Reading
Indian carriers ramp up marketing in battle to win passengers
As airlines in India jostle for media recognition in a bid to attract passengers, they are employing a host of new marketing initiatives in ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV Episode 1 – Hackers, Caterers and a word to Regulators
Runway Girl Network has already broken the mould when it comes to reporting aviation news in a way that is accurate, hard-hitting and timely... Continue Reading
LCC no-toll-free number trend makes free airport wifi vital
US ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier is joining Spirit and Allegiant in nixing toll-free telephone numbers, raising questions about whether it... Continue Reading
JetBlue VP Bonny Simi to girls: Think about the brand of you
Bonny Simi is the vice president of talent and an Embraer E-190 captain for JetBlue Airways. The story of how she went from being the daught... Continue Reading
Airline reveals its concerns about new Airbus lavatory/galley option
As airlines work to increase passenger density on existing airframes the push to reduce everything else on board is very real. For the Airbu... Continue Reading
Teen satire The DUFF delivers frothy inflight fun
Every few years a teen comedy comes around that studio marketing types breathlessly tout as the heir apparent to the classic John Hughes tee... Continue Reading
AUDIO: LATAM arming technicians with tablets to modernize its MRO
LATAM Airlines Group is using a new generation of tools, training and systems to modernize its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) proced... Continue Reading
UK passengers revolt over airport retail taxes
In what might just be the most British event of the entire year, British passengers are refusing to show their boarding passes to airside ai... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Winair begins offering pizza delivery to neighbor islands
As regulators around the world struggle with the challenges associated with proposed drone-based delivery services, one small airline is ris... Continue Reading
New LHR T5 Aspire lounge puts #PaxEx ball firmly in BA’s court
The most anticipated airport lounge of the year — certainly for British travellers — is now open at London Heathrow’s terminal 5, the home o... Continue Reading
Adapt or perish is the new edict for portable inflight entertainment
In his last book, Mind at the End of its Tether, H.G. Wells memorably opined: “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexora... Continue Reading
Unfinished Business makes biz travel fun again
Al Gore once famously opined that, “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” And that goes ... Continue Reading
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