FAA modernizes outdated medical requirements for trans pilots
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Better inflight wifi over North Atlantic is months away: Intelsat CEO
Passengers flying across the North Atlantic are growing increasingly accustomed to having the option to connect to the Internet in-flight. L... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: One-on-one with Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler
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RGN Premium: Intelsat 29e success – the race is on
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Norwegian reverses course on 787-9 wifi equipage
Just months ago another carrier was excited about equipage of connectivity on its 787 fleet. Today that is delayed indefinitely with unclear... Continue Reading
Gogo and US Deaf group agree landmark captioning deal
Gogo – in its guise as a growing provider of inflight entertainment thanks to its on-demand streaming service, Gogo Vision – is ... Continue Reading
JetBlue Fly-Fi going gate-to-gate this spring
JetBlue's Fly-Fi will be available gate-to-gate starting later this Spring rather than only while at cruising altitude. A nice upgrade to a ... Continue Reading
Alaska’s rebrand: does livery and branding matter to #PaxEx?
I’m pretty bullish on the effects of airline branding — I think that giving an airline a sense of character helps to set the expectations th... Continue Reading
Canada’s TrueNorth Avionics to enter commercial IFEC sector
On the heels of its 10–year anniversary TrueNorth Avionics, a Canadian firm with experience providing connected aircraft solutions for... Continue Reading
Thales STV+ set to fly on JetBlue’s A320 fleet
The JetBlue A320 retrofit project will bring Thales's STV+ product into flight in early 2017. The new system is Android-based and uses table... Continue Reading
JetBlue retrofit plan will see more seats on A321s, fewer on A320s
JetBlue's new, higher-density A320 cabins will have fewer seats added than previously announced. The A321 Core fleet will also see a remodel... Continue Reading
Panasonic Global 4D Weather offers airline and wider benefits
Panasonic Weather Solutions, the meteorological arm of the international conglomerate, is leveraging the data collected from airline-deploye... Continue Reading
Bag drop issues: automated luggage systems drop the ball
Automated bag drop is the latest trend to cut costs at the airport. After checking in using a kiosk, phone or home-printed boarding pass, pa... Continue Reading
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