Op-Ed: When #PaxEx and #TravSec converge
OK. Let me state the obvious. In any aspect of our personal and professional lives security is quite simply an annoyance that we usually giv... Continue Reading
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VIDEO: VVIP Boeing 747-8 elevator gets patent
Greenpoint Technologies, a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) Completion Center that describes itself as providing turnkey interior completions ̶... Continue Reading
Why airbags are being used in aircraft seats
Airline initiatives to design unique cabin environments, including some of the modern “nested” seating configurations we see int... Continue Reading
Celebrating innovation in amenity kits
In 1914 Tony Jannus made history by flying the first plane with a paying commercial passenger from St. Petersburg to Tampa Bay in Florida. T... Continue Reading
LiveTV clears major FAA bird strike test hurdle
Adds further comment from Gogo, which disputes the assertion that the FAA strengthened its guidance because Gogo proposed evaluation of bird... Continue Reading
Lobbying pays off but passengers in the cold
Even as lobbying group Airlines For America (A4A) in December was rallying against the increasing number of taxes and fees the government le... Continue Reading
Transparency – it’s time
Last year in the aftermath of the Asiana Flight 214 crash, when it became evident that economy class seats had collapsed on each other and l... Continue Reading
737 advantage?
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Exclusive: Zodiac to introduce new widebody cabin
Zodiac Aerospace is working to bring its ‘ISIS’ cabin methodology to widebody aircraft, which will allow airlines to carry much more carry-o... Continue Reading
Power-full?
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Every passenger has a story…
Recently, I read one of those posts that really resonates with people (me included). It’s titled, “10 passengers you don’t... Continue Reading
FAA offers explicit guidance on bird strike
On 23 January, RGN received a formal reply to outstanding questions concerning certification processes for radome antennae from a specialize... Continue Reading
Magnesium shows promise for seats; is it safe?
New magnesium alloys show great promise for aircraft seat frames, as evidenced by new test data. Magnesium weighs 1/3 less than aluminum by ... Continue Reading
DOT won’t register social media complaints
Airline passengers may do most of their complaining on social media but the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has absolutely no intentio... Continue Reading
VIDEO: The complexity of aircraft seats
Oh what a tangled web we weave when we endeavor to offer highly complex aircraft seats with audio/video on demand (AVOD), in-seat lighting a... Continue Reading
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