Bizarre booking experience colors Batik Air trip
On a mission to try as many new airlines as I can, I opted for Batik Air Malaysia, formerly known as Malindo Air to fly between Kuala Lumpur... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: 737 MAX 8
American earnings call delves into supply and demand challenges
Citing a first quarter net loss of $1.6 billion, American Airlines executives were nonetheless upbeat in discussions during the airline’s ea... Continue Reading
Press Release: TCI galleys will fly with Canada’s newest airline, Lynx Air
Lynx Air (Lynx), Canada’s newest ultra-affordable airline, has entered an agreement with TCI Cabin Interior (TCI) for the design and manufac... Continue Reading
When a 186-plus seat 737 MAX is a bonza #PaxEx improvement
The title of Donald Horne’s 1964 pop-sociology bestseller The Lucky Country became a synonym for Australia, and that’s true in terms of airl... Continue Reading
Inside Caribbean Airlines’ 737 don’t-call-it-a-MAX 8
It’s always fascinating to see what an airline is doing with the cabins and passenger experience onboard its new aircraft, especially a nich... Continue Reading
SIA MAX poses thoughtful premium narrowbody #PaxEx questions
SilkAir, it feels like we hardly knew ye. Singapore Airlines’ subsidiary single-aisle operations are now reabsorbed back into the mainline c... Continue Reading
Passenger experience on Air Canada 737 MAX is head scratcher
With the aim of visiting family in Vancouver last month, I began searching travel options from my home base of New York City. Roundtrip fare... Continue Reading
Press Release: United adds 270 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to fleet
United Airlines today announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s... Continue Reading
United brings back embedded IFE under massive narrowbody overhaul
Way back at the 2014 APEX Exhibition in Long Beach, California, United Airlines’ then managing director of passenger systems, Tarek Ab... Continue Reading
IATA: Airlines face challenges of regulatory rift beyond MAX grounding
The decisions surrounding the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet created an unprecedented rift between the world’s civil aviation ... Continue Reading
Press Statement: Boeing assures all MAX will have activated alert
On every airplane delivered to our customers, including the MAX, all flight data and information needed to safely operate the aircraft is pr... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Why people and profits must be balanced
Runway Girl Network is pleased to now provide transcripts of the #PaxEx Podcast. Mary Kirby: Welcome to the PaxEx podcast, available on Appl... Continue Reading
Press Release: Flyers Rights seeks extension for public comment on MAX
The recertification of the Boeing 737 MAX is of great interest to the general public and deserves a full investigation. After two crashes wi... Continue Reading
Press Statement: Boeing says MAX alert was not activated as intended
The following statement was issued by Boeing on 29 April 2019, after news reports suggested the airframer didn’t initially disclose it... Continue Reading
Opinion: Boeing must give maximum assurance on 737 MAX airworthiness
With the global grounding of the 737 MAX fleet Boeing faces what is possibly the greatest crisis of confidence in the company’s history. The... Continue Reading
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