Global Eagle mulls maritime asset divestiture as IFC proves unique
Roughly three years after signing a definitive agreement to acquire Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) for $550 million with the aim of b... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: 737 MAX
Opinion: Industry ignores passenger voices at its peril
They say may you live in interesting times. And I think it’s fair to say that the last two years have qualified as interesting, and for many... Continue Reading
Ball in Indian carriers’ court as more IFC providers approved
Indo Teleports Limited (ITL), a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are the latest Indian companies to receive ... Continue Reading
Viasat bridges the gap to global Ka-band coverage
For airlines that want to take advantage of a single inflight connectivity provider globally, but still want Viasat’s regional Ka-band servi... 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
In Conversation Transcribed: AIX 2019
Runway Girl Network is pleased to now provide transcripts of the In Conversation podcast. Please, if you use and appreciate this transcript,... Continue Reading
MAX pain could see some suppliers gain, but nobody is celebrating
The preliminary report published last week by Ethiopian investigators that Flight 302 crew followed the MCAS fault recovery procedures table... Continue Reading
In Conversation: AIX 2019
Runway Girl Network editor Mary Kirby and journalist Marisa Garcia join deputy editor John Walton at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg ... Continue Reading
Swoop CEO on adjusting PaxEx to fit ultra LCC model
Steven Greenway, the CEO of WestJet subsidiary Swoop, is convinced that new LCCs or “ultra LCCs” such as his, have ample room to grow in Can... Continue Reading
North American carriers express confidence in MAX; union wants probe
Updated on 12 March The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is calling on the FAA to temporarily ground the Boeing 737 MAX fleet in t... Continue Reading
Norwegian rolls out free GX connectivity on 787; MAX to follow
The road to Norwegian offering Inmarsat’s GX Wi-Fi connectivity service has been long and winding. First announced as an unnamed customer wa... Continue Reading
ThinKom eyes near-term commercial airline launch of Ka-band antenna
When Gogo early this year revealed it was grappling with the problem of deicing fluid seeping under antenna radomes, ThinKom Solutions’ Ku30... Continue Reading
Press Release: AIM signs nextgen galley MOU with China Southern
AIM Altitude today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Southern Airlines. The MOU marks the award of the airline’s latest ... Continue Reading
Viasat shares narrowbody IFC growth expectation for North America
Suggesting it has secured 20% of the narrowbody inflight connectivity market in North America, Viasat believes it can grow its market share ... Continue Reading
Zodiac Inflight Innovations readies for RAVE 777X/787 linefit
RAVE Ultra, Zodiac Inflight Innovations’ impressive new inflight entertainment system, will roll out on Recaro 3710 longhaul economy c... Continue Reading
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