Zip Air debuts 787 cabin: is this really a LCC or JAL Lite?
Japan Airlines’ start-up subsidiary Zip Air Tokyo was officially named to evoke the speed and efficiency of traveling long-haul on an airlin... Continue Reading
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Air Europa proves inconsistent crapshoot of an experience
When I booked an intra-Europe flight from Amsterdam to Madrid with Air Europa back in July, I had no idea that by the time my November depar... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qatar Airways selects Gogo 2Ku for 70 aircraft
Gogo, the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, announced today that it has been selected by... Continue Reading
Press Release: ANA selects Safran’s RAVE ULTRA for 787-8 retrofit
Safran Passenger Innovations, formerly Zodiac Inflight Innovations, has been tapped to provide its RAVE ULTRA In-flight Entertainment (IFE) ... Continue Reading
Opinion: 737 MAX, NMA, FSA and regulatory geopolitics: “too big to fail”?
Near the end of the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, the US National Security Adviser peers over the rim of his glasses at the Soviet amb... Continue Reading
Press Release: Neos selects Viasat IFC for Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Neos, the Italian leisure airline, and Viasat Inc., a global communications company, announced that Viasat’s high-quality in-flight connecti... Continue Reading
Airbus touts A330-800 PaxEx advantage but jet may land with 9-abreast
After a successful takeoff of the A330-800’s first flight in Toulouse, Airbus met with gathered press to tout the economic and aerodynamic b... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic to provide IFEC to Uzbekistan Airways aircraft
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Uzbekistan Airways have today announced a new commitment for inflight entertainment and conne... Continue Reading
Press Release: American Airlines’ future 787-8s to fly with Thales IFE
American Airlines will fly its next Boeing 787-8 aircraft with Thales’s state-of-the-art AVANT inflight entertainment (IFE) solution. The fi... Continue Reading
US big three airlines consolidate business class changes, slowly
It’s been a while since we’ve had big changes out of the US big three in business class, with both Delta and United focused on their rollout... Continue Reading
Pre-Farnborough MRJ briefing shows Mitsubishi still bullish on new jet
Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is preparing for the aerial debut of its MRJ regional jet on the world stage at the upcoming Farnbor... Continue Reading
Optimares sings “shared aisle access” tune with Aria
Has Optimares truly developed the world’s most space-efficient business class while still enabling direct aisle access for every passenger? ... Continue Reading
Press Release: El Al Airlines selects Panasonic IFE for 16 Boeing 787s
EL AL Israel Airlines today announced that it has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s (Panasonic) industry-leading eX3 inflight entert... Continue Reading
The underrated charms of flying in a rear-facing seat
Everyone remembers their first time. There’s the first few minutes of confusion, figuring out what goes where, and the anticipation of new s... Continue Reading
United 777-300ER: “Triple Seven(th) Heaven” or fourth circle of hell?
United Airlines has confirmed the seatmap for its new Boeing 777-300ER, and this launch aircraft for the airline’s new Polaris seat — United... Continue Reading
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