Airframers can’t shift all responsibility for narrowing seats
In January 2015, RGN published an article entitled “Why I tell people to avoid flying on a 787“. Two and a half years later, the piece... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: A380
China Southern dispatcher on the need for more women in her field
When Elle Lee was growing up in the Northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi, she was fascinated by the China Southern Airlines jets taking off n... Continue Reading
FAA is no stranger to egress questions as court orders review
Can you regulate aircraft seat size based on passenger comfort? For years, lawmakers have tried and failed to do just that. But the latest b... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: From Paris with love for all things #AvGeek and #PaxEx
Runway Girl Network covered this year’s Paris Air Show from nose to tail. In this episode of #PaxEx TV, we deliver the biggest #AvGeek... Continue Reading
Malaysia CEO sees future for A380, surprised by charter demand
On the sidelines of last week’s Paris Air Show, after converting 737 MAX orders to the double-stretched MAX 10 version, Malaysia Airli... Continue Reading
Airbus unveils combined and floating deployable flight recorders
In a bold move towards improving the survivability of aircraft flight recorders for commercial aircraft worldwide, Airbus is working in part... Continue Reading
Diehl stays flexible in face of A380 output cut, industry consolidation
Germany’s Diehl Aerosystems, a major supplier to the A380 program, remains hopeful that airlines will embrace the new options being ma... Continue Reading
Press Release: Rockwell, Airbus introduce ‘self-reporting’ flight tracking
In a continued effort to improve the ability to track aircraft globally, Rockwell Collins has teamed with Airbus to introduce a new Onboard ... Continue Reading
Whither the future of the A380?
Airbus is incredibly proud of its A380, particularly when it comes to delivering a comfortable experience for economy class passengers. The ... Continue Reading
Sitaonair fights for position in rapidly changing landscape
Airline middleware provider Sitaonair is in a position of significant change as the aviation industry moves towards a second generation of b... Continue Reading
Geven, developing new seats with Airbus & ATR, sees R&D ROI
Italian seatmaker Geven is quietly aiming to revolutionise the way that it produces seats, and with recent technology advances for both the ... Continue Reading
Qantas unveils new Perth hub lounge for Europe flights
Qantas will be able to throw an appropriately monikered crustacean on the barbie for guests departing for nonstop Dreamliner flights to Lond... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines revisits Business-Premium-only for A350-900ULR
As an increasing number of airlines outfit their aircraft for ultra-longhaul missions, Singapore Airlines has chosen an all-premium passenge... Continue Reading
Air France among A380 operators studying 11-abreast layout
How low will they go? That’s a reasonable question to pose to airlines now that some legacies are further tightening seat pitch – see Americ... Continue Reading
Is Emirates experiencing economic turbulence of its own making?
This week, Emirates announced it is cutting back on flights to the US in response to the travel and laptop bans implemented by the Trump adm... Continue Reading
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