What to expect when you upgrade to United’s Polaris near-term
One-way flights from Beijing to New York City are cheap right now; I recently secured a $400 flight for such. But though I had the opportuni... Continue Reading
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RGN Premium: IFC industry needs to get ahead of infosec story
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Greenpoint is on point about business jet completions
Founded as a private company in 1987, and acquired by Zodiac Aerospace in 2014, Greenpoint Technologies is a premier Business Jet Completion... 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
Lufthansa Cargo prioritizes IoT, digital documents over connectivity
Lufthansa Group’s all-cargo subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo views development of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and electronically transmi... Continue Reading
Ferrari of the air: Latest Avanti EVO shines for UK’s ConnectJets
Legend has it that on taking delivery of his first F-4 Phantom, a senior officer enquired whether the jet might have been built upside down.... Continue Reading
The devil, or rather the dragon, is in the details for Cathay Dragon
Now that the meetings, vision boards, artwork, strategy sessions, approvals, and official date for the rebranding of Dragonair (KA) to Catha... Continue Reading
US aerospace lobby reacts to job-offshoring penalty plan
Although Republican Congressional politicians and organizations quickly criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s 4 December tweeted proposa... Continue Reading
Seatmaker AvioInteriors talks first class customisation
As the number of airlines offering an international first class product on their aircraft continues to dwindle, the seats and suites that ar... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat to launch EAN satellite with Arianespace
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has today signed a contract with Arianespace ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air New Zealand picks Inmarsat’s GX connectivity
Inmarsat (ISAT.L), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, today announced that it has signed a contract wit... Continue Reading
Will Swiss kill the golden goose with $39 business lounge ancillary?
Swiss and its Lufthansa Group parent have long operated an unusual model of airline lounges: the Business Lounge for business class passenge... Continue Reading
OPINION: Why approving NAI’s permit is good for US airline industry
Predictably, most of the interview pitches I have received from PR people regarding the Department of Transportation’s final decision on 2 D... Continue Reading
Press Release: Satcom Direct completes acquisition of TrueNorth
Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) announced today at MEBAA 2016 that it has closed its purchase of TrueNorth Av... Continue Reading
Panasonic “Cool Room” poses questions about future InfoSec
Each year at the APEX Expo, Panasonic Avionics brings what it calls the “Cool Room”, demonstrating leading-edge and bleeding-edge technologi... Continue Reading
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