With PED fire events on the rise, will containment kits take off?
In the wake of the recent Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire on board a Southwest Airlines flight (the device has since been banned by the DOT), and... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: air travel
Landmark ICAO aviation emissions deal provokes mixed emotions
Today’s agreement to adopt the world’s first market-based measure (MBM) to control emissions from international aviation is a key milestone,... Continue Reading
Press Release: Change the way you try, buy and fly aircraft seats
At the forthcoming AIX Asia show at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, Mirus Aircraft Seating will reveal an array of innovations to e... Continue Reading
When great airport design is where you least expect it
Hating on airports is practically a whole genre of stand-up comedy today, and it’s no wonder; these places of motion and meeting have increa... Continue Reading
Press Release: HAECO Americas exiting US line maintenance
HAECO Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, announced today that it would be exiti... Continue Reading
Press Release: Constant Aviation, Gogo Business partner on 4G STCs
As Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), a leader in connected airplanes, continues toward its scheduled launch of its 4G service in the fi... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Economy “enhancements” bite on BA, Cathay
In this episode of #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton doesn’t mince words about the impact to passengers of CathayR... Continue Reading
ANA first class embodies Japanese hospitality, ‘omotenashi’
Sometimes I have the joy and the privilege to experience an airline service so excellent that I wish it served as an example of how to surpr... Continue Reading
ORBIS launches social media campaign for World Sight Day
Last month ORBIS International’s third generation Flying Eye Hospital (FEH) touched down in Shenyang, China for their first official t... Continue Reading
Press Release: GEE enters distribution pact with Lagardère Sports
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. has entered into a three-year global distribution agreement with Lagardère Sports, a leading sports marketin... Continue Reading
Press Release: Seychelles signs data service agreement with Aireon
Aireon LLC, the developer of the world’s first space-based global air traffic surveillance system, announced today that it signed a data ser... Continue Reading
Economy class worsens and I’m part of the problem
Tighter seats are (finally) coming to Cathay Pacific. British Airways is (finally) dropping free meals on short-haul routes. Has the industr... Continue Reading
Press Release: SpiceJet selects AeroDocs for paperless cockpit
Aircraft software company Arconics announces a significant software deal to deliver AeroDocs, the leading document management system for avi... Continue Reading
Panasonic, Astronics advance satellite antennas for small airframes
Astronics AeroSat and Panasonic Avionics are working towards certification for two antenna systems aimed at the small airframe market, refer... Continue Reading
New partnership looks to turn flight delay lemons into lemonade
Anyone who’s ever flown regularly for business (or pleasure for that matter), undoubtedly has more than a few horror stories about ext... Continue Reading
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