Spirit reups with new Acro seats, proposes replacing pitch measurement
US ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is introducing Acro Series 6LC slimline seats in its economy class, plus HAECO recliners in its Bi... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Airbus A320
Why Bangkok Airways deserves its award-winning reputation
Before a recent trip to Southeast Asia, I’d never heard of Bangkok Airways. Passing through Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport for t... Continue Reading
Seeking to move the needle on PaxEx topics at APEX and AIX expos
The APEX EXPO and Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), Americas are set to open their doors this week in Los Angeles. The co-located shows are alw... Continue Reading
A ‘Super’ sendoff for American Airlines’ MD-80 fleet
Before sunrise on 4 September, passengers and team members of American Airlines began to gather at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport’s... Continue Reading
Press Release: Burrana powers up a top-tier Latin American airline
Burrana announces a program to retrofit a top-tier Latin American Airline’s A320 and A321 fleets with its innovative In-seat Power solution,... Continue Reading
Unearthing PaxEx news on Vistara inaugural to the Land of Smiles
Thailand is known as The Land of Smiles, so it was fitting for Indian operator Vistara to pay homage to its newest international destination... Continue Reading
Press Release: LATAM unveils new business class cabin
LATAM Airlines Group today unveiled its new Premium Business service onboard the first Boeing 777 in its fleet to feature the group’s new ca... Continue Reading
Flying “the good A321” with seatback IFE at AA is great
“You chose AA instead of a DL A220??!” That was the reaction from one #AvGeek on Twitter after reading that I chose to fly American Airlines... Continue Reading
Portable and aircraft-powered W-IFE moves from strength to strength
It’s no secret that wireless inflight entertainment is a hotly competitive space right now. Two years ago, Runway Girl Network and oth... Continue Reading
Ignoring bad advice, Stephanie Burn on achieving her piloting dream
After her piloting ambition was described as ‘unrealistic’, Stephanie Burn embarked on an unusually tough route to the flight deck. Today sh... Continue Reading
Slow down, do the research for a PaxEx win on low-cost carrier AirAsia
Last minute bookings are always fun, I think. A recent adventure in Malaysia had me suddenly needing to travel to Kota Kinabalu from Sandaka... Continue Reading
Why IAMA is working to bring transparency to aircraft retrofit market
Several years ago, when Lufthansa committed to orders for Boeing 777-9Xs and Airbus A350-900s, the carrier refused to be limited to the A350... Continue Reading
Safran aims ECOS bin technology at SpaceJet, other aircraft
Bigger bins are big business in commercial aviation, even on little planes. Safran Cabin, the former Zodiac Aerospace, has been working for ... Continue Reading
BA’s EAN disappoints on bandwidth, performance and Netflix
It was with some excitement that Runway Girl Network, sifting through the seatback pocket of a recent British Airways A320 flight from Lyon ... Continue Reading
Paris curiosities: MAX name omission and global certification
The Boeing 737 MAX, and the company’s response to its worldwide ban on safety grounds, was expected to dominate the 53rd Paris Air Show, and... Continue Reading
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