Press Release: Rockwell Collins to acquire B/E for $8.3 billion
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL), a global leader in high-integrity solutions for aerospace and defense, and B/E Aerospace (NASDAQ: BEAV), the w... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: aircraft interiors
Emirates bets on JetBlue Caribbean/LatAm FLL connections
Why on earth, you might have wondered, is Emirates flying to Fort Lauderdale, the second airport for the Miami metropolitan region, rather t... Continue Reading
ACI World calls for common-sense landside security at airports
As the bombings which killed 35 people (three of them suicide bombers) on 22 March in Brussels Airport’s main terminal building show, airpor... Continue Reading
When a cruise line designs an airline
Today is the first day of fall in 2016. It is also likely the first time you’re reading the words “Crystal AirCruise”. By this time next yea... Continue Reading
British Airways first class aims to match Virgin biz with LHR “wing”
One of the passenger experience benefits for first class travellers has been missing for eight years at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5, the ho... Continue Reading
EK521 Dubai 777 evacuation raises numerous safety questions
Regardless of the cause of the crash landing of the Boeing 777-300 operating Emirates flight EK521 in Dubai last month, the initial facts of... Continue Reading
The necessity of smart stowage for smartphones on aircraft
“I will always have a scar on my hand from a 767.” Andy Miles, a frequent flyer who often crosses the Pacific in premium seats, messaged me ... Continue Reading
Launch date of Aireon satellites uncertain after Falcon 9X explosion
Yesterday’s explosion which destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9X launcher and its payload during a static test-firing on Cape Canaveral’s Laun... Continue Reading
Aircraft interiors marketplace sees rising demand from LCCs
Buying and selling aircraft interiors has never been easier, boasts aviationgate.com, an online marketplace launched at the 2014 Aircraft In... Continue Reading
Flip-up economy seat to undergo 16g certification tests this fall
Having completed 9g static tests of its innovative new “s:two” economy-class seat, start-up aircraft seating company Rebel.Aero ... Continue Reading
Big business, premium changes on NZ’s 787, 777-300ER
Air New Zealand is replacing its unique premium economy Spaceseat product with the much more standard seats found on the rest of its longhau... Continue Reading
Press Release: Thales, JAL celebrate EIS of 777-200 fleet IFE retrofit
During this week’s Farnborough Airshow, Thales celebrated with Japan Airlines the entry into service of Boeing 777-200s retrofitted wi... Continue Reading
Economic impact of global flight tracking cited in analysis of delay
When an aircraft vanishes from radar and is not quickly found by search and rescue teams – as witnessed several times in recent years, inclu... Continue Reading
Leisure traveler expectations cited as Austrian eyes Wi-Fi for 777s
Traveling to Hamburg recently on United Airlines’ nonstop service from Newark, I couldn’t help but notice that while I was feverishly trying... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Crystal Cabin Awards teaser
On Tuesday, April 5th, RGN founder and editor Mary Kirby and deputy publisher Maryann Simson hosted the 2016 Crystal Cabin Awards, celebrati... Continue Reading
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