Delta starts selling 757 recliners as international premium economy
Almost exactly three years ago, a senior passenger experience executive from Delta Air Lines sat down with me at the APEX Expo and laid out ... Continue Reading
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Cape Verde seeks Icelandic help to privatize and grow state airline
Cape Verde is hoping to follow Iceland’s example in developing as a transatlantic aviation hub. The tropical archipelago nation is seeking I... Continue Reading
Press Release: Reporters test SmartSky 4G LTE on demonstration flight
Editors and reporters from some of the most respected and relied upon business aviation publications recently participated in the first medi... Continue Reading
Press Release: ViaSat signs Satcom Direct as first VAR for Ka-band IFC
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global broadband services and technology company, announced today it has expanded its current relationship wit... Continue Reading
Press Release: 172B satellite to transform Asia-Pacific connectivity
Eutelsat Communications’ (Euronext Paris: ETL) all-electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite that went into full commercial service this morning is n... Continue Reading
ADAPTS hopes to make flying safer for wheelchair travelers everywhere
Although the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA, 14 CFR Part 382) prohibits commercial airlines from discriminating against people with di... Continue Reading
PR Story: Kontron expands and secures future IFEC capabilities
The sky is NOT the limit. Growing expectations from passengers and airline crew and operators have created the need for new applications and... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic touts IFC improvement as 172B enters service
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a world leader in inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC), today introduced a major advan... Continue Reading
Vantage-Recaro-RAVE is new ‘standard’ for flydubai 737 MAX 8s
Narrowbody operator flydubai is pushing the boundaries of Boeing 737 passenger experience with a new cabin for its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft... Continue Reading
Press Release: Aerolineas Argentinas arms crew with SITAONAIR tech
Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) has become Latin America’s first airline to digitally empower its cabin crews to take the inflight passenger serv... Continue Reading
Despite delay, Astronics optimistic about BizAv Ku connectivity rollout
At the end of last year, Panasonic Avionics threw down the proverbial gauntlet, making clear its intent to snatch bizjet Ku connectivity bus... Continue Reading
Press Release: Singapore Airlines selects Airbus for A380 retrofits
Airbus has been selected by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380 aircraft currently in service with the c... Continue Reading
Burled walnut and outdated seats one last hurrah for Emirates 777?
From the looks of things, we’ve seen Emirates’ last fully flat bed without direct aisle access — at least on the Boeing 777-300ER. The Dubai... Continue Reading
Third time’s the charm for hard-driving Cars franchise
Although I totally understand their appeal to budding gearheads around the globe, I’ve never been a huge fan of the Cars movies, and t... Continue Reading
How much of a game changer is Emirates’ new first class suite?
Even the most jaded of industry observers were wowed by Emirates’ new first class suite this week in Dubai: insane, stunning — but is it the... Continue Reading
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