United’s Polaris-aplenty 767 from JFK: enjoy it while you can
When United Airlines decided to pack up and leave New York JFK and sell its precious landing slots to Delta, critics and frequent flyers ali... Continue Reading
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Airbus’ Summit on sustainability opens for complicated questions
During its two-day sustainability summit this week, Airbus created a space where players from throughout aviation — and beyond — came togeth... Continue Reading
Safran Seats to debut VUE reverse herringbone for narrowbodies
In 2019, Safran Seats began quietly developing a premium, international-style business class seat for long-haul, single-aisle twinjets. As a... Continue Reading
Aircraft retrofit market readies for new IFC system installs
A wave of new inflight connectivity system installations is forthcoming as airlines prepare to replace legacy kit with next-gen hardware and... Continue Reading
Design Brief: Factorydesign explains The Booth on Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic recently revealed The Booth, a cozy corner developed through a collaboration with London-based Factorydesign for the leisure... Continue Reading
Press Release: Safran wins Crystal Cabin Awards’ special categories
As part of the virtual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021, the Crystal Cabin Awards in the special categories “Clean and Safe Air Travel” and “Jud... Continue Reading
American Airlines brings IFE maintenance in-house
In a blow to American Airlines’ inflight entertainment system suppliers, the US major confirms to Runway Girl Network that it brought mainte... Continue Reading
New United A320 reminds us why a refurbishment is welcome
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the routes I frequented the most was New York LaGuardia-Washington Dulles. These short-hop flights — ... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines’ service and soft product pull through again
Sometimes plans change. Originally I was to fly out and back from Seattle to Portland, Oregon during a single day, stay at home for a night,... Continue Reading
Safran may have reached earnings low point for interiors in 1H
Safran’s aircraft interiors business reported a 39.7% decrease in revenues for the first half of 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to... Continue Reading
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
Inside Geven’s Elemento Wave seat and family design approach
With its new Elemento fully featured economy class seat, Geven is introducing three novel features to its product line: a new kinematic syst... Continue Reading
Inmarsat open to partnerships for Orchestra terrestrial 5G layer
Inmarsat’s new plan to add a congestion-relieving layer of terrestrial 5G at busy airport hubs and areas with combined aviation and maritime... Continue Reading
2021: Aviation’s once-in-a-century opportunity to reset seat sizes
The next twenty years in aviation will define what commercial aircraft — and their cabins — look like for the next century. What looks futur... Continue Reading
Covid transatlantic travel: Plan meticulously and expect high costs
Having recently returned to the UK after traveling to the US, via Dublin, for a long-awaited family reunion, my advice to anyone considering... Continue Reading