Godmother of amenity kits works her magic
Anita Gittelson is a busy woman. Her office attests to this. The thrumming streets of Manhattan provide an appropriate backdrop to the cozy ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: airline
Plane People: Southwest CFO Tammy Romo
Southwest Airlines senior VP finance and CFO Tammy Romo loves her job because of the people she works with, and the customers she serves. “H... Continue Reading
Bird strikes have big safety and financial impact
The FAA estimates that the cost associated with bird strike damage to civil aircraft could be as high as $957 million per year in the US. In... Continue Reading
VietJetAir gives glimpse of gender equality
Nok Air CEO Patee Sarasin drew attention last week for his ageist and sexist comments at the Singapore Air Show, and for crying “Bring... Continue Reading
Nok Air CEO: Bring on the women
Imagine you’re a female journalist covering an important airline press event at an air show. The CEO steps up to the podium to announce a ne... Continue Reading
Earhart to be connected during Pilatus global flight
Few names carry as much weight as Amelia Mary Earhart’s does, and from a young age, Amelia Rose Earhart has been aware of her namesake’s sig... Continue Reading
Women of Boeing to be celebrated
The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour plans to celebrate the women of Boeing – those who, since 1916, were the first to wor... Continue Reading
Where the WoMen are in aviation
The aviation industry has traditionally been, and continues to be, a rather male dominated field. A visitor to any of the industry’s major t... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: CC complaints from industry will fall on deaf ears
Certain airlines and inflight entertainment stakeholders are doubtlessly breathing a sigh of relief now that it has become apparent that the... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: When #PaxEx and #TravSec converge
OK. Let me state the obvious. In any aspect of our personal and professional lives security is quite simply an annoyance that we usually giv... Continue Reading
Every passenger has a story…
Recently, I read one of those posts that really resonates with people (me included). It’s titled, “10 passengers you don’t... Continue Reading
Satellite deal moves Aer Lingus close to A320 WiFi
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV has inked a deal with Eutelsat Communications that will clear the way for the installation and distributio... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: ‘Tube fighting’ at 35,000ft
Many of us like to spend part of our pay checks on pay-per-view TV events involving angry guys – and sometimes gals – fighting e... Continue Reading
Katharine Wright’s Knickers
Excerpted from the book Hidden Treasures by Harriet Baskas, published by Globe Pequot Press. Copyright © 2013 by Harriet Baskas. Used by per... Continue Reading
Allegiant vies for more bucks as it complies with pilot rest
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air hopes to shore up revenue in tandem with complying with new pilot rest rules with the introduction of six larg... Continue Reading
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