Air New Zealand’s 787: narrower seats pinch in Business Premier
I’ve long been of the opinion that Air New Zealand offers one of the best business class products for an overnight flight — the kind of leg ... Continue Reading
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What to expect with Lufthansa wireless IFE
Lufthansa’s BoardConnect streaming entertainment system has been flying for quite a while now, but has seen only limited deployments since i... Continue Reading
Hawaiian, JetBlue suggest less is more with new slimline seats
Commercial aviation is working had to convince travelers that less is more. Hawaiian Airlines is the latest to make such a declaration, clai... Continue Reading
Capital injection boosts Acro’s longhaul seat strategy
Startup seatmaker Acro is powering forward in its quest for more sales and market share, with a new £7.75 million (US$11.7 million) investme... Continue Reading
Airbus A380 cracks 600 passenger ceiling and 400 passenger floor
Two decks. Four engines. Four classes. And fewer than four hundred passengers on board — or more than six hundred. That’s the reality of the... Continue Reading
Deutsche Telekom gets technical about European ATG network
The hybrid European Aviation Network (EAN) connectivity system, which combines ground-based LTE technology from Deutsche Telekom and an S-ba... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Thales reworking IFE remote after execution disappoints
As inflight entertainment screens in premium aircraft cabins grow larger and passengers sit even further away from them, vendors have had to... Continue Reading
Antenna maker ThinKom eyes commercial Ka connectivity space
Just two years ago not many in the inflight connectivity industry were talking about ThinKom. Today the company is something of a darling, e... Continue Reading
Terminator Genisys is time travel turkey of the year
With airports packed to the rafters with surly, well-fed and flight delayed passengers this Thanksgiving weekend I thought it would be only ... Continue Reading
Mitsubishi talks MRJ sales as new day dawns for Japanese aviation
Having achieved first flight this month, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) fulfilled a promise that dates back eight years to the Paris Air ... Continue Reading
Hoverboard allowances show airlines differ on battery protocol
The dangers posed by lithium batteries are well reported. If not handled and stored correctly, the batteries can become unstable and overhea... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Satcom Guru on cyber security, EFB and sneakernet concerns
Even aviation industry executives who have attended APEX Technology Committee conferences for years found this month’s session on infl... Continue Reading
Eight year old Singapore Suites remains strong first class contender
The best part of a decade on from its October 2007 introduction into service, Singapore Airlines’ Suites class still has it. Cashing in a st... Continue Reading
NFC wristband for unaccompanied minors has wider applications
Air New Zealand is updating its unaccompanied minor processes and providing extra reassurance to parents and guardians with one of the more ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: All-male APEX emerging tech panel needs women’s voices
With tech-savvy women worldwide making key travel decisions these days for themselves and their families and Nielsen reporting last fall tha... Continue Reading
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