Air New Zealand brings the cheer with seatback home wine delivery
Ordering a beverage from the seatback isn’t novel, but ordering a case of wine to be delivered to your home is the new normal for passengers... Continue Reading
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ViaSat sees Yahsat move into inflight as sincere form of flattery
Competition is heating up in aviation’s regional satellite connectivity market, with Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat gearing up to trial a Ka-band servic... Continue Reading
Tomlin shines in choice-centered dramedy Grandma
In a holiday movie season dominated by powerful young female characters like The Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen and Daisy Ridley’... Continue Reading
Researchers propose tweak to three-hour rule for tarmac delays
Passenger rights activists lobbied for years for the US Department of Transportation to establish a “three-hour rule” for tarmac... Continue Reading
Love actually is all around us when we fly — if we create it
“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport,” says Hugh Grant’s character at the... Continue Reading
Is Disney still the content king with kids in-flight?
With the fourth Wizarding World of Harry Potter set to open at Universal Studios Hollywood in April, Paramount Pictures building theme parks... Continue Reading
2015 marks banner year for airlines selling ancillaries through OTAs
Just 18 short months ago, most airlines were attempting to grasp how they would craft merchandising strategies in order to fully exploit exp... Continue Reading
Jurassic World not nearly as bad as it looks. Really!
Up until the release of a certain high-profile sci-fi sequel this weekend, Jurassic World was the top-grossing film of 2015 with a whopping ... Continue Reading
Premium economy options are many; actual innovations are few
Premium economy: big seats, big news, big money for smart airlines. Yet, with very few exceptions, premium economy across airlines is the sa... Continue Reading
Godmother of airline amenity kits Anita Gittelson to retire
Wessco International writes with news that groundbreaking industry legend Anita Gittelson is retiring after a stellar career After 29 years ... Continue Reading
Iberia A330 emerges with wifi; part of IAG’s broader #PaxEx plan
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, recently divulged details about its plans for the passenger expe... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Hoverboards prove too hot to handle for some airlines
In this installment of #PaxEx TV, we take a moment to consider the very real implications of global violence on our freedom and willingness ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Routehappy works to bring transparency to airline industry
Flying today is all in the details. Will there be free seatback inflight entertainment or will it stream to my iPad? Can I plug that iPad in... Continue Reading
Hoverboard ban debacle highlights airline battery safety failures
Airlines are, finally, more broadly banning hoverboards — the self-balancing mini-Segway devices that are all the rage and the holiday gift ... Continue Reading
Why Boeing 787s are appearing to lose their way
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is facing another challenge from regulators. Canadian and Australian authorities have instituted restrictions on t... Continue Reading
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