Op-Ed: APEX needs non-entertainment vendors to stay relevant
The Airline Passenger Experience Association is a strange beast. Five years ago, and thirty years after its founding, the World Airline Ente... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: airplanes
Planes, trains, Global Xpress, Honeywell’s Sidelinger leans in
From locomotives, to marine vessels to satellite communications in aerospace, Rebecca Sidelinger has run a variety of different product line... Continue Reading
Sinai Metrojet A321 crash raises questions about Egypt, Russia
After the flight of Metrojet/Kogalymavia flight 7K9268 from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia, there... Continue Reading
San Andreas is popcorn movie perfection
When it comes to scary movies, most film geeks will agree that fear is in the eye of the beholder. For some people it’s vampires and d... Continue Reading
Policymakers move at snail’s pace on fast jet emissions
Aviation is a fast-paced industry. From the rapid technological advances seen over the last 100 years, to the speed at which modern-day airc... Continue Reading
Digital bag tags are coming, but why?
Lufthansa and Rimowa are set to introduce a fully integrated digital bag tag in early 2016. Who benefits from this development and why? Also... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand’s Auckland regional lounge excels
Air New Zealand’s new regional concept lounge in Auckland is remarkably clever. It’s small, chic and comfortable — ideally targeted at the t... Continue Reading
Airbus still sees in-seat IFE as optimal solution for longhaul flights
Airbus is again disputing the notion that embedded inflight entertainment systems are headed for the scrap heap now that the option of wirel... Continue Reading
UK CAA to airlines: fix the evac luggage problem now
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority regulator is issuing a striking safety notice directing airlines to take action about the increasing probl... Continue Reading
Seat length, width, certification crucial to Optimares success
Hawaiian Airlines’ new business class seat — the first implementation of Optimares’ new Maxima product — focusses on density while also prom... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik sees promising early results from equality work
Touring the expansive maintenance hangars that belong to Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg and Frankfurt this summer, Runway Girl Network kept an... Continue Reading
Optimares goes big with new business flat bed on Hawaiian
Little-known Italian seat manufacturer Optimares is making a name for itself in the business class seating market with a new fully flat bed ... Continue Reading
Even magic shoes can’t save misfire The Cobbler
If you ask me, Adam Sandler has gotten a pretty bad rap over the years. Sure, he’s churned out some real clunkers of late (Funny Peopl... Continue Reading
More fare options coming to American Airlines
American Airlines is feeling pressure from the U/LCC market and aims to compete by keeping fares low and also dropping some amenities at the... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s Airbus A380 refurb shows the airline’s direction
Five years after receiving its first Airbus A380 aircraft, Lufthansa has completed refitting its entire fleet with fully flat business class... Continue Reading
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