United tries out Polaris soft product on “test flights”
United Airlines is conducting test runs for its new Polaris business class, unveiled in June and set to debut in December. These mock flight... Continue Reading
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Call for UK carriers to stop clipping disabled passengers’ wings
Two British women are calling for airports and airlines to establish expert advisory groups in a bid to change the way airline passengers wi... Continue Reading
Coach Confidential: Flying the little guy
We've all heard that fare & schedule are the most important factors for selecting a flight. But what happens when those factors are less sig... Continue Reading
“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
Munich Airport’s showpiece new satellite terminal opens
MUNICH: At the heart of the pedestrians-only center of Munich lies a huge open-air food market where you can buy almost any kind of food you... Continue Reading
From vaporware to real world: the Crystal Cabin Awards, analysed
The Crystal Cabin Awards, presented by the Hamburg Aviation Cluster at the Aircraft Interiors Expo each April, showcase the passenger experi... Continue Reading
Pistol packing passengers give TSA another record haul
Everything I know about guns, inert grenades, gunpowder, throwing stars and the clever concealment of knives and other weapons I learned fro... Continue Reading
Don’t fret: your driver’s license is good at all airports until 2018
Scary headlines and misinformation about driver’s licenses from certain states no longer being accepted as valid forms of identification at ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Getting real about Virtual Reality in aviation
LAS VEGAS: Welcome to Episode 31 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Scott Carmichael, who serves as community marketing ma... 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
Boeing eyes nextgen lighting, projection technology for cabins
Among the pioneers of LED mood lighting for aircraft cabins, Boeing introduced a step change with its Sky Interior for the 737 and dramatic ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Self-Serve Functionality and Robot Personality
Welcome to Episode 30 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Nigel Pickford, who serves as director of marketing operations an... Continue Reading
A past painting subway cars leads to faster canvas at Air France
At a hangar at Orly Airport in Paris, Air France officials and journalists watched as the wrapping came off the Boeing 777. Below was the ki... Continue Reading
First class isn’t dying. First class airlines are.
Twenty years after the introduction of the first fully flat bed in first class, and eight years after the introduction of the first suite on... Continue Reading
Press Release: MUC satellite terminal – new standards of comfort and child-friendly travel
Quiet zones, showers near the gates and baby changing tables in the men’s and women’s restrooms: A wide range of new and attract... Continue Reading
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