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Cabin of Air Canada's Boeing 787-9 with LED lighting and IFE in view

Air Canada proves uneventful and reliable on Seattle-Vancouver-London

While big chunks of the outside world opened to vaccinated Americans months ago, I stayed put as friends resumed their international jet set... Continue Reading

A man uses his smart phone on board an Alaska Airlines flight, which is equipped with Intelsat's WiFi solution. Alaska Airlines is a Seamless Air Alliance member along with Airbus, Boeing and Others

Intelsat sees 3Q revenue growth but reorganization costs bite

Benefitting from the continued recovery in North American airline travel, Intelsat reported higher inflight connectivity revenues during the... Continue Reading

United Airlines' 767-300ER Polaris business class seat with a man's knees showing plenty of space. The IFE screen is seen prominently in this photo

United’s Polaris-aplenty 767 from JFK: enjoy it while you can

When United Airlines decided to pack up and leave New York JFK and sell its precious landing slots to Delta, critics and frequent flyers ali... Continue Reading

Looking out the window of Alaska Airlines 737-900 over snowy mountains of Anchorage

Alaska Airlines’ service and soft product pull through again

Sometimes plans change. Originally I was to fly out and back from Seattle to Portland, Oregon during a single day, stay at home for a night,... Continue Reading

Interior of Alaska Airlines' A321neo with passengers onboard.

Alaska Airlines offers compelling transcon option with A321neo

While an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is not at the top of my preference list for a transcon flight, the airline regularly schedules one of it... Continue Reading

Passengers deplaning a commercial A320 aircraft cabin.

Press Release: FAA fines against unruly passengers reach $1M-plus

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed another $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 ai... Continue Reading

Inmarsat’s Iris air traffic modernisation solution is being evaluated onboard the Boeing 2021 ecoDemonstrator 737-9 aircraft, in partnership with Alaska Airlines.

Press Release: Boeing and Alaska Airlines start flight trials with Iris

Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has announced its participation in this year’s Boeing ecoDemonstrator ... Continue Reading

Wi-Fi sign on board an aircraft, in the PSU. The service powers onboard Internet.

Gogo Commercial Aviation officially becomes Intelsat

Intelsat today announced that its Gogo Commercial Aviation inflight connectivity business is now simply Intelsat, telling Runway Girl Networ... Continue Reading

Aircraft trolley with a display of a first course meal

How aviation can get inventive about flexible “third places”

Gone are the days of piano lounges, and with the decline of the 747 and A380, with their uniquely shaped areas that lend themselves to third... Continue Reading

An Alaska Airlines 737-9, shown as a rendering here in-flight, is serving as the flying test lab for Boeing's 2021 ecoDemonstrator program, which will evaluate about 20 technology projects. (Boeing rendering)

Press Release: Boeing and Alaska partner on ecoDemonstrator program

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced today they are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 te... Continue Reading

Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 at the gate

Frontier – ULCC, nothing more, nothing less and that’s AOK

Have you tried Frontier Airlines recently? I have, on a recent flight between Denver and Seattle. Prior to that, the last time I flew the ai... Continue Reading

Female Alaska Airlines flight attendant wearing a mask and holding up a boxed water product onboard an aircraft.

Press Release: Alaska Airlines announces partnership with Boxed Water

Boxed Water Is Better® – the most renewable packaged water alternative to plastic bottles– is teaming up with Alaska Airlines to offer less ... Continue Reading

Alaska Airlines' first class seat with dark beige seat covers with black trim. A water bottle is positioned on the side table

Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID

Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading

United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again

Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading

Press Release: Alaska Airlines officially joins oneworld

Marking a milestone in its 89-year history, Alaska Airlines today celebrated its first day as a member of oneworld. Alaska becomes the 14th ... Continue Reading