Behind the customisation and certification cleverness of Rockwell MiQ
If you’re an airline looking for a modern, elegant and amenity-packed premium economy seat, Rockwell Collins’ MiQ platform — pronounced M-I-... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: American Airlines
What to expect in American Airlines Premium Economy to Hawaii
When I took my dad to Hawaii this January, I really wanted him to feel the distance. I wanted him to be proud of himself for traveling farth... Continue Reading
American assures passengers won’t be disconnected with ATG deinstall
Should passengers on American Airlines’ Airbus A321s and Boeing 737-800s expect to be disconnected for a spell this year? That’s the logical... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airline industry must not rely on good luck to prevent disaster
Every day in airports and airplanes around the world, there is a game of cat and mouse being played out by airlines and their passengers. Th... Continue Reading
NTSB highlights FAA failures in “too close for comfort” AA383 evac
The US National Transportation Safety Board is issuing eight new remarkably strong recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration ab... Continue Reading
Press Release: Routehappy finds inflight wifi is more ubiquitous than ever
Routehappy, the rich content platform for flight shopping, released today its annual Routehappy 2018 Wi-Fi Report, providing the most compre... Continue Reading
PaxEx 2018: Airlines seek to redefine lounges during a time of transition
Airline lounges for first class, business class and frequent flyers remain in a transitional period as airlines continue to reduce the numbe... Continue Reading
Thales’ work to grow US footprint is harder with JetBlue pivot
If Thales was surprised by JetBlue’s recent decision to hand prime ISP positioning to ViaSat under a new deal that will see the carrier grad... Continue Reading
Snug seating and no seatback IFE? Pressure is on for wifi to work
When your new aircraft is being likened to a “flying prison” due to its tight seating configuration and lack of seatback IFE, it is a darn n... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: ANA goes guns blazing on IFEC and LIFT gains lift
Seatback inflight entertainment isn’t every airline’s cup of tea. Though nearly all new longhaul widebodies are still delivered ... Continue Reading
IAG LEVELs Paris, closes down OpenSkies
LEVEL, the long-haul low-cost carrier from British Airways and Iberia parent IAG, is to start flights to four key destinations from Paris’ s... Continue Reading
Airlines continue to improve the mobile passenger experience
The modern age of the smartphones that we now take for granted began a decade ago with the 2007 release of the Apple iPhone (running the iOS... Continue Reading
Gogo, Delta and Bombardier leave industry guessing about CSeries IFE
LONG BEACH — Remember when Gogo saw seatback entertainment headed for the history books, and streaming to passengers’ personal electronic de... Continue Reading
Global Eagle opens the Kimono in business update
Global Eagle is not pursuing linefit offerability on new twin-aisle aircraft. That was just one of the revelations recently made by Global E... Continue Reading
Thompson Vantage Solo sets the bar for premium narrowbody business
Fully flat business class beds with direct aisle access on narrowbody aircraft will become increasingly important in the next cycle of airli... Continue Reading
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