US domestic first class: no longer like visiting your grandparents
For too long, flying US domestic first class has been like a Gen-Xer or Millennial visiting the den at their grandparents’. The seat is an o... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: American Airlines
American takes page out of ULCC book with tray table promo
The airlines may be running out of new ancillary fees they can charge to passengers but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on f... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: US airlines practically begging for regulatory intervention
As summer approaches, the thought of seasonal air travel on US carriers has grown more and more heartburn inducing. Cheap oil, and the resul... Continue Reading
Nervy, neo-noir Nightcrawler is must see inflight TV
As recent events in Baltimore have made painfully clear, the old network news axioms: “If it bleeds, it leads” and “If it ... Continue Reading
Emirates should come clean about its non-A380 business class seats
This week at the Arabian Travel Market event in Dubai, Emirates Airline CEO Sir Tim Clark reportedly said passengers would prefer the experi... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Partnership for Fair Skies no longer presenting coherent front
A lot of people seem to think that the fight between the established carriers of the world and the “big three” Middle Eastern ai... Continue Reading
Airbus, Boeing bring seatmaker Zodiac in from the Hamburg cold
Aircraft seatmaker Zodiac Aerospace has been in the doghouse with airlines and airframers alike, following well-publicised delays to several... Continue Reading
American to retire MD-80 in 2017; faces interesting PaxEx decisions
American Airlines, once the largest operator of the venerable McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 series of aircraft, has quietly announced the retireme... Continue Reading
US carriers need to stop whining and start innovating
With the otherwise praiseworthy Delta CEO Richard Anderson appearing to link the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 to the rise of Emir... Continue Reading
American’s new Boeing 787 raises PaxEx questions throughout
American Airlines is starting its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners off on domestic runs between Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth before sending them fr... Continue Reading
B/E Aerospace expects to benefit from Zodiac’s seat delay woes
B/E Aerospace claims Boeing and Airbus are actively urging airlines to select aircraft interiors suppliers with stellar on-time delivery rec... Continue Reading
Zodiac seat delays underscore broader constraint in supply chain
Zodiac Aerospace’s revelation that it encountered some difficulty in delivering premium seats on-time to American Airlines’ initial Bo... Continue Reading
US major’s domestic first rebrand opens door to Premium Economy
A well-placed senior source within a major US international airline tells Runway Girl Network that the carrier is in advanced preparations f... Continue Reading
Emirates faces hurdles in offering free, robust inflight Internet
A world where inflight Internet access is offered free of charge just took a fairly substantial step towards becoming reality, as Emirates a... Continue Reading
US DOT data show clear cost advantage for new aircraft
It has been seven months since we took a look at the changing face of the transcon market between LAX and JFK. The US Department of Transpor... Continue Reading
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