Telcos eye inflight Wi-Fi as T-Mobile inks deal with Gogo
Major telecommunications firms face barriers to organically becoming inflight connectivity providers in the United States, though it’s logic... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: American Airlines
American loves beacons and wearables almost as much as bacon
Underscoring the rapidly growing interest among airlines and airports to use location-aware beacons and wearable computers to improve the pa... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Fierce Competition and Blind Recognition
Welcome to Episode 16 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Ryan Ghee, editor and event strategy manager at Future Travel Exp... Continue Reading
US airlines’ profits overshadowed by worldwide security concerns
Celebrations over the last week about US airlines’ robust second quarter profits were quickly overshadowed as carriers found themselve... Continue Reading
Boeing 777 antennas not impacted by AD to address cracking: FAA
A now well publicized FAA Airworthiness Directive that addressed cracking in the fuselage skin beneath a Boeing 777 satcom adapter has nothi... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: A barrier to A380 sales in the United States
Airbus and aircraft lessor Amedeo (formerly Doric) recently organized a presentation for investors and media in New York, where they laid ou... Continue Reading
American turns to beacons to improve passenger experience
BRUSSELS: Oneworld alliance member American Airlines intends to play a steering role in using beacon technology at airports in North America... Continue Reading
Sony to airlines: Say goodbye to 8mm video tape for IFE
Think Reagan-era airplane tech went out the window with smoking sections and Continental’s tabletop PONG games in their fabled widebod... Continue Reading
American to offer Gogo inflight Wi-Fi on CRJ900s
American Airlines has selected Gogo to begin installing its air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity service on 30 new Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen reg... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Low Cost and Costly Delays
Updated to note that Delta has started testing Gogo Ku on its 747s; passengers are not yet able to access the service Welcome to Episode 9 o... Continue Reading
When will alliances consider Wi-Fi?
Runway Girl Network asked John Walton, director of data at flight data and search company Routehappy, for some detailed information on what&... Continue Reading
Can Virgin America survive this onslaught?
The route between New York JFK and Los Angeles is the most prestigious in the United States, and has always been the place where airlines pu... Continue Reading
Delta embraces coach amid flatbed transcon frenzy
In the emerging US transcontinental bloodbath where flatbed seats are the weapon of choice for American, United and JetBlue, Delta Air Lines... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: When coach comfort is number one
As a frequent, usually-for-pleasure, always coach-fare passenger, I operated under the assumption that US airlines were far inferior to the ... Continue Reading
American eyes Main Cabin Extra for US Airways
American Airlines has given its strongest indication yet that the US major intends to bring its ‘Main Cabin Extra’ extra legroom product to ... Continue Reading
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