American Airlines brings IFE maintenance in-house
In a blow to American Airlines’ inflight entertainment system suppliers, the US major confirms to Runway Girl Network that it brought mainte... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: American Airlines
American turns to DirecTV and Dish for inflight live sports and news
American Airlines has tapped DirecTV and Dish to bring inflight live sports and news networks to its passengers’ own devices. Customers trav... Continue Reading
2021: Aviation’s once-in-a-century opportunity to reset seat sizes
The next twenty years in aviation will define what commercial aircraft — and their cabins — look like for the next century. What looks futur... Continue Reading
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
Testing and quarantine costs add up for Canada-US transborder flying
Canada and the UK are renowned for their respective publicly funded healthcare systems. But while citizens of both countries can avail of CO... Continue Reading
Welcome to a TikTok stress test of American’s Viasat system
As several US-based airlines chart a slow and winding course towards low-cost or free Wi-Fi for passengers, or in some cases continue to pro... Continue Reading
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
United brings back embedded IFE under massive narrowbody overhaul
Way back at the 2014 APEX Exhibition in Long Beach, California, United Airlines’ then managing director of passenger systems, Tarek Ab... Continue Reading
Six open questions that single-aisle longhaul still needs to answer
As the single-aisle longhaul market continues to accelerate, a number of key passenger experience design questions still need to be answered... Continue Reading
Vertical’s eVTOL aircraft attracts Avolon, American, Virgin
Zero-emissions aircraft that could potentially transport customers quickly around urban city centers and to airports are having a serious mo... Continue Reading
Press Release: Saying Goodbye to American Way
American Airlines began filling its seatbacks with American Way — launched as The American Way — in 1966. Since then, the inflight magazine ... Continue Reading
Minor hiccups aside, United strives to be accessible for the blind
Like many fellow flyers, I severely limited my travel over the last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. And like many, I also saw the ligh... Continue Reading
Premium Economy is a focus as Delta retrofits 767 and A330 fleets
As the pandemic continues to severely impact the aviation industry, there are emerging signs that some airlines are once again getting ready... Continue Reading
American ORD-LGA A319: tweaks would make stellar PaxEx
Just five and a half hours after experiencing my first COVID-era flight and successfully flying to Chicago for lunch and a beer, it was time... Continue Reading
American LGA-ORD Oasis: unremarkable in a good way
I would have never expected a totally routine flight between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare to be so memorable and special, but after... Continue Reading