Press Release: GEE to acquire Emerging Markets Communications
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:ENT) (“GEE”) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Emergi... Continue Reading
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“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
Leisure traveler expectations cited as Austrian eyes Wi-Fi for 777s
Traveling to Hamburg recently on United Airlines’ nonstop service from Newark, I couldn’t help but notice that while I was feverishly trying... Continue Reading
Supracor’s revolutionary Stimulite seat cushion takes off on Swiss
What do economy class passengers on Swiss’ Boeing 777-300ER, crew members on the Boeing 787 and 747-8, and pilots of the McDonnell Douglas F... Continue Reading
Tim Clark recalls Emirates’ history of cabin innovation at CCAs
On the evening of Tuesday, 5 April in Hamburg Germany, the luxurious Kempinski Atlantic Hotel played host to the 10th anniversary Crystal Ca... Continue Reading
Point Break remake makes you yearn for the original
Remakes are tricky. Especially when you’re redoing a movie that is widely considered to be one of the best bad movies ever made, Kathr... Continue Reading
Partnerships with government media key as GEE expands China IFEC
Inflight connectivity is coming a little more quickly in China now and, not surprisingly, the market is different from the rest of the world... Continue Reading
American goes Super Diamond but dresses it like Cirrus
After a few days of rumours, American Airlines confirmed its selection of the B/E Aerospace Super Diamond outward-facing herringbone for its... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gogo sees first quarter revenue jump 23%
Gogo Inc. (Nasdaq: GOGO), the global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industr... Continue Reading
Could a bleak Brexit future await British bizav?
There is a feeling within the UK business aviation industry that a Great Britain separate to the European Union would be a very bad thing in... Continue Reading
Delta tries radio tags so passengers and luggage arrive together
At a news conference at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta last week, I remembered an old joke about a skyjacker who demanded that the ... Continue Reading
IAG taps Gogo 2Ku for long-haul fleet
Gogo scored another 140 planes for its 2Ku connectivity solution this week and added a new customer. IAG will fit the bulk of its members' l... Continue Reading
Delta more than doubles faster 2Ku order to over 600 aircraft
In a colossal vote of confidence for the technology behind Gogo’s 2Ku inflight satellite connectivity product, Delta has ordered 2Ku for “at... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics’ 1Q income grows 7.5% despite sales dip
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO), a leading supplier of products to the global aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries, today re... Continue Reading
Startups integrate mags, books, IFE into airline apps
If the ‘standalone box on a plane’ wireless bring-your-own-device streaming system was last year’s shiny new thing at AIX, this year’s was t... Continue Reading
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