Press Release: Etihad introduces free COVID-19 global health insurance
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is introducing COVID-19 global wellness insurance cover as part of Etihad Wellness, the air... Continue Reading
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Aerkomm taps ThinKom and Kontron as partners for new Ka IFC system
Aerkomm Inc., the upstart inflight connectivity provider that is working with Airbus Interior Services to install its Ka-band system initial... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle releases app-free IFE across Southwest
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. is launching a series of improvements across Southwest Airlines’ Inflight Entertainment Portal which will al... Continue Reading
Horizon scan: how PaxEx is changing during COVID and afterwards
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an enormous variety of solutions have been proposed to reduce the risk of the spread of the SARS-C... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Build confidence with masks on, fees off
We are pleased to provide a transcript of the #PaxEx Podcast, Episode 73, the audio recording of which was published on 2 September Intro mu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Safran names Olivier Andriès EVP before succeeding CEO
Safran Group has named Olivier Andriès as Executive Vice President, effective September 10, 2020. He is a member of the Group’s Executive Co... Continue Reading
Press Release: British Airways’ High Life magazine moves online
British Airways’ award-winning on board magazine, High Life, is moving online to ba.com and will offer access to content for customers befor... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Canada participating in COVID-19 surveillance study
McMaster HealthLabs (MHL), Air Canada and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) today announced that they will partner on a voluntar... Continue Reading
COVID-19 crisis triggers need for cost-efficient IFE solutions
Global Eagle’s top brass recently suggested that airlines are seeking to offer a “minimal viable” IFE product amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ma... Continue Reading
Press Release: US airports awarded more than $1.2 billion in grants
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport s... Continue Reading
Aviation’s square root-shaped four-stage COVID-19 recovery process
Talking with people throughout the aviation industry, the general consensus is that the initial phases of the impact of COVID-19 on airlines... Continue Reading
Press Release: American drops fee to change tickets
American Airlines Group Inc. is making travel easier and less complicated for customers. These new customer-friendly initiatives give travel... Continue Reading
Press Release: Delta eliminates domestic change fees
At Delta’s Investor Day in December 2019, the airline shared its intent to overhaul its change fee structure, delivering the flexibility and... Continue Reading
Collins Aerospace on the challenges and rewards of developing Horizon
The last trip this writer took before the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled the aviation industry was to report on the new Aeroflot A350 for Runway... Continue Reading
Press Release: United Airlines permanently eliminates some change fees
The only thing constant is change and at United Airlines, some of the fees associated with changes related to flying are gone for good. The ... Continue Reading