Press Release: Digitalization can tackle baggage mishandling: SITA
Airlines and airports are facing a surge in baggage mishandling rates amidst the growing number of passengers, with the number of mishandled... Continue Reading
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Press Release: SITA and Lufthansa automate bag reflight operations
SITA and Lufthansa have joined forces to explore ways to reduce mishandled baggage costs and improve the passenger experience by digitally a... Continue Reading
Press Release: Digitalization critical to curb mishandled bags, SITA finds
The global mishandled baggage rate has spiked by 24% to 4.35 bags per thousand passengers in 2021 as the industry recovers from the pandemic... Continue Reading
Move over Eurobiz: here comes Main Select Ameribiz
The American Airlines Shuttle is dead… long live Main Select, American’s flexible, priority-line replacement economy ticket bundle for its h... Continue Reading
Opinion: Evacuation testing must reflect passengers taking bags
After yet another aircraft emergency evacuation with passengers bringing personal items and carry-on baggage, it is time for the aviation in... Continue Reading
Flying first, flying private: an NBAA travel tale
New digital platforms which connect consumers to private jets, on-demand shared charter flights, travel clubs and semi-private hybrid operat... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s “discreet” A321 Airspace cabin — with no accessible lavs
In the five years since Airbus started talking about an A320 version of its Airspace cabin styling, the visuals have been of futuristic, ope... Continue Reading
Press Release: Siemens, SITA team up for next-gen airport in Kansas City
Siemens and SITA are providing the Kansas City Aviation Department with future-proof, scalable technologies for the Kansas City Internationa... Continue Reading
Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat
With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading
Comparing Delta’s 737-900ER and 757 on New York-Seattle
If I were to tally up all of my flights over the years, New York-Seattle probably tops the list of routes I’ve flown the most. It’s a rather... Continue Reading
Flying the elusive 328JET at Denver Air Connection is a treat
Looking to visit the bucolic splendor of Telluride, Colorado, but without the six-hour drive from ‘nearby’ Albuquerque? Well, sh... Continue Reading
How Avelo is delivering on its refreshingly smooth travel promise
Something good is brewing in Burbank. At least that’s my takeaway after spending a recent afternoon with the newest airline in the US,... Continue Reading
Press Release: Wizz Air launches chatbot: Amelia
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline, today announces the introduction of its new virtual assistant chatbot, Amelia, which will enabl... Continue Reading
Clearing the longhaul narrowbody #PaxEx perception hurdles
Longhaul narrowbody flights — the ability to fly long and thin routes at a time when many routes will be increasingly thin — are going to be... Continue Reading
Bag retrieval during aircraft evacuations begs test criteria changes
A meaningful number of airline passengers continue to waste precious seconds during time-critical evacuations by prioritizing the retrieval ... Continue Reading