Will COVID-19 drive Basic Business class segmented fares?
In financial terms, the seats on a flight are the most distressed of inventories: once the aircraft doors shut, they have hit a hard “use by... Continue Reading
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Kid-friendly BC Ferries offers leisurely transport to Vancouver Island
Ferry service provider BC Ferries offers a popular form of transportation for those who need to travel between Vancouver and the coastal and... Continue Reading
Press Release: LocusLabs and Grab support contactless airport ordering
LocusLabs™ announced today that the web version of its LocusLabs™ indoor mapping and location platform is now fully integrated with the Grab... Continue Reading
From Broken Hill to Sydney, 14 outback hours by train
When people think about long-distance rail journeys in Australia, the ones that come to mind are the Ghan, the Indian Pacific: the continent... Continue Reading
Press Release: LSG Group sees 50% drop in sales in first half of year
The ongoing coronavirus crisis and the resulting widespread reduction in global air traffic are having a drastic impact on the LSG GroupR... Continue Reading
India adopts touchless travel but appetite to fly is mixed
As domestic flights in India resumed on 25 May following a two-month lockdown, significant changes to the passenger experience were immediat... Continue Reading
Reflecting on the best flight(s) I’ve ever taken
Like many folks in aviation, I’m often asked to describe the best flight I’ve been fortunate enough to take. The answer? It’s complicated, b... Continue Reading
Finnair goes local in designing and sourcing new Clean Kit and masks
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many consequences to aviation, and one has been a spike in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE),... Continue Reading
Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airlines need to be clear about catering changes
COVID-19, and its effects on the aviation industry, are unprecedented. Airlines have been scrambling to continue flying while keeping passen... Continue Reading
Press Release: gategroup sees rising demand for digital retail solution
gategroup, a leading global provider of airline catering solutions and pre-order/inflight/and post-flight retail services, is seeing increas... Continue Reading
Press Release: Finnair reopens Helsinki lounge; makes PaxEx changes
During the spring, Finnair made numerous changes to its services to support the health of customers and employees at the airport and on boar... Continue Reading
A toast to first class — and hope for its legacy
Writing about airline premium seats and service often feels like, quite literally, a first class problem. That’s especially the case during ... Continue Reading
Virtual aircraft trolley with touch-free payments to roll out
As the aviation industry seeks to restart after COVID-19-driven suspensions, airlines are looking hard at what the passenger experience migh... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines mostly impresses on world’s longest flight
The air was thick and humid outside Singapore’s sprawling Changi International Airport last September. The blast of cold, conditioned ... Continue Reading
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