Asiana spikes first class while Korean Air re-ups
South Korea’s two main full-service airlines are in the middle of a fascinating divergence of opinion on the future of first class, and it’s... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing 777
ANA expands Wi-Fi equipage; taps Panasonic for Ku on Boeing 787s
All Nippon Airways is expanding its equipage of OnAir inflight connectivity, and has selected Panasonic Avionics to supply Ku-band satellite... Continue Reading
All Nippon Airways versus Japan’s high-speed rail: game on
Facing strong competition on the ground from the high-speed Shinkansen railway network All Nippon Airways (ANA) says it plans to work toward... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand CEO on balancing profits and passenger experience
Air New Zealand is seeking to achieve an aviation Holy Trinity of financial strength, strong passenger reception and staff engagement. CEO C... Continue Reading
Why I tell people to avoid flying on a 787
“New rule: never fly on a 787.” That’s what I found myself advising some non-aviation industry friends who were planning a trip this week, d... Continue Reading
All Nippon Airways cautiously enters high-density economy seating
Asia had been a holdout in embracing 10-abreast seating on long-haul Boeing 777s, but 2014 saw All Nippon Airways (ANA), China Airlines and ... Continue Reading
Etihad does a hard sell on soft product
Inside the aircraft cabin, airlines have two principal levers to affect the passenger experience: hard product, like seats, inflight enterta... Continue Reading
Air France forges IFC deal with telco; a sign of things to come?
Last week, Air France published a press release announcing it plans to offer inflight connectivity on two short- and medium-haul Airbus A320... Continue Reading
Emirates faces hurdles in offering free, robust inflight Internet
A world where inflight Internet access is offered free of charge just took a fairly substantial step towards becoming reality, as Emirates a... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Seat wars present opportunity for mid-cabin innovation
The passenger experience is evolving faster than ever before. Up front, business and first class passengers have more amenities, better serv... Continue Reading
Will industry address vulnerability beneath the carpet of the 777?
As the aviation industry secures itself by ensuring passenger personal electronic devices are charged and rerouting flights around war zones... Continue Reading
Malaysia issues statement as MH17 crash images emerge
Just over four months after the tragic disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370, another Malaysia Boeing 777-200 – carrying 295 people ̵... Continue Reading
Boeing 777 antennas not impacted by AD to address cracking: FAA
A now well publicized FAA Airworthiness Directive that addressed cracking in the fuselage skin beneath a Boeing 777 satcom adapter has nothi... Continue Reading
Inmarsat confident MH370 data correct assuming it wasn’t spoofed
Inmarsat says it is confident the satellite communications data it submitted to Malaysian authorities probing the disappearance of MH370 is ... Continue Reading
Another Air France PED incident begs seat question
Air France has been beset with what appears to be a disproportionate number of incidents involving passengers’ personal electronic devices (... Continue Reading
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