How Etihad uses cabin lighting as subtle destination marketing
“May I get you anything?” The flight attendant paused near the galley and turned to me. “Oh, I’m just playing in the light,” I replied, soun... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing 787
Aviointeriors’ new business class: heard this tune before?
SINGAPORE — Italian seatmaker Aviointeriors debuted its Adagio staggered fully flat business class seat with direct aisle access at the Airc... Continue Reading
Press Release: China Eastern picks Panasonic IFEC for 35 new jets
China Eastern Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s (Panasonic) industry-leading eX3 inflight entertainment (IFE) system an... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins on why B/E will balance its aviation portfolio
Rockwell Collins is to acquire B/E Aerospace in a landmark deal for US$6.4b in cash and stock, in addition to assuming $1.9b of B/E’s net de... Continue Reading
Boeing, Teledyne partner on cross-fleet data transfer tool
Boeing and Teledyne Controls have agreed to combine their ground-based operational data products to create a unified solution for airlines t... Continue Reading
American opens up with story of cancelled Zodiac “Concept D” seat
American Airlines’ custom forwards-backwards staggered herringbone seating — which the airline refers to as Concept D — showed promise, but ... Continue Reading
Pointed political and #PaxEx statements as Qatar inks Boeing deal
Who makes the best airplanes? Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker gave a huge endorsement to Boeing today, announcing a 100-aircraft deal... Continue Reading
Air Astana maintains #PaxEx focus as it fine-tunes growth strategy
Devaluation of oil-rich Kazakhstan’s currency, tenge, twice in two years following a crash in oil prices has led national carrier Air Astana... Continue Reading
A last gasp for Delta’s Narita hub
Delta is finally dismantling its hub at Tokyo-Narita. Citing unfair competition it will slash service this fall, with two US flights termina... Continue Reading
Press Release: Virgin Atlantic adding live TV to Boeing 787s
Customers travelling with Virgin Atlantic this summer will now be able to tune in to live television onboard its 787s, thanks to a partnersh... Continue Reading
B/E Aerospace raises 2017 outlook despite American A350 deferral
B/E Aerospace management didn’t mince words this morning when discussing the impact of American Airlines’ decision to defer delivery of the ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Thales, JAL celebrate EIS of 777-200 fleet IFE retrofit
During this week’s Farnborough Airshow, Thales celebrated with Japan Airlines the entry into service of Boeing 777-200s retrofitted wi... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Aviation industry indulges in patent application binge
Welcome to Episode 34 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Philip Robinson, the founder of AeroPatent, whose mandate is to r... Continue Reading
Design firm Acumen reimagines PaxEx for Supersonic travel
The return of supersonic aircraft will mark a new era in aviation, not only for the speed at which passengers can reach their destinations b... Continue Reading
ScootBiz offers thought-provoking questions for APAC airlines
If there’s anywhere in the world where the long-haul, low-cost carrier is in its prime, it’s the Asia-Pacific region. Between Scoot, Jetstar... Continue Reading
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