Press Release: Second Boeing 777X completes first flight
Boeing today conducted a productive and successful first flight of the second 777X airplane. Captain Ted Grady, 777X project pilot, and Capt... Continue Reading
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Safran details impact of COVID-19 on business; sees gradual recovery
The COVID-19 crisis is negatively impacting most of Safran’s business, both original equipment and aftermarket services, with the French aer... Continue Reading
Embraer alleges Boeing wrongfully terminated tie-up pact
In the midst of a deeply challenging time for the aviation industry, Boeing has terminated its agreement to take control of Embraer’s ... Continue Reading
Rethinking the aircraft seat for a new market reality
The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis for the airline industry, but it is also an opportunity to reevaluate the design of the passenger exper... Continue Reading
Crystal Cabin concepts that address passenger health prove timely
In a post-pandemic world, we can expect that air travel will be different than the way it was before the coronavirus crisis. There will be g... Continue Reading
Traveling with an allergic child trained me for a post-pandemic world
Before the World Health Organization named COVID-19 a pandemic, I was invited to attend an exclusive preview of Air Canada’s newest premium ... Continue Reading
Looking back fondly on a far from perfect American 777 flight
While I had suspicions that this would be my last flight for an indefinite period of time, I didn’t fully appreciate just how long that peri... Continue Reading
When Jet2’s cheap and cheerful budget airline brought big smiles
Friendly low fares. That’s what UK holiday airline Jet2 promises — and what, on a recent flight from Gran Canaria to Birmingham before coron... Continue Reading
Press Release: Boeing to temporarily halt Puget Sound production ops
Boeing announced a temporary suspension of production operations at its Puget Sound area facilities in light of the state of emergency in Wa... Continue Reading
Consciously seeking out Concept D seat proves educational
As much as I enjoy flying all over the world, I have never quite been able to figure out how to effectively sleep on a flight. Even in the b... Continue Reading
Latitude Aero shifts focus to aircraft cleaning and decontamination
To say that things are changing in the airline passenger experience (PaxEx) industry would be an understatement indeed. Airlines are slashin... Continue Reading
Aircraft retirements accelerate, but this is not another post-9/11
The uncertainty of coronavirus and its impact on aviation might appear worse as airlines quickly retire aircraft fleets. There may be memori... Continue Reading
Press Release: Recaro installs first seats from “Sprint” program for ALC
Recaro Aircraft Seating at the beginning of March installed its first shipset of BL3530 seats from its “Sprint” program on Air L... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITA flying ATC innovation on Boeing ecoDemonstrator
SITA is accelerating innovation in air traffic control (ATC) communications as part of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program, alongside key indus... Continue Reading
Reed eyes new dates for AIX as coronavirus impact hits PaxEx expo
The PaxEx industry’s largest exhibition, the Aircraft Interiors Expo, has been postponed due to the escalation of coronavirus in Europe. AIX... Continue Reading
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