Op-Ed: Hong Kong protests bring paradigm shift to passenger experience
The fortunate passengers contorted themselves into the bus luggage rack, such was the space constraint for Hong Kong International Airport’s... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing
Press Release: Lufthansa Technik teams with Air Esurfing on Chinese IFC
Lufthansa Technik has further increased its market presence for connectivity modifications in Asia, the world’s fastest developing mar... Continue Reading
Travel as commodity: identity and brand in a homogenous EuroLCC world
It’s hard to think of a region where air travel is so much of a commodity as Europe: the same planes, largely Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, ... Continue Reading
Safran approves heavy investment in nextgen antenna for IFC
While Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) packages traditional Inmarsat GX connectivity hardware with its RAVE and RAVE Ultra IFE system – th... Continue Reading
Basic economy on China United: the future of domestic Chinese flying?
I learned the hard way that China United Airlines’ ancillary revenue must be decent. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Eastern Group, i... Continue Reading
Accessible IFE comes in fits and starts, but regulatory push is needed
Bluebox Aviation Systems this spring was forthright about its hopes that airlines would voluntarily adopt accessible inflight entertainment ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Carlisle awarded STC for satcom provisions on 777 types
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT), a division of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (CSL), is pleased to announce the award of a new Fed... Continue Reading
Press Release: Southwest Airlines turns to ABC for cabin branding
Southwest Airlines has selected ABC International to provide the carrier’s iconic corporate “heart” logo for its Boeing 73... Continue Reading
Removing pain point could vastly improve inflight cellular proposition
In a move that could change the game for mobile connectivity on board aircraft, SITAONAIR is developing a new system that will be 4G-capable... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR CEO urges caution when interpreting public tracking feeds
A historical provider of cockpit communications and safety services, SITAONAIR is urging industry stakeholders to exercise caution when usin... Continue Reading
Customer service incompetence colors Thai Airways travel experience
This was a review I had been looking forward to writing for some time. After spending weeks in Southeast Asia filming in the jungle without ... Continue Reading
Inside Lufthansa’s design process for its new 777X business class
How do you design an all-new business class to last for a decade across multiple airlines within the same group? It’s about partnerships, ex... Continue Reading
OneWeb aims to disrupt IFC; pursues linefit with Airbus and Boeing
A few years away from launching Ku-band aero service over a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of satellites, OneWeb is working to secure l... Continue Reading
Press Release: Select ANA 777s fitted with SITAONAIR portal, GX IFC
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has begun equipping selected Boeing B777-300ER aircraft with SITAONAIR’s state-of-the-art Internet ONAIR Wi-Fi port... Continue Reading
Press Release: Vistara to launch Panasonic’s Arc platform and games
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has today announced India’s best airline Vistara as the launch customer for its new Arc Inflight ... Continue Reading
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