PaxEx 2018: An increasingly complex balancing act for premium classes
In the pointy end of the plane, 2018 is set to be a pivotal year as business class continues to supplant first up front. Can the industry pu... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: British Airways
PaxEx odds and ends: ANA goes guns blazing on IFEC and LIFT gains lift
Seatback inflight entertainment isn’t every airline’s cup of tea. Though nearly all new longhaul widebodies are still delivered ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Vision-Box implements paperless biometric self-boarding
Los Angeles Airport is trialing an advanced biometric self-boarding solution by Vision-Box to clear travelers flying out of the USA in a con... Continue Reading
IAG LEVELs Paris, closes down OpenSkies
LEVEL, the long-haul low-cost carrier from British Airways and Iberia parent IAG, is to start flights to four key destinations from Paris’ s... Continue Reading
In Conversation: Brexit’s impact on the UK aviation industry
The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Tim Robinson joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to talk about what the UK leaving the EU will mean for the... Continue Reading
Commercial launch of European Aviation Network moves to the right
Inmarsat’s plan to launch inflight connectivity via its hybrid ATG/S-band European Aviation Network (EAN) before the end of the year has mov... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat, Deutsche Telekom demonstrate EAN in flight
Inmarsat (LON: ISAT), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, and Deutsche Telekom, the leading integrated telecommu... Continue Reading
The importance of service recovery: a case study
Before I start, an unusual disclaimer. There are times when I hesitate, as a journalist specialising in the passenger experience, to raise i... Continue Reading
BA retains DO & CO catering on NY, Chicago business and first routes
The bread and butter of British Airways’ business is the transatlantic market, particularly the almost shuttle service it operates between N... Continue Reading
Thompson Vantage Solo sets the bar for premium narrowbody business
Fully flat business class beds with direct aisle access on narrowbody aircraft will become increasingly important in the next cycle of airli... Continue Reading
Austrian Airlines unveils distinctly average premium economy
Austrian Airlines is the latest member of the Lufthansa Group to add a premium economy section, with both the airline’s Boeing 767 and 777 f... Continue Reading
BA splashes out on Churchill’s port in Club World soft product spree
Port is one of the least celebrated yet most delicious — and most flexible — wines to be served in the sky, and British Airways is rolling o... Continue Reading
How Kontron is benefitting from wave of new connectivity installs
Gogo’s big 2Ku connectivity win with Alaska Airlines bodes well for its international partners on the program. Israeli firm Gilat, for insta... Continue Reading
Finnair’s Norra Embraer E-190: great Eurobiz, apart from the seats
It’s a commentary on the state of European business class when an 18”-wide seat, no neighbour, a tasty hot meal and some chilled Champagne i... Continue Reading
Retired but not retiring, BA’s Catherine Burton reflects on pilot career
Catherine Burton never expected to retire as British Airways’ most senior woman pilot when she began flying Vickers Viscount turboprop airli... Continue Reading
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