Opportunities, threats for airlines with rise of premium leisure PaxEx
Airlines are increasingly focussing on the growing premium leisure market, where more and more holidaymakers are willing to pay more to trav... Continue Reading
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Free accessibility plus connectivity-lite coming to Bluebox customers
Fresh off of winning the Best Inflight Entertainment Innovation at the APEX Awards in Boston for Bluebox’s Accessible IFE (aIFE) platform, B... Continue Reading
When two aircraft mark an interesting business class watershed
La Compagnie, the “boutique” (meaning “small”) all-business-class airline shuttling between Paris-Orly and Newark, is an unlikely survivor o... Continue Reading
Better flight in amber: is it time to bring warmth back to cabin colors?
For many years airline cabins have trended to cool tones in shades of grey, beige, blue, green, purple and pink. Consumer trends suggest tha... Continue Reading
Press Release: AirFi to use Iridium to launch IFC with Atlantic
Editor’s note: Since publication of this AirFi press release, company CEO Job Heimerikx has clarified that the firm will use the curre... Continue Reading
Airbus’ safety scanner system cuts an hour off preflight checks
Using RFID tags and scanners, Airbus is working with Fujitsu to virtually eliminate the time required for flight attendants to check for the... Continue Reading
Press Release: United to extend SB-S to 737s with Cobham satcom
Cobham Aerospace Communications, a leading manufacturer of satellite communications solutions, and Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of... Continue Reading
Press Release: ABC announces cabin branding program with Air Belgium
ABC International and Air Belgium are pleased to announce a new collaboration for the installation of a cabin branding element on the A340 f... Continue Reading
Women on a mission to encourage girls to join aviation’s next gen
When it comes to role models, the non-profit association Women in Aviation International has 13,000 of them, from aviation insurance executi... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air France taps Global Eagle, Orange for IFC on A320s
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. announced today that Air France has awarded a long-term contract for in-flight connectivity systems and serv... Continue Reading
FAA reauthorization bill urges review of oxygen mask design
The new FAA reauthorization bill, which passed the House on 26 September, includes a number of calls for the FAA to address common topics of... Continue Reading
“Wellness” trend expands into premium hard product at APEX EXPO
BOSTON — If it feels like only last month that you were reading about the trend of airlines boosting their offerings in the slightly woo-woo... Continue Reading
Considering the future of alternative LOPAs and passenger comfort
With increasing passenger numbers, the 2D structure of the traditional aircraft LOPA (Location of Passenger Accommodations), or seat-map, is... Continue Reading
Stelia, Skylights unveil in-seat 3D-VR headset, speakers and seat control
BOSTON — Skylights’ 3D, virtual reality Allosky headset is being offered integrated with Stelia’s compact staggered Opal seat, together with... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air China takes off with Global ONE Media
Global ONE Media Limited announces that it has been selected by AirChinaMedia Co.Ltd to license and deliver inflight entertainment (“IFE”) c... Continue Reading
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