One-on-one with IPC Mouldings managing director Joanne Liddle
IPC Mouldings, a veteran aerospace company that supplies tooling and plastic injection moulded parts and assemblies to the industry, sees an... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Safran wins Crystal Cabin Awards’ special categories
As part of the virtual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021, the Crystal Cabin Awards in the special categories “Clean and Safe Air Travel” and “Jud... Continue Reading
American Airlines brings IFE maintenance in-house
In a blow to American Airlines’ inflight entertainment system suppliers, the US major confirms to Runway Girl Network that it brought mainte... Continue Reading
New United A320 reminds us why a refurbishment is welcome
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the routes I frequented the most was New York LaGuardia-Washington Dulles. These short-hop flights — ... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines’ service and soft product pull through again
Sometimes plans change. Originally I was to fly out and back from Seattle to Portland, Oregon during a single day, stay at home for a night,... Continue Reading
Safran may have reached earnings low point for interiors in 1H
Safran’s aircraft interiors business reported a 39.7% decrease in revenues for the first half of 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to... Continue Reading
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
Inside Geven’s Elemento Wave seat and family design approach
With its new Elemento fully featured economy class seat, Geven is introducing three novel features to its product line: a new kinematic syst... Continue Reading
2021: Aviation’s once-in-a-century opportunity to reset seat sizes
The next twenty years in aviation will define what commercial aircraft — and their cabins — look like for the next century. What looks futur... Continue Reading
Covid transatlantic travel: Plan meticulously and expect high costs
Having recently returned to the UK after traveling to the US, via Dublin, for a long-awaited family reunion, my advice to anyone considering... Continue Reading
Number of connected aircraft could double by 2030: Euroconsult
Over the last year, inflight connectivity service revenues dropped by almost one-third totaling $970 million, as nationwide lockdowns, groun... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines offers compelling transcon option with A321neo
While an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is not at the top of my preference list for a transcon flight, the airline regularly schedules one of it... Continue Reading
Study shines light on optimum aircraft seat dimensions
With unruly passenger incidents on the rise, it is timely to ask what role cabin conditions might play in passenger behavior. A recent in-de... Continue Reading
WestJet’s 787-9 PaxEx impresses on London-Toronto
Roughly a year ago, I anxiously boarded an Air Canada flight to Toronto. Having spent months in lockdown in a central London flat, I was des... Continue Reading
Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat
With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading