Farewell to the A340-600, my favorite plane
“What’s your favorite aircraft?” It’s a question that anyone who works in or loves aviation will be familiar with, usually alongside “what’s... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: comfort
Op-Ed: When airlines damage my wheelchair, they take away my legs
Deb Young is a survivor. In October 2013, a horrific car accident left the long-time educator a triple amputee. Since then, she has experien... Continue Reading
Press Release: Caterers, airport services support safe EU travel restart
Today the European Commission released its guidelines to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism and aviatio... Continue Reading
Emirates latest to block seats; frontline employees don PPE
Emirates is adopting social distancing in-flight in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with the airline announcing today that seats will ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Linstol and Amphenol Phitek enter strategic partnership
Linstol, a leading supplier of inflight passenger products for the airline industry, announces it has entered into an agreement with Phitek/... Continue Reading
Diversification helps position some suppliers to weather the storm
As the coronavirus crisis pummels air travel demand, forcing airlines to park aircraft and airframers to slow production, many suppliers in ... Continue Reading
Finding the moments of pure aviation joy
It always feels a little funny to tell people that I find joy in aviation, in traveling by air, in the airline passenger experience that mos... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Lessons airlines can learn from Singapore’s A380 first class
Who knows if we’ll see A380s flying again, and if so how many? It seems clear that, for many airlines, the downturn caused by the coronaviru... Continue Reading
IFEC ready to aid airlines impart new inflight protocols to passengers
For the last few decades, inflight entertainment and connectivity stakeholders have played an increasingly important role in air safety. Som... Continue Reading
US stimulus includes airline contractors but industry awaits specifics
Some airline contractors, including caterers, ground handlers and sanitation workers, will be able to avail of payroll relief under the bipa... Continue Reading
Lawmakers encouraged to include PaxEx suppliers in relief package
As Congress works to pass legislation to help US airlines weather the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, two leading airline passenger experienc... Continue Reading
Why Air India’s MRO unit is eager for privatization
As air travel demand evaporates in the face of the COVID-19 crisis and economies suffer, the Government of India continues to talk of divest... Continue Reading
BizAv IFC players narrow focus, hunker down for the fight
Astronics Corporation restructured its struggling aero antenna business with remarkable speed, reducing headcount from 106 employees at the ... Continue Reading
Air Canada opens exclusive Signature Suite lounge in Vancouver
Air Canada’s sparkling new Signature Suite at Vancouver International Airport opens today, providing a comfortable oasis for qualifying busi... Continue Reading
Race is on for antennas to deliver low-latency IFC via NGSO satellites
With a number of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellations in the works, including but not limited to OneWeb, SES NetworksR... Continue Reading
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