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United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX cabin interior showing various seat accommodations in blues and greys. View is front down the aisle with lots of light.

Minor hiccups aside, United strives to be accessible for the blind

Like many fellow flyers, I severely limited my travel over the last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. And like many, I also saw the ligh... Continue Reading

Screenshot of a map showing different colored aircraft icons dispersed on it.

Press Release: EUROCONTROL integrates Aireon spaced-based ADS-B

In a major operational enhancement of the EUROCONTROL Network Manager’s (NM) operational systems, real-time air traffic surveillance data de... Continue Reading

Airbus Airspace cabin showing the entryway, geometric design on the ceiling, blue and purple shades cast by LED lights and business class seats in greys and purple. Seats are in a 1-1 configuration.

Interiors suppliers trumpet work on new A320 Airspace brand cabins

In the years since Runway Girl Network first reported Airbus’ work to bring its widebody Airspace cabin brand to the narrowbody A320 family ... Continue Reading

Kelvin Boyette CEO of Latitude Aero standing beside 3 aircraft seats on display

Press Release: Latitude Aero approved by EASA as repair station

Latitude Aero is proud to announce we have received approval and designation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”) as an EASA Part... Continue Reading

Stelia's aircraft seat from the passengers point of view. The storage shelf, a mirror, the IFE screen, a small plant, a table and the aircraft window are in view.

Stelia learns design lessons from previous herringbone generations

With Stelia’s Opera outward-facing herringbone looking set to be a major part of the narrowbody longhaul future, the company is drawing on a... Continue Reading

Premium Economy is a focus as Delta retrofits 767 and A330 fleets

As the pandemic continues to severely impact the aviation industry, there are emerging signs that some airlines are once again getting ready... Continue Reading

A man is working on his mobile device. A woman holding a device towards him has a screen showing verified.

Press Release: SITA, Indicio launch Aruba Health app

SITA, together with Indicio.tech and the Aruba Health Department, are trialing the Aruba Health App, a pilot that makes it easy for visitors... Continue Reading

Female Alaska Airlines flight attendant wearing a mask and holding up a boxed water product onboard an aircraft.

Press Release: Alaska Airlines announces partnership with Boxed Water

Boxed Water Is Better® – the most renewable packaged water alternative to plastic bottles– is teaming up with Alaska Airlines to offer less ... Continue Reading

Digital map indicating different details as an aircraft lands.

Press Release: SmartSky partnership offers high precision map data

SmartSky Networks announced today that Performance Software, the leader in safety-critical engineering services and precision navigation dat... Continue Reading

Aircraft interior image of Recaro seats in blue with grey thermoplastics used for the seatbacks and tray tables.

Closing the loop: aviation’s post-use thermoplastics footprint

What happens to your aircraft seat after its useful life is over and it’s removed from the aircraft? It’s increasingly likely to end up bein... Continue Reading

Split screen. Left side of the image is a photo of a woman. Right side of the image is a thermal reading of that same woman.

Press Release: Skin temperature monitoring solution now at BOS

Honeywell announced today that dnata USA has expanded its deployment of Honeywell ThermoRebellion™ temperature monitoring solution to suppor... Continue Reading

American Airlines Airbus A319 at the gate in Chicago O'Hare Airport

American ORD-LGA A319: tweaks would make stellar PaxEx

Just five and a half hours after experiencing my first COVID-era flight and successfully flying to Chicago for lunch and a beer, it was time... Continue Reading

Press Release: SkyFive’s sister company to connect China with 5G ATG

SkyFive today announced the creation of SkyFive Inflight Connectivity (Beijing) Co. Ltd., an independent sister company dedicated to develop... Continue Reading

White paper airplane with white dotted line following it on a blue background.

Press Release: Global Eagle taps Eutelsat capacity over North America

Eutelsat Communications and Global Eagle have signed a multi-year contract for additional Ku transponders adding large amounts of capacity f... Continue Reading

View of aircraft wing looking out over New York City leaving LaGuardia.

American LGA-ORD Oasis: unremarkable in a good way

I would have never expected a totally routine flight between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare to be so memorable and special, but after... Continue Reading