American misses innovation opportunity with Premium Economy
Good news for the passenger experience: American Airlines is to be the first US airline to introduce a proper premium economy product, with ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Comfort+
Airlines urged to prepare for VR revolution with great content
Ever since Qantas rolled out the Virtual Reality (VR) red carpet to their premium passengers earlier this year by offering Samsung Gear VR h... Continue Reading
Zodiac’s lower deck patent asks more questions than it answers
Zodiac Aerospace is exploring the opportunity of seating passengers underneath the main deck of commercial aircraft, in the area currently o... Continue Reading
Nobody wins when premium economy isn’t Premium Economy
“In the 1980s,” Canada’s Financial Post newspaper predicted in late 1978, “business travelers will look back at air travel in this decade wi... Continue Reading
Twisty thriller The Gift is gift that keeps on giving
Maybe I’m a little jaded, but whenever I hear that one of my favorite actors has written and/or directed a movie, the words “van... Continue Reading
Hawaiian, JetBlue suggest less is more with new slimline seats
Commercial aviation is working had to convince travelers that less is more. Hawaiian Airlines is the latest to make such a declaration, clai... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Thales reworking IFE remote after execution disappoints
As inflight entertainment screens in premium aircraft cabins grow larger and passengers sit even further away from them, vendors have had to... Continue Reading
Terminator Genisys is time travel turkey of the year
With airports packed to the rafters with surly, well-fed and flight delayed passengers this Thanksgiving weekend I thought it would be only ... Continue Reading
Hoverboard allowances show airlines differ on battery protocol
The dangers posed by lithium batteries are well reported. If not handled and stored correctly, the batteries can become unstable and overhea... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Satcom Guru on cyber security, EFB and sneakernet concerns
Even aviation industry executives who have attended APEX Technology Committee conferences for years found this month’s session on infl... Continue Reading
Press Release: ‘First Call’ milestone with Cobham AVIATOR 200S
Cobham SATCOM has announced that the first call has been made using its revolutionary AVIATOR 200S system over Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadba... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: All-male APEX emerging tech panel needs women’s voices
With tech-savvy women worldwide making key travel decisions these days for themselves and their families and Nielsen reporting last fall tha... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle and Norwegian Air launch live TV on European flights
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., (Nasdaq:ENT) (“GEE”) a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solution... Continue Reading
Vacation sequel is outta control trip worth taking
Although the Skywalker clan seems to be the only fictional onscreen family movie fans care about these days, another beloved cinematic famil... Continue Reading
Why Finnair rejected typecasting for safety VP position
When we think about diversity in the workplace, a few things spring to mind: ethnic or cultural diversity, opportunities for the disabled, g... Continue Reading
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