Smaller seatmakers look to meet narrowbody seat needs of airframers
As the passenger experience stands as 2019 draws to a close, the overwhelming majority of narrowbody airliners, whether from the Airbus A320... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Comfort+
Can Novotel’s bizarrely delightful Prosecco Barn room inspire airlines?
Everyone loves a special livery, the uniquely designed paint jobs that celebrate an airline’s history via a retrojet, a partnership with a b... Continue Reading
Social engineering, data manipulation prove key threats to airlines
While there is a lot of focus on dramatic cyber attacks on air transportation infrastructure leading to disruptions in power supply, broken ... Continue Reading
United CRJ550 impresses in revenue service but lack of power smarts
United Airlines, in tandem with regional carrier GoJet, recently rolled out its shiny new Bombardier CRJ550 regional jet at its Chicago, Ill... Continue Reading
Press Release: Recaro tests first connected economy seat on TAP
Recaro successfully installed “connected seats” on a TAP Air Portugal A321 single-aisle aircraft. The economy class BL3530 seat is equipped ... Continue Reading
Press Release: JetBlue expands free IFE lineup with new content partners
JetBlue, the only major US airline with free high speed Fly-Fi® and seatback screens at every seat, on every plane, is providing customers w... Continue Reading
Press Release: Austrian uses 3D to help passengers discover favorite seat
From now on, Austrian Airlines passengers on flights operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft can virtually discover their favorite seat and reserv... Continue Reading
How Cat Wren went from flight line agent to Chief Experience Officer
Ask any aviation person how they entered the industry and the response often involves a family member who worked or continues to work in it.... Continue Reading
Press Release: Diehl expands Charleston services for Boeing shipsets
After initiating its presence in Charleston, South Carolina in early 2018, Diehl Aviation has now expanded its range of services at the site... Continue Reading
Latécoère picks Signify, Huneed as hardware partners for lifi work
Lifi, the use of light to wirelessly transmit data, is seeing a remarkable amount of momentum within the aviation and passenger experience w... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat seeks to alleviate IFC constraints on helis
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has today announced the launch of SwiftBroadband Helo (SB-Helo) X-Str... Continue Reading
Vietnam deserves consistency award for PaxEx aboard 787-9 and A350
On a recent personal trip to Vietnam, I had a choice of connecting through Seoul on either Korean Air or Vietnam Airlines. Having already tr... Continue Reading
Press Release: ANA to reduce reliance on single-use plastics
ANA HOLDINGS INC. (hereinafter “ANA HD”) is taking steps to decrease its environmental impact. Effective Feb. 1, 2020, ANA HD will reduce it... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines’ vertical farm-to-plane program shows promise
It’s a blustery, gray day as our rideshare rolls up to a hulking industrial building on the outskirts of Newark, New Jersey. Sandwiche... Continue Reading
Embraer boasts design benefits of E195-E2 Profit Hunter
Brazilian company Embraer has risen to become the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world since being founded by entrepreneur Ozire... Continue Reading