United impresses with accessible app for the blind
In January 2019, United Airlines launched a new inflight entertainment platform on its Boeing 787-10 aircraft. The IFE system boasts a pleth... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: COVID-19 pandemic
American Airlines goes direct with monthly Wi-Fi plans
Even as the vast majority of business travelers remain grounded, airlines continue to improve their services and offerings. The latest effor... Continue Reading
Why key upgrades hang in the balance for New York City Subway
The last time I wrote about the state of the New York City Subway in 2015, things were not going all that well. Overcrowding was burdening t... Continue Reading
In Conversation Transcribed: Singapore and COVID with Aaron Yong
John Walton: Hello and welcome to Runway Girl Network In Conversation, a deep dive into aviation and the passenger experience. I am RGN cont... Continue Reading
The Eurotunnel’s Channel Tunnel car shuttle shines during COVID
Travel between Europe and the UK has changed to an almost unrecognisable extent during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the UK’s unilateral two-w... Continue Reading
Clearing the longhaul narrowbody #PaxEx perception hurdles
Longhaul narrowbody flights — the ability to fly long and thin routes at a time when many routes will be increasingly thin — are going to be... Continue Reading
Channel ferry COVID protocols reassuring for passengers
With Europe heading back into strict COVID-19 lockdowns, travel has been reduced to the essentials. For an essential, last-minute trip from ... Continue Reading
In Conversation: Singapore and COVID with Aaron Yong
LIFT Aero Design’s Aaron Yong joins aviation journalist John Walton from Singapore, bringing an update from the aviation superpower citystat... Continue Reading
Gilat maintains aero market strategy as it adjusts costs
Gilat Satellite Networks entered the COVID-19 crisis in a solid financial position, reporting strong profitability for Q4 and full-year 2019... Continue Reading
Research, “bad math” and real-world cases show COVID uncertainty
Is flying safe? Airlines and aviation trade groups would very much like passengers to think so, and have been focusing much energy on provin... Continue Reading
Flying internationally from Mexico during COVID
On a Monday afternoon at Cancun International Airport (CUN), heavy cumulus clouds punctuated the sky as Tropical Storm Gamma churned slowly ... Continue Reading
Exploring Seattle-Tacoma International Airport amid COVID
As someone who has spent most of the last six months isolating at home and in my neighborhood, I am missing airports. So, I masked up and st... Continue Reading
Oneworld defends sightseeing flights as it commits to net zero by 2050
Oneworld this month became the first global airline alliance to commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, an announcement that ... Continue Reading
Press Release: LSG to cater for New Zealand’s KiwiRail rail operator
For the first time ever, LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd. (LSG NZ) will provide its catering expertise to KiwiRail, New Zealand’s state-owned ... Continue Reading
Intelsat to Delta: We can support free inflight Internet model
Intelsat firmly believes it can support Delta Air Lines’ plan to offer free inflight Internet to passengers once its $400 million acquisitio... Continue Reading