India reevaluates why it’s keeping pregnant pilots grounded
NEW DELHI: A few years ago a passenger on an Indian budget carrier caused an uproar on learning that the captain was a woman. “I don’t... Continue Reading
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All-women flights can’t disguise persistent gender gap on flight deck
On a recent flight from Frankfurt to New York, Captain Beatrice Beyer and First officer Diana Busch worked together side by side in the cock... Continue Reading
Middle Eastern women pilots keep their eyes on the skies
Alia Twal, a first officer who flies for Royal Jordanian Airlines, is a trailblazer in her home country of Jordan. From an early age Twal fo... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: New aircraft, new routes: welcome A320neo and 737 MAX
Welcome to Episode 32 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Michael Miller, the head of content and industry relations at Rou... Continue Reading
From vaporware to real world: the Crystal Cabin Awards, analysed
The Crystal Cabin Awards, presented by the Hamburg Aviation Cluster at the Aircraft Interiors Expo each April, showcase the passenger experi... Continue Reading
Boeing eyes nextgen lighting, projection technology for cabins
Among the pioneers of LED mood lighting for aircraft cabins, Boeing introduced a step change with its Sky Interior for the 737 and dramatic ... Continue Reading
Crew drives passenger satisfaction more than any other factor: IATA
What’s the most important contributor to airline customer satisfaction? One traveler might think it’s a deluxe seat while another might gues... Continue Reading
Why crew will determine success of Lufthansa Restaurant Service
Lufthansa’s business class offering is improving with the introduction of Restaurant Service. Easily a title that could cover little more th... Continue Reading
Airbus works to make 10-abreast A350 a smidge more comfortable
Less than a handful of Airbus A350 XWB customers have selected a 10-abreast configuration in economy class for the twinjet, which has been a... Continue Reading
Air India’s new psychometric tests criticized by would-be pilots
Psychologist: “How will you handle a pax if he is unruly inflight?’ Trainee Pilot: “I will follow all Standard Operating Procedures.” Psy: “... Continue Reading
United celebrates women during Boeing 737-900ER delivery flight
There’s always a bit of real and ceremonial paperwork, and often a dinner and some sort of party, when an airline takes delivery of a brand ... Continue Reading
Young JetBlue woman pilot praises Cape Air’s Gateway program
When Krista Walsh was in the ninth grade, her parents booked a flight on Cape Air. She had the good fortune to sit up front with the pilot o... Continue Reading
Women playing pivotal role in AirAsia’s growth: CEO Fernandes
Maybe it’s just in former music man Tony Fernandes’ blood to do things differently than the majority of commercial airlines, but when it com... Continue Reading
How crew applications will make wearables worthwhile in aviation
With the Apple Watch at the front of the tech industry’s mind, the passenger experience industry is also thinking hard about wearables — and... Continue Reading
“Choice” becomes new PaxEx curse word on 11-abreast A380
In an enormous U-turn on its previous “18 inches for all” economy class campaign, Airbus is finally displaying its much-anticipated eleven-a... Continue Reading
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