PaxEx 2018: An increasingly complex balancing act for premium classes
In the pointy end of the plane, 2018 is set to be a pivotal year as business class continues to supplant first up front. Can the industry pu... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Delta Air Lines
Delta still evaluating connectivity proposals for A321neos
Delta Air Lines has not made an inflight connectivity decision for its new 100-strong Airbus A321neo order, as first reported on RGN Premium... Continue Reading
Flight attendants need to feel empowered to fight harassment
When she was in her late 20s, flight attendant Sandra Davis went back onto the empty aircraft on which she’d just flown to retrieve a sweate... Continue Reading
IAG LEVELs Paris, closes down OpenSkies
LEVEL, the long-haul low-cost carrier from British Airways and Iberia parent IAG, is to start flights to four key destinations from Paris’ s... Continue Reading
Delta starts selling 757 recliners as international premium economy
Almost exactly three years ago, a senior passenger experience executive from Delta Air Lines sat down with me at the APEX Expo and laid out ... Continue Reading
The premium cabin trend du jour: privacy doors
Champagne? Check. Amenity kits? Check. Plush bedding and fine linens? Check. Check. What can a premium cabin product do to differentiate its... Continue Reading
As 2Ku take-up grows, Gogo also sees momentum in BizAv with 4G ATG
LATAM Airlines Brazil’s decision to tap Gogo 2Ku connectivity for 100 Airbus A320 aircraft brings the Chicago-headquartered firm’s backlog t... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors scores customer for premium economy version of Adagio
In a sign of airlines looking to push the boundaries of traditional premium economy passenger experience — which has largely remained a recl... Continue Reading
Band agnosticism makes a worthy boast for Global Eagle
Speed is not the first thing that comes to mind when your author thinks of Global Eagle’s current Ku-band satellite connectivity service. As... Continue Reading
Addressing Northland report, Gogo says existing Delta business sound
On 19 September, Northland Capital Markets initiated coverage of inflight connectivity provider Gogo, suggesting that its shares were “... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Gogo COO talks 2Ku as airlines roll out service
Welcome to Episode 49 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is industry veteran John Wade, who serves as Chief Operating Officer at inflight conn... Continue Reading
May only be a matter of time until amenity kits are digital deliveries
Tiny toothpaste. Eyemask. Antiseptic towelette. Socks. Amenity kits today have changed very little over the more than 60 years they’ve been ... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: BA brings pain and Ethiopian 767 no longer plain
Just because you know something is coming doesn’t make it hurt any less when it actually arrives. We have known for nearly a year that Briti... Continue Reading
$500 for a door? Delta starts charging for better biz PaxEx
How much would you pay for a business class flight with a door on it? Delta, it seems, thinks it can soak passengers for an extra five hundr... Continue Reading
Gogo unlimited pass customers are grandfathered in, for now
Though it may not be fully apparent yet, virtually every airline partner of Gogo’s is moving towards a paradigm whereby they determine the I... Continue Reading
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