US airlines seek to honor disability rights while enforcing mask use
Accessibility advocate Justin Yarbrough is a huge proponent of passengers wearing masks, as required, when flying US commercial airlines ami... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Delta Airlines
Gogo fights to retain as many satcom-fitted Delta aircraft as possible
Inflight connectivity service provider Gogo is vowing it will fight to retain as many satcom-fitted aircraft as possible at Delta Air Lines,... Continue Reading
Mulling the future of seatback IFE given COVID and the Greta effect
Over the last decade, seatback IFE has survived in the face of countless news articles about its imminent demise. It has survived in the fac... Continue Reading
Delta to diversify IFC provider base; amends pact with Gogo
Delta Air Lines has informed Gogo that it plans to diversify its inflight connectivity provider base in order to generate competition betwee... Continue Reading
Premium economy: premium privacy and premium distancing?
As cash-strapped businesses look for efficiency in their travel budgets, the global economy affects leisure passengers’ willingness and abil... Continue Reading
Press Release: Delta to retire 777s by end of 2020
Delta plans to retire its 18 widebody Boeing 777s by the end of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The retirement will accelerate th... Continue Reading
Emirates latest to block seats; frontline employees don PPE
Emirates is adopting social distancing in-flight in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with the airline announcing today that seats will ... Continue Reading
Rethinking the aircraft seat for a new market reality
The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis for the airline industry, but it is also an opportunity to reevaluate the design of the passenger exper... Continue Reading
Press Release: Delta blocking middle seats to enable social distancing
In the latest move to ensure Delta is keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the carrier is taking steps to help customers and em... Continue Reading
Press Release: Nearly 2 million airline seats affected by travel ban: OAG
OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, released its latest analysis on the global impact of the coronavirus on the ai... Continue Reading
Press Release: Delta, LATAM ink loyalty pact, launch codeshare flights
Delta and LATAM Airlines Group (“LATAM”) have reached agreement to launch frequent flyer reciprocity across the carriers’ broad networks, of... Continue Reading
Press Release: Boltaron’s customer service team earns excellence award
The customer service team for SIMONA Boltaron, a leading thermoplastic sheet manufacturer for aerospace and other industries, has been named... Continue Reading
Given CEO comments, should Delta feature recline as part of PaxEx?
They say you get what you pay for. But if you’ve paid for a Delta Air Lines seat with recline functionality, can you rest assured you’ll be ... Continue Reading
More room in economy? Differentiation debate resurfaces
Airlines have typically argued against giving economy passengers more room, reckoning passengers simply will not pay for it: having spacious... Continue Reading
Airlines get better at retaining loyal passengers under MAX grounding
The typical passenger may not discern many differences between a Boeing 737-800 and its successor, the MAX 8. But for American Airlines’ com... Continue Reading
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