Polaris is peachy on United 777, but coach class crush is real
United Airlines yesterday took its new Polaris product to the skies on the first Boeing 777-300ER to feature the new business class seats. D... Continue Reading
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To fly, to buy: Taste-testing the new Marks & Spencer menu on BA
British Airways cut complimentary food service on its short-haul flights earlier this month, citing passenger preference. While BA’s l... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines’ first class Private Room could use an update
Flying in Singapore Airlines first class out of Changi on a frequent flyer mileage ticket recently, I stopped in at the airline’s Private Ro... Continue Reading
BA Club World dine-on-demand: recipe for disaster?
British Airways seems to be planning to unveil a major business class food revamp when it announces its new Club World seats in the next few... Continue Reading
Surprise Qantas business outshines usual NZ Jetconnect
Qantas’ flights between New Zealand and Australia are, in some ways, an odd bunch. Operated by cheaper New Zealand subsidiary Jetconnect, wh... Continue Reading
Snack sponsorship? Delta chews on fresh ideas with new rollout
Acknowledging that the pendulum may have swung too far in the direction of bare bones service on board, some airlines are bringing back prod... Continue Reading
Hong Kong Airlines: business class for premium economy prices?
Hong Kong Airlines, the Chek Lap Kok-based member of the Hainan Airlines family, launched longhaul flights to Auckland in early November, an... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Aircraft parts become MotoArt & DJ spins ANA tales
Art is in the air this month and our December edition of #PaxEx TV is bringing you the scoop. To start things off, RGN contributing editor T... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Snakes, snack bars and the ultra-luxe Falcon 900LX
In this episode of #PaxEx TV, we take a look at Aeromexico’s stylish and utilitarian bar concept for its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner; and li... Continue Reading
Farm-to-terminal trend continues with OTG’s new Newark arrival
The steady improvement of offerings in airport food courts, take-away counters and sit-down restaurants has transformed the task of finding ... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Economy “enhancements” bite on BA, Cathay
In this episode of #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton doesn’t mince words about the impact to passengers of CathayR... Continue Reading
Flying first class on Team GB’s #victoRIOus BA Olympic 747 charter
After a record-breaking medal haul at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, British Airways — like many other national carriers — had the hon... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Indian carriers face off for foodies in the sky
In this episode of #PaxEx TV, Mumbai-based correspondent Neelam Mathews reports on how Indian carriers are tempting passengers’ taste buds i... Continue Reading
Taste-testing Thai AirAsia’s many meals in-flight
Ordering a meal for my recent AirAsia trip was a reasonable choice. Ordering 4 on each flight may have been too much. But it was a lot of fu... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Winair begins offering pizza delivery to neighbor islands
As regulators around the world struggle with the challenges associated with proposed drone-based delivery services, one small airline is ris... Continue Reading
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