#PaxEx Podcast: Booze Fueled Behavior and Inflight Flavor
Welcome to Episode 13 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Nik Loukas, an airline consultant who specializes in buy-on-board... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: inflight connectivity
Eyeing growth, Spirit bares all in new customer education scheme
Roughly seven years after Spiritʼs transition to an ultra low-cost carrier, the airline has introduced a customer education initiative to he... Continue Reading
B/E gets green light to buy Emteq; reveals spectrum of lights for JAL
The US Federal Trade Commission has approved a potential acquisition by B/E Aerospace of privately held aircraft lighting specialist Emteq. ... Continue Reading
JetBlue seeks to monetize its inflight Wi-Fi offering
It’s official – someone has invented a new way to describe how to make money from inflight connectivity and that someone is none other than ... Continue Reading
Why trickle down ergonomics is a flawed theory for aircraft seats
Someone recently made the following statement on Twitter: “A rising tide raises all ships. This is why better business class seats will lead... Continue Reading
Connected Flight Deck app makes life easier for Pilatus pilots
Tired of complicated processes for flight planning, avionics system updates or maintenance log review? Now there’s a Connected Flight Deck a... Continue Reading
Inmarsat throws support behind The Amelia Project
Amelia Rose Earhart is recreating the historic last journey of her world famous namesake, Amelia Earhart, with a solo flight around the worl... Continue Reading
Battles are brewing on the inflight wireless IP front
As inflight entertainment companies jockey to provide the best technical solutions for their airline customers, a battle is potentially brew... Continue Reading
Gogo comes out swinging as battle for IFEC supremacy heats up
Buoyed by a healthy first quarter earnings performance, including a 35% year-over-year increase in revenues, inflight connectivity provider ... Continue Reading
Closed captioning for IFE is coming, though not soon enough
Deaf and hard of hearing (HoH) passengers have been calling on airlines to offer closed captioning (CC) of IFE for years. But even though US... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Birds are liquefied by deflection device for aircraft radomes
For the last 18 months US carriers have grappled with delays to their inflight connectivity and live television programs due to the FAA’s he... Continue Reading
Airlines now ordering aircraft with Global Xpress connectivity
Honeywell has secured several new, as yet undisclosed airline customers for its Global Xpress (GX) connectivity hardware, which will support... Continue Reading
Icelandair brings 757s into this century by digitizing the fleet
Icelandair says it is “digitizing” its fleet of 16 Boeing 757s in a bid to generate fuel savings, improve flight plan accuracy, ... Continue Reading
Etihad doesn’t see need for Premium Economy on A380s, 787s
Airlines often say their first class is like flying by private jet. In unveiling the new first class seats on Etihad’s soon-to-be-delivered ... Continue Reading
Airlines eyeing whether complimentary inflight Wi-Fi is feasible
Ubiquitous connectivity is not a fad and airplanes are no longer considered an exception in the same way they once were. But providing Inter... Continue Reading
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