As it flies into the sunset, what the Airbus A380 can teach us
As Air France announces it will be the first airline to withdraw completely its fleet of Airbus A380s, Emirates is in negotiations with Airb... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Malaysia Airlines
Press Release: Malaysia Airlines plays bespoke boarding music via Stellar
Travellers flying on Malaysia’s national carrier will sense a more distinctive Malaysian ambience when boarding their flight. Malaysia Airli... Continue Reading
Following PS752 downing, airlines want greater risk info sharing
The shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752 by Iranian missiles shortly after departing Imam Khomeini Internation... Continue Reading
Thai challenges Gulf airlines on idea that Middle East hubs are better
Many airlines have tried to restrict the growth of Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways by lobbying governments via econ... Continue Reading
Malaysia Airlines’ Business Suite: implications for the future of travel?
Malaysia Airlines recently rebranded its first class product on its Airbus A380 and A350 aircraft as Business Suite, raising the prospect of... Continue Reading
Exploring business class trends for 2019
As airlines head into 2019, a number of key trends are coinciding to make the year particularly exciting in the business class space, with d... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Will mass shootings impact travel to the United States?
Welcome to episode 62 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world.... Continue Reading
An amenity kit item that’s forbidden for use on board?
Once the fabled “goodie bag”, and then more focussed towards a few key items for onboard use, the airline amenity kit is seeing a resurgence... Continue Reading
Press Release: Malaysia Airlines unveils new flight booking chatbot
Malaysia Airlines, together with Amadeus, has launched MHchat, a new feature which helps travelers’ book flights and pay through the popular... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins explores bulkhead business-plus, first-minus market
First class is dead; long live first class. This apparent contradiction is at the heart of a particularly fascinating niche in the airline p... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR’s Katrina Korzenowski sees big opportunities in Asia-Pacific
Having spent over 11 years as an executive at multinational IT company SITA, and now serving as SITAONAIR VP, Asia-Pacific, Katrina Korzenow... Continue Reading
Premium economy bottleneck creates challenges and opportunities
If you walked around the stands at the colocated APEX and Aircraft Interiors Americas expos last fall in Long Beach, California, you could b... Continue Reading
Thompson Vantage Solo sets the bar for premium narrowbody business
Fully flat business class beds with direct aisle access on narrowbody aircraft will become increasingly important in the next cycle of airli... Continue Reading
Broad horizon for next-gen large narrowbody premium #PaxEx
Whatever happens in the middle of the market — to be filled by what Boeing calls the NMA and everyone else calls the 797, and by Airbus’ A32... Continue Reading
Malaysia CEO sees future for A380, surprised by charter demand
On the sidelines of last week’s Paris Air Show, after converting 737 MAX orders to the double-stretched MAX 10 version, Malaysia Airli... Continue Reading
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