Aviation’s COVID-19 “mad cow burger” problem
In 1990, as years of concern about mad cow disease in the UK reached critical mass, the country’s agriculture minister fed his four-year-old... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Masks
Press Release: 3M and Safran partner to design cleaner aircraft interiors
3M and Safran Cabin are bringing together their strengths and technologies in a partnership announced today. The pandemic has had a large im... Continue Reading
Press Release: Willie Walsh to replace de Juniac as IATA Director General
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO will step down from his role... Continue Reading
Inside Singapore Airlines’ training for businesses
For almost half the history of aviation, Singapore Airlines’ flight attendants have been the most iconic design personification of an airlin... Continue Reading
Press Release: Honeywell temperature monitoring deployed at JFK
Honeywell announced today that Dubai National Air Transport Association (dnata) has deployed its groundbreaking ThermoRebellion™ temperature... Continue Reading
Press Release: Delta blocking middle seats through March 30, 2021
Delta will continue delivering on its industry-leading commitment to provide more space for customers as the only U.S. airline blocking midd... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa launches COVID testing pilot on MUC-HAM
Lufthansa has launched a pilot testing program on its Munich-Hamburg routes. On two daily flights (LH2058; LH2059), passengers at the airpor... Continue Reading
Press Release: entegra and Bureau Veritas partner on safety certification
Air travel has been among the hardest hit industries by the global pandemic, but the human desire to explore cannot be replaced, and it will... Continue Reading
Creating a ‘me space’ on board with a recyclable solution
As airlines begin to abandon empty middle seat policies adopted at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, passengers may crave a more private... Continue Reading
Press Release: XpresCheck named Hawaii state trusted testing partner
XpresSpa Group, Inc.(“XpresSpa” or the “Company”), a health and wellness company, today announced that XpresCheck has been named a State of ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hawaiian offers miles redemption for COVID mail-in test
Hawaiian Airlines, Hawai‘i’s biggest and longest-serving airline, today became the first U.S. carrier to allow members in its loyalty ... Continue Reading
Press Release: We are back! United announces return to New York JFK
United Airlines announced today that it will be returning service to New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on February 1, 2021 with ... Continue Reading
FAA sounds warning on aircraft interior disinfection processes
As airlines worldwide continue their additional cleaning and disinfection protocols in order to combat the risk of onboard spread of the SAR... Continue Reading
Why key upgrades hang in the balance for New York City Subway
The last time I wrote about the state of the New York City Subway in 2015, things were not going all that well. Overcrowding was burdening t... Continue Reading
COVID highlights how airlines need to focus on the whole journey
In a normal year, and at a normal time, we’d be talking about the importance of the whole passenger journey in terms of lengthening airlines... Continue Reading