More questions than answers on Embraer tablet integration project
The buzz around Embraer’s E-Jet E2 family of updated regional jets couldn’t be hotter. From the promises of ATR-like costs to the stunning n... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Onboard Entertainment
Op-Ed: How social media and virtual reality will reshape IFE
Having cut thousands of jobs last year in the midst of a $2 billion cost-cutting effort Qantas could certainly stand to gain from good press... Continue Reading
American’s new Boeing 787 raises PaxEx questions throughout
American Airlines is starting its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners off on domestic runs between Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth before sending them fr... Continue Reading
Finnair’s smooth Helsinki operation drives on-time performance
New statistics from airline data services provider FlightStats reveals Finnair as Europe’s most punctual carrier of 2014, with 90.58% of its... Continue Reading
FAA to establish aircraft cyber security working group
The US Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a new industry working group to provide guidance on how to bolster aircraft cyber sec... Continue Reading
Inequality in the sky measures less severe than inequality on earth
The ever-increasing space and quality of premium airline cabin products seem to be increasing the gulf between the haves and the have-nots o... Continue Reading
Austrian CEO says airline will unbundle short-haul European fares
Austrian Airlines will become the latest full-service airline to unbundle short-haul fares and offer ‘a la carte’ pricing as the... Continue Reading
Could iconic SkyMall brand enjoy a digital rebirth in-flight?
I bought it in SkyMall, That five-mile-high mall That always has just what I need When I get to the gate and remember too late I should have... Continue Reading
JetBlue’s Apple Pay play begs questions about live CC processing
JetBlue Airways will look at supporting real-time credit card transactions in-flight once 100% of its aircraft have been fitted with its Fly... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines readies to debut preferred seating sales
Alaska Airlines plans to start selling a new preferred seating product later this year, joining other airlines in leveraging existing, extra... Continue Reading
Air France shareholder is a ‘monkey’ on its back
Last week’s Future Travel Experience conference in London attracted some uninvited guests. As an Air France executive updated delegates on r... Continue Reading
Why it’s high time to redesign the boarding pass
Aviation is growing exponentially within rapidly developing countries and their burgeoning middle classes. In Europe and North America, too,... Continue Reading
Thomson Airways waffles on timing of Family Booth seating
One of the most engaging sessions at the recent Future Travel Experience (FTE) Europe conference in London took place on the last day and fe... Continue Reading
An autopsy may prove contaminated cabin air causes death
Most pilots have smelled the passing odor of engine fumes while flying, but industry can’t say much about what chemicals, exactly, air crew ... Continue Reading
Gogo committed to next generation ATG inflight Wi-Fi solution
Make no mistake about it, Gogo “will find a next generation air-to-ground (ATG) solution, regardless of the spectrum”, CEO Michael Small tel... Continue Reading
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