Does viral easyJet picture reveal gap in safety regs or procedures?
When easyJet removed two seatbacks from one of its in-service aircraft, it didn’t imagine that a single photograph from a passenger of the n... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Passenger Safety
Press Release: United launches Safety-sense with Spider-Man™
Beginning June 1, United Airlines will launch its latest inflight safety demonstration video featuring Spider-Man in an entertaining mini-dr... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Why people and profits must be balanced
Runway Girl Network is pleased to now provide transcripts of the #PaxEx Podcast. Mary Kirby: Welcome to the PaxEx podcast, available on Appl... Continue Reading
How will cabin classes evolve? Two industry experts weigh in
Change is needed in the skies, an evolution in the way airlines divide their cabins to match the changing needs of passengers and to optimiz... Continue Reading
What role does fear play in absorbing safety instructions?
People who are afraid to fly – or suffer anxiety related to flying – may react differently during an emergency and also either m... Continue Reading
FAA reauthorization bill urges review of oxygen mask design
The new FAA reauthorization bill, which passed the House on 26 September, includes a number of calls for the FAA to address common topics of... Continue Reading
Growth ahead and innovation in cabin crew simulator market
Marc Van den Broucque, Managing Director at cabin crew training simulator designer and manufacturer Spatial sees growing demand in markets a... Continue Reading
Passengers take note: seatbelt extenders deactivate your airbag
A few months ago, multiple media outlets reported that Thai Airways was disallowing passengers with a girth wider than 56 inches from flying... Continue Reading
FAA quiet on seat pitch and width data as pressure mounts for standards
The US Federal Aviation Administration is presently staying mum about whether or not it has the data necessary to build aircraft seat pitch ... Continue Reading
How the design of cabin safety equipment works
Following Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, there has been active speculation and energetic discussion on social media about possible design i... Continue Reading
After SWA 1380, is it time for deep human factors study of emergencies?
Images from inside the cabin of Southwest Airlines flight 1380, which made an emergency landing in Philadelphia following an engine failure,... Continue Reading
United to issue bright bag tags to customers with pets after dog death
United Airlines by April plans to issue bright colored bag tags to customers traveling with in-cabin pets after taking responsibility for th... Continue Reading
Airbus readies to ramp up sim training at newly acquired Aurora center
Having acquired Denver area flight training center Strategic Simulation Solutions, Airbus is gearing up to add A320 simulator capacity in th... Continue Reading
From staid to funky, inflight safety card design sends a brand message
Although he wasn’t aware of it at the time, Troy Dixon started collecting airline safety cards at the tender age of eight-months-old o... Continue Reading
Airport workers who tie safety to a living wage meet with some success
At their peak in 1954, unions represented 34.8% of all US wage and salary workers. In January of 2017 that number hovered somewhere around 1... Continue Reading
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