Are Duplex First Class Suites next for the Airbus A380?
Smile. 2017 might not be so bad after all, what with the promise of at least three major debuts of fresh premium seats: Singapore Airlines S... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa talks brave, new-ish, digital world
“We all live in a digital world and to be present in that digital world is where we spend a lot of time.” This was Lufthansa Group CEO Carst... Continue Reading
What will Qantas’ forthcoming 787 premium economy look like?
Qantas has unveiled the staggered business class seat and its narrowest ever economy seat for its Boeing 787-9, an aircraft that will prove ... Continue Reading
Press Statement: Farewell to the Queen of the Skies
The following statement has been released by United Airlines There’s something very special about a Boeing 747. It’s the one aircraft that e... Continue Reading
JetBlue now offers free Fly-Fi across entire fleet, gate-to-gate
JetBlue has reached an inflight connectivity milestone, announcing the completion of its Fly-Fi fleet-wide rollout. The high-speed Internet ... Continue Reading
Download before flying or rely on IFEC? That is the question
Another swathe of passengers can download content before they fly ever since Netflix late last year joined Amazon Prime in offering some dow... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa, Austrian short/medium-haul going online
Send emails from a height of 32,808 feet, shop online while soaring over the Alps, stream videos above the clouds – and all of that wi... Continue Reading
Large-scale expansion of Iris Precursor slated for late 2017
After having successfully demonstrated via test flights that the Iris Precursor satcoms project can fully complement and even potentially re... Continue Reading
Passenger friendly initiatives part of New York rail improvements
Nearly 100 years ago, the first plans for New York City’s Second Avenue Subway were drawn up. The new line was to be part of a major transit... Continue Reading
Southwest, GEE, PAC field fleet questions after IFC announcement
How many aircraft are included in Southwest Airlines’ new connectivity agreement with Panasonic Avionics? That’s the question that journalis... Continue Reading
Comfort dummies with sensors help LIFT update 737 SFE seats
Boeing surprised the passenger experience industry at last year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo by selecting upstart LIFT by EnCore as the provide... Continue Reading
Qatar starts dropping hints about new “superbusiness” seats
2017 marks the third year that Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker has been promising a new “superbusiness” class seat for his airline, but now... Continue Reading
Tim Burton returns to form with Miss Peregrine
His insanely over-produced Alice in Wonderland films aside, director-producer Tim Burton (Batman, Ed Wood) has a better batting average than... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines adjusts to serve larger markets
Southwest Airlines is giving up on Akron and Dayton, Ohio. As of 3 June 2017 the carrier will consolidate those operations to the larger, ne... Continue Reading
Press Release: GEE closes $500m term loan, $85m revolving credit
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ENT) (“GEE” or the “Company”), a worldwide provider of end-to-end connectivi... Continue Reading
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