Time and Space: UK first class air transport versus the train
In Great Britain, where true high-speed rail remains the stuff of dreams (outside of Eurostar), point-to-point air and train services are of... Continue Reading
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Airbus says forward A320 lav with tip-up seat is designated PRM lav
In September, Runway Girl Network published an article analysing the interiors of Lufthansa’s new Airbus A321neo, noting that the airline ha... Continue Reading
easyJet: flying the European low-cost carrier during COVID
Low-cost carriers like easyJet offer cheap and efficient transport, but generally are not known for going above and beyond in terms of servi... Continue Reading
Analysis: Airbus’ frank and open climate crisis panel
It’s rare in aviation that the different interests in civil society and across industry — airframers, airports and airlines — have public an... Continue Reading
How grassroots skills aided pilot Susan Tuddenham’s career
Susan Tuddenham’s dream came true. A Cessna Citation 560XLS first officer with private aircraft operator Luxaviation UK, she has no family h... Continue Reading
Airflow CEO Marc Ausman on the role of commercial electric flight
The electric revolution is coming… Although this is a line borrowed from the Airflow website, it’s also a fact. Airflow is working to bring ... Continue Reading
Interiors innovation, at speed, in the time of COVID-19
In a time of crisis, it would be all too easy for a paralysis of innovation to set in for aircraft interiors suppliers. Airframers are endin... Continue Reading
Vistara faces in-seat IFE restrictions as it readies for 787-9 service
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation currently disallows the use of in-seat entertainment touchscreens on board Indian carriers as a health an... Continue Reading
Airbus Interior Services to support generic Ka IFC retrofits on A320s
In what could be seen as a surprising win for a company that self-identifies as a “development stage service provider of inflight entertainm... Continue Reading
CPI eyes more complete IFC packages following acquisition of GD unit
Communications & Power Industries’ recent acquisition of SATCOM Technologies from General Dynamics Mission Systems brings both military ... Continue Reading
Deutsche Telekom mobile customers see free inflight Internet benefit
Competitive pressure has been mounting for years for airlines to facilitate free inflight Internet browsing for passengers. New York-based J... Continue Reading
India adopts touchless travel but appetite to fly is mixed
As domestic flights in India resumed on 25 May following a two-month lockdown, significant changes to the passenger experience were immediat... Continue Reading
Reflecting on the best flight(s) I’ve ever taken
Like many folks in aviation, I’m often asked to describe the best flight I’ve been fortunate enough to take. The answer? It’s complicated, b... Continue Reading
Finnair goes local in designing and sourcing new Clean Kit and masks
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many consequences to aviation, and one has been a spike in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE),... Continue Reading
Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading