IMAGES: Commercial air transport stretcher evolves
Sick or injured passengers are often transported in business class seats on commercial aircraft. But, according to interiors specialist Buch... Continue Reading
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SITA sees more PaxEx touch points for Google Glass
Updated to note that SITA and Virgin have won a Smart Technology award for their use of Google Glass in #PaxEx Multinational IT company SITA... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Lufthansa brings Taste of America aboard
Many of Lufthansa’s passengers are ‘foodies’. That’s why the carrier works hard to put restaurant quality food on its aircraft. But to tempt... Continue Reading
Book Review: American Sky breaks cloud cover
Growing up, I always looked forward to my dad’s stories. Over fresh baked cookies and tea or steaks, he’d pull back the curtain on the mysti... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins focused on end-to-end connection
Rockwell Collins is close to deciding which connectivity service to use as it leverages its purchase of Arinc to provide end-to-end solution... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Safety of life in-flight must be priority
Following the Air France 447 tragedy, there were calls to stream complex and data-intensive Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder ... Continue Reading
Face of Travel: Mrs. O around the world
Ana Silva O’Reilly, known to many as Mrs. O, travels just the way she likes it: cocktails, five stars, and enough connectivity to upda... Continue Reading
Delta A330 fitted with Wi-Fi as Gogo gains STC
Delta Air Lines’ goal of equipping its entire long-haul fleet with satellite-based inflight Wi-Fi by 2015 took a big step forward toda... Continue Reading
Airbus to raise floor on A380 to create 11-abreast
Airbus will literally raise the floor on the Airbus A380 to accommodate 18-inch wide economy class seats in 11-abreast configuration, Mark L... Continue Reading
LiveTV sale could help JetBlue meet ROIC targets
JetBlueʼs decision to finally sell its LiveTV subsidiary to Thales could help propel the carrier to its declared goal of a 7% return on inve... Continue Reading
POLL: Small jets will continue to color passenger experience
Do small jets have a long shelf life, and can passengers expect to be flying Embraer E-Jets, large Bombardier CRJs and the CSeries well into... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Long-haul real estate – who will get it right?
Success in the airline industry can be measured by one’s ability to show up at the office and turn the lights on. Why? Traditionally, airlin... Continue Reading
Gogo to launch global Ground-to-Orbit connectivity
Gogo plans to launch a global version of its Ground-to-Orbit (GTO) superfast inflight connectivity solution, Runway Girl Network can exclusi... Continue Reading
Air France-KLM eyes Segways for check-in agents
Air France-KLM aims to arm its check-in agents with Apple iPads, bring them out from behind their desks and provide them with Segways so the... Continue Reading
Connected journey a must for travelers: Samsung
Airline passenger expectations will increasingly be led by their experiences in everyday life, and the air travel industry will be hit “very... Continue Reading
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