VIDEO: VVIP Boeing 747-8 elevator gets patent
Greenpoint Technologies, a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) Completion Center that describes itself as providing turnkey interior completions ̶... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: planes
Celebrating innovation in amenity kits
In 1914 Tony Jannus made history by flying the first plane with a paying commercial passenger from St. Petersburg to Tampa Bay in Florida. T... Continue Reading
LiveTV clears major FAA bird strike test hurdle
Adds further comment from Gogo, which disputes the assertion that the FAA strengthened its guidance because Gogo proposed evaluation of bird... Continue Reading
Lobbying pays off but passengers in the cold
Even as lobbying group Airlines For America (A4A) in December was rallying against the increasing number of taxes and fees the government le... Continue Reading
Transparency – it’s time
Last year in the aftermath of the Asiana Flight 214 crash, when it became evident that economy class seats had collapsed on each other and l... Continue Reading
Exclusive: Zodiac to introduce new widebody cabin
Zodiac Aerospace is working to bring its ‘ISIS’ cabin methodology to widebody aircraft, which will allow airlines to carry much more carry-o... Continue Reading
Every passenger has a story…
Recently, I read one of those posts that really resonates with people (me included). It’s titled, “10 passengers you don’t... Continue Reading
FAA offers explicit guidance on bird strike
On 23 January, RGN received a formal reply to outstanding questions concerning certification processes for radome antennae from a specialize... Continue Reading
DOT won’t register social media complaints
Airline passengers may do most of their complaining on social media but the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has absolutely no intentio... Continue Reading
VIDEO: The complexity of aircraft seats
Oh what a tangled web we weave when we endeavor to offer highly complex aircraft seats with audio/video on demand (AVOD), in-seat lighting a... Continue Reading
Interiors giant B/E Aerospace keeps IFEC on radar
B/E Aerospace has given what could very well be its first public indication yet that the aircraft interiors company would entertain potentia... Continue Reading
How a CRM app for crew tablets changes PaxEx
From Buy-on-Board (BOB) applications to creating a paperless cabin, more and more airlines are embracing the tablet as a game-changing infli... Continue Reading
Mega-hub vs competing airports: the gloves are off
Should a major city’s aviation market be served by one large hub or several competing hubs? The gloves were off at the Runways UK conference... Continue Reading
Satellite deal moves Aer Lingus close to A320 WiFi
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV has inked a deal with Eutelsat Communications that will clear the way for the installation and distributio... Continue Reading
Virgin America seeks to patent groundbreaking IFE process
Virgin America is generally considered to be the first airline amongst its peers to offer buy-on-board (BOB) functionality via its Red infli... Continue Reading
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