Passengers bid for upgrades on Virgin America’s Vegas flights
Virgin America last week introduced a new upgrade option for its passengers. Marketed as “Bid. Boost. Fly Large”, a traveler can... Continue Reading
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Women in aviation take Hamburg by storm
There’s a quiet revolution going on in Hamburg, where women in aviation are grouping together to showcase their achievements, inspiring the ... Continue Reading
Hacker wants aviation industry to put ego aside in name of security
Though aviation industry stakeholders remain highly skeptical about whether it’s feasible to hack inflight entertainment (IFE) systems... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Voice Calls, Premium Seat Stalls and #AvGeek Fun
Welcome to #PaxEx TV. On this our latest episode we look at why the debate over allowing passengers to make cell phone calls in-flight is he... Continue Reading
Design flaws spotted as United reveals new first class seat
United Airlines has new first class seats for its Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. Representing a collaboration with London design house Prie... Continue Reading
What airlines can learn from Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains
“If only we had a bullet train.” That’s how most visitors to Japan respond after experiencing Japan’s super-efficient, scrupulously clean, s... Continue Reading
How ViaSat will preserve bandwidth for hungry airline passengers
ViaSat’s overall fiscal first quarter results were positive, with company-wide revenues up 8% over the same period last year, but management... Continue Reading
Airbus places focus on people at first production site in America
MOBILE: “If we are just looking at [the cost] of people we should probably locate the assembly line in Mexico.” That is the stor... Continue Reading
Eurostar aims to take plane’s lunch money with revamped trains
Eurostar, the international train operator that carries more passengers between London and the European cities of Paris and Brussels than al... Continue Reading
Hardy’s Wessex shimmers in Madding Crowd
William Faulkner set most of his major works in the fictional Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha. Agatha Christie had the quaint English vi... Continue Reading
Passenger becomes the product as Google evolves travel strategy
Most people think of Google as a search engine, providing the information a user is looking for across any number of disciplines. In the tra... Continue Reading
Trailblazing trans pilot Jessica Taylor pushes for equality
“Are you the Caitlyn Jenner of airline pilots?” I ask Jessica Taylor as she is fresh off a turn flying from Aspen to Los Angeles. Taylor fli... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Eurobusiness review: three steps forward, one step back
After a summer in Europe trying both British Airways’ and Air France’s Eurobusiness middle-seat-free business class, I jumped at the offer t... Continue Reading
Incidents reveal crucial need for passengers to leave bags behind
It has happened again. A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER sits burning on the ground at an airport, yet passengers from BA2276 continued (an... Continue Reading
InflightFeed seeks humanitarian aid from airlines for refugees
Whether you fully comprehend the complex geopolitical situation at the heart of the current refugee crisis gripping Europe and the Middle Ea... Continue Reading
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