AeroMobile 3G inflight connectivity, is it enough?
When the first iPhone was launched in 2008, it was only capable of painfully slow 2G data speeds. That same year, AeroMobile launched its fi... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Qantas
Overlooked and Underloved: An ode to airline salt & pepper shakers
Google “airline salt and pepper shakers for sale.” Go ahead. I’ll wait. Typing that exact search into Google yields over 6.3 million results... Continue Reading
Delta goes Thompson Vantage XL with new A350, 777 biz suites
Delta will be the second airline to install a fully flat business class suite product with doors and direct aisle access — and, like JetBlue... Continue Reading
Press Release: Passengers at Rio benefit from new airport tech
Every four years, the world turns its attention to the talented and dedicated athletes taking part in the summer games. While all are keen t... Continue Reading
Doing Business: the staggered business class seat renaissance
In the second of a three-part series (read Part 1 here), John Walton delves into the current state of and future prospects for business clas... Continue Reading
Embraer E2 remains un-HICed on economy seats
Embraer’s E2 re-engined E-Jet impressed with its larger engines and evolved wingtips at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow, and is seeing a trend ... Continue Reading
Airbus proposes denser A380 premium economy cabin to airlines
Airbus is developing its proposals for a nine-abreast premium economy cabin to airlines as part of what it calls ‘cabin enablers’, and which... Continue Reading
Australia’s glacial Internet sets the context for Qantas deal
Following the recent announcement of Qantas’ deal with ViaSat to serve NBN Sky Muster Ka-band to the airline’s domestic Boeing 737-800 fleet... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Speeding up inflight wifi
Welcome to Runway Girl Network’s new, twice-monthly #PaxEx Minute, hosted by contributing editor John Walton. This episode talks infli... Continue Reading
WOW Air’s TF-GAY plane and Qantas’ Gay380 fly LGBTQIA colours
Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air is flying the pride flag with its latest aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 registered TF-GAY — arriving this m... Continue Reading
How accessible is airline safety language?
In a globalised travel world, clear and concise language for safety communications is more important than ever. First time or very irregular... Continue Reading
Slow jetway innovation means #PaxEx opportunities
The humble jetway — call it airbridge, jet bridge, or what you will — is getting a lot of attention with a USA Today feature by my RGN colle... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: New day dawns for global satellite inflight Internet
Airline passengers flying busy North Atlantic routes are in line to benefit from the successful launch of Intelsat 29e, a High Throughput Sa... Continue Reading
Qantas’ one in seven Business Suite seat problem is apparent
Qantas’ new business suite, currently rolling out across the airline’s domestic and international Airbus A330-200 and -300 fleet, has receiv... Continue Reading
Trickle-down passenger experience perceptions can boost safety
Talking with Qantas head of customer product and service development Phil Capps recently, the way the airline dealt with head impact criteri... Continue Reading
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