Qantas unveils new Perth hub lounge for Europe flights
Qantas will be able to throw an appropriately monikered crustacean on the barbie for guests departing for nonstop Dreamliner flights to Lond... Continue Reading
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Delta’s ‘Midas touch’ continues for Gogo
The announcement declaring Gogo’s latest 2Ku install deal – covering Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737-800, Airbus A330 and Boeing 7... Continue Reading
Initial tests of ViaSat Ka connectivity on Qantas 737 are heartening
HAMBURG — As the aircraft interiors and passenger connectivity industry gathered in Hamburg for AIX 2017, Qantas, ViaSat and the Australian ... Continue Reading
DIY Eurobusiness on LCC Tigerair beats regular biz on short flight
In Australia, as elsewhere, securing extra comfort in the air can be tricky. For a recent one-hour trip I needed to take from Hobart to Melb... Continue Reading
SITA moves needle on biometric airport processing
As airports move towards an increased focus on self-processing, aviation backend supplier SITA is testing out its new facial recognition Sma... Continue Reading
Business service for valuable, small markets: a Qantas case study
Serving markets with relatively low overall demand, but a comparatively high proportion of business travellers, is a complex proposition for... Continue Reading
Lufthansa plans new groupwide business class for 2020
In what might be one of the largest shakeups in business class across Europe since Virgin Atlantic introduced the fully flat bed with direct... Continue Reading
Press Release: Maria Iacobucci brings style to the aisle
HIGHLINER, the newly launched Swiss company, will unveil its cutting edge new trolley at this year’s WTCE 2017 in Hamburg. With over 30 year... Continue Reading
Qantas overhypes, underdelivers 787-9 premium economy “revolution”
Qantas promised premium economy passengers “a class leading experience and a revolutionary new seat” when unveiling its new Boeing 787-9, bu... Continue Reading
What airlines can learn from Australia’s Indian Pacific transcon train
Travelling by rail across Australia between Sydney and Perth on the fabled Indian Pacific is truly a pleasure trip rather than purely a mean... Continue Reading
Creating a first class wine list amidst cutbacks in the global age
How do you make a first wine list truly first class? It’s a complicated task, especially for a global airline. To an extent, Qantas, Alitali... Continue Reading
Premium economy pricing compared to econo – now more consistent
As an increasing number of airlines introduce premium economy on their international flights, and the airlines that offer the middle cabin b... Continue Reading
Vaporware replaced by seats, automation and IoT in Crystal Cabins
The shortlist for the Crystal Cabin Awards is out, and innovations abound in the cabin. The vaporware that stood out last year has been cut ... Continue Reading
Key business class themes arise from Crystal Cabin shortlist
It might seem that new business class seats are a dime a dozen these days. Indeed, even the shortlisted entrants for the Crystal Cabin Award... Continue Reading
In Conversation: New Zealand and the trans-Tasman, with Kai Koenig
RGN contributing editor John Walton is in conversation with German New Zealander Kai Koenig, talking about the passenger experience in New Z... Continue Reading
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