Taste-testing Thai AirAsia’s many meals in-flight
Ordering a meal for my recent AirAsia trip was a reasonable choice. Ordering 4 on each flight may have been too much. But it was a lot of fu... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: safety
Mega #PaxEx event in Singapore will shape APEX Expo’s future
A lot is riding on the successful colocation of the mega #PaxEx event that will combine Aircraft Interiors Expo with the Airline Passenger E... Continue Reading
American misses innovation opportunity with Premium Economy
Good news for the passenger experience: American Airlines is to be the first US airline to introduce a proper premium economy product, with ... Continue Reading
Zodiac’s lower deck patent asks more questions than it answers
Zodiac Aerospace is exploring the opportunity of seating passengers underneath the main deck of commercial aircraft, in the area currently o... Continue Reading
Reduced separation over North Atlantic is precursor to Aireon
At least 63% of flights transiting over the Gander Oceanic Flight Information Region (FIR) – which stretches from the east coast of Canada t... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand’s 787: narrower seats pinch in Business Premier
I’ve long been of the opinion that Air New Zealand offers one of the best business class products for an overnight flight — the kind of leg ... Continue Reading
What to expect with Lufthansa wireless IFE
Lufthansa’s BoardConnect streaming entertainment system has been flying for quite a while now, but has seen only limited deployments since i... Continue Reading
Hawaiian, JetBlue suggest less is more with new slimline seats
Commercial aviation is working had to convince travelers that less is more. Hawaiian Airlines is the latest to make such a declaration, clai... Continue Reading
Capital injection boosts Acro’s longhaul seat strategy
Startup seatmaker Acro is powering forward in its quest for more sales and market share, with a new £7.75 million (US$11.7 million) investme... Continue Reading
Mitsubishi talks MRJ sales as new day dawns for Japanese aviation
Having achieved first flight this month, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) fulfilled a promise that dates back eight years to the Paris Air ... Continue Reading
KLM’s Boeing 787 offers new cabins, connectivity
As the latest airline to place Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner into service KLM had the opportunity to revisit its inflight product and set a ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Don’t hesitate. Leave your bags and evacuate!
On this episode of #PaxEx TV, Runway Girl Network takes the studio airborne on Gogo’s Boeing 737-500 test plane. While on board we talk abou... Continue Reading
LAX’s Kardashian Klass VIP terminal has a serious side
Camera-shy public figures will be able to escape the prying eyes of fellow passengers and the press at Los Angeles International Airport in ... Continue Reading
Considering BA’s options when removing 777-200ER first class
British Airways is planning to drop first class from a portion of its 777 fleet. A BA presentation (PDF, p.86) notes that the conversion fr... Continue Reading
Pilot group calls for rethink to aviation cyber security approach
There is no shortage in this world of IT experts and aviation experts. But as any journalist who covered the Chris Roberts “did he or didn’t... Continue Reading
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