Ten abreast economy isn’t an upgrade – no matter how you spin it
The industry buzz — and media reportage — around KLM’s refit of its Boeing 777-200ER economy cabins has generally ignored one key aspect of ... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa CEO outlines plan for securing five-star rating
Eager to boost its Skytrax rating to five stars Lufthansa is pressing ahead with a number of initiatives aimed at improving the passenger ex... Continue Reading
UPDATE: JetBlue bows to Wall Street pressure; will add A320 seats
Under serious pressure from Wall Street to enhance margins JetBlue Airways has opted to add 15 “core” economy class seats to its Airbus A320... Continue Reading
United to take customer personalization to next level at Newark
NEWARK: Just a few short years ago, Delta partnered with a little company called OTG Management to deploy Apple iPads throughout the now dem... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: German Ingenuity and Expedia Acuity
Welcome to Episode 18 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Maryann Simson, a long-time aviation journalist and former editor... Continue Reading
US major’s domestic first rebrand opens door to Premium Economy
A well-placed senior source within a major US international airline tells Runway Girl Network that the carrier is in advanced preparations f... Continue Reading
Qantas could enjoy big benefits from meal tray removal
Now departing: the economy meal tray. Qantas, which is in the midst of a cost-cutting program, is dropping the traditional carefully-arrange... Continue Reading
Legal eagle Nancy Young keeps eye on the environment for airlines
Nancy Young came to the world of aviation by a rather circuitous route while working on environmental issues on behalf of airlines as an att... Continue Reading
Concur seeks to forge relationships with #PaxEx stakeholders
Concur Technologies, the leading travel and expense management company in the world, is eager to forge partnerships with firms that provide ... Continue Reading
Hamburg’s new civil aviation research facility takes shape
One of the most modern research facilities for civil aviation in the world is currently under construction in Hamburg, a city that boasts a ... Continue Reading
Airbus A380 door fix to be implemented shortly: airframer
Airbus A380 operators will soon begin retrofitting the super jumbo’s doors with new cover plates and seals, now that a fix to a micro crack ... Continue Reading
Emirates faces hurdles in offering free, robust inflight Internet
A world where inflight Internet access is offered free of charge just took a fairly substantial step towards becoming reality, as Emirates a... Continue Reading
Berlin’s “Candy Bomber” encourages women to get behind the controls
NEW YORK: For the rare few that might have leftover Halloween candy on hand consider this – one man’s conviction to lift the spirits of chil... Continue Reading
In-seat power leader Astronics ready to defend IP in aviation
Walking the floor of the recent APEX Expo, one couldn’t help but observe that a number of companies are eager to crack into the smokin... Continue Reading
FAA’s adoption of space-based ADS-B is a near certainty: analyst
Raymond James analyst Chris Quilty, a long-time vocal supporter of Aireon, believes that despite the FAA’s own funding concerns for th... Continue Reading
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