Op-Ed: Long-haul real estate – who will get it right?
Success in the airline industry can be measured by one’s ability to show up at the office and turn the lights on. Why? Traditionally, airlin... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Seat
Connected journey a must for travelers: Samsung
Airline passenger expectations will increasingly be led by their experiences in everyday life, and the air travel industry will be hit “very... Continue Reading
Love field to be hotbed with Virgin America PaxEx
If Virgin America succeeds in its quest to access two gates at Southwestʼs stronghold of Dallas Love Field, the new service will create anot... Continue Reading
Huge need for aircraft seats could stall new regs
Aircraft seat manufacturers bracing themselves for stricter certification requirements following last summer’s Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 cr... Continue Reading
Transaero’s 737s imitate Boeing Sky Interior
Russian operator Transaero has become one of the first Boeing 737NG operators to transform its aircraft cabins to look like the Boeing Sky I... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Delta revealed as ISIS cabin customer
Note: The video below was removed from YouTube, but you can see it here. Delta Air Lines has selected Zodiac’s ‘Innovative Space... Continue Reading
PED battery fires on 777s prompt call for action
French safety authorities are recommending that EASA evaluate the fire risks associated with batteries in personal electronic devices (PEDs)... Continue Reading
How Dutch designer modified Diamond seat for KLM
When Dutch designer Hella Jongerius saw the B/E Aerospace full-flat Diamond seat selected by KLM for its new World Business Class, she knew ... Continue Reading
How United plans to grow Economy Plus sales
Unitedʼs Economy Plus seating has returned to the Travelport global distribution systems (GDS) Worldspan and Galileo with its Economy Plus e... Continue Reading
Virgin America exec thinks globally at APEX
Ensuring that the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) becomes more global and diverse is among the goals of Virgin America manag... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Aircraft seat refurbishment in action
It is “tremendously less expensive” to refurbish an existing aircraft seat than to buy new. Indeed, new seats today “are five or six times m... Continue Reading
JetBlue takes another look at possible LiveTV sale
JetBlue Airways appears to once again be considering a possible spin-off or sale of its LiveTV subsidiary, saying it is considering “s... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: CC complaints from industry will fall on deaf ears
Certain airlines and inflight entertainment stakeholders are doubtlessly breathing a sigh of relief now that it has become apparent that the... Continue Reading
Magnesium shows promise for seats; is it safe?
New magnesium alloys show great promise for aircraft seat frames, as evidenced by new test data. Magnesium weighs 1/3 less than aluminum by ... Continue Reading
DOT won’t register social media complaints
Airline passengers may do most of their complaining on social media but the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has absolutely no intentio... Continue Reading
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