Cheap flights, skinny seats: welcome to no-frills Allegiant
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I decided to get adventurous when booking my travel home to Seattle, Washington. Allegiant Air doesn’... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: seatback
Flying United? Charge up your devices and bring wired headphones
While United Airlines continues to take delivery of new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with its new United Next interior, retrofits of the carrie... Continue Reading
Recycled and bio-plastics: a solution to the PaxEx plastics footprint?
The passenger experience industry often considers plastics in aesthetic terms, from developing exciting new shapes, patterns and technologie... Continue Reading
Vistara faces in-seat IFE restrictions as it readies for 787-9 service
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation currently disallows the use of in-seat entertainment touchscreens on board Indian carriers as a health an... Continue Reading
Premium economy: premium privacy and premium distancing?
As cash-strapped businesses look for efficiency in their travel budgets, the global economy affects leisure passengers’ willingness and abil... Continue Reading
Considering the quagmire of social distancing as an ancillary product
Aviation is, it seems, starting to see some green shoots of growth after the shock impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and airlines are trying ... Continue Reading
Safran economy seat evolution underscores passenger desire for sleep
When Safran Seats (formerly Zodiac) in 2017 revealed that its new Z400 economy class seat was “the first out of the gate” to be select... Continue Reading
Panasonic to offer LCS esports gaming for seatback and wireless IFE
Panasonic Avionics is in the process of finalizing a memorandum of understanding with esports leader LCS and Academy that will see the infli... Continue Reading
Seatback IFE helps ensure perfect mix of amenities on American A321
Ah, LaGuardia Airport. The sights, the smells, the droplets of water of unknown origin hitting you on the head as you wait to board your 181... Continue Reading
Safran offers upscaling solution to low-def IFE content problem
In a world where inflight entertainment (IFE) screens continue to increase in size, resolution and clarity, the ongoing failure of content p... Continue Reading
Does viral easyJet picture reveal gap in safety regs or procedures?
When easyJet removed two seatbacks from one of its in-service aircraft, it didn’t imagine that a single photograph from a passenger of the n... Continue Reading
Aircraft seat size minimums in the offing, Recaro touts flexibility
The Federal Aviation Administration has a year to regulate aircraft seat size as part of FAA reauthorization legislation signed this fall by... Continue Reading
Delta selects new wireless seatback IFE for A330-900neo
In an announcement regarding a top off order for Airbus A330-900neos released on 16 November, Delta Air Lines dropped what will be, for some... Continue Reading
Press Release: Adaptive launches eReader to improve PaxEx
At APEX 2018, Adaptive, developer of ACES, a sophisticated mobile inflight entertainment (IFE) and digital press solution that is used by le... Continue Reading
Selling “wellness” in premium cabins on ultra-longhaul flights
As airlines continue on the path towards ever-longer flights, they are also expanding their work to focus on passenger health. Earlier this ... Continue Reading
1