A toast to first class — and hope for its legacy
Writing about airline premium seats and service often feels like, quite literally, a first class problem. That’s especially the case during ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines mostly impresses on world’s longest flight
The air was thick and humid outside Singapore’s sprawling Changi International Airport last September. The blast of cold, conditioned ... Continue Reading
Mulling the future of seatback IFE given COVID and the Greta effect
Over the last decade, seatback IFE has survived in the face of countless news articles about its imminent demise. It has survived in the fac... Continue Reading
Press Release: ATPCO enables airlines to quickly process changes
ATPCO today announced a new industry solution Emergency flexibility for conditions on existing tickets (Emergency Flexibility). Created with... Continue Reading
What airlines can learn from Singapore Airlines’ Private Room
Tucked away as a lounge-inside-a-lounge-inside-a-lounge in the SilverKris complex at Changi Airport, Singapore Airlines’ Private Room is amo... Continue Reading
As it flies into the sunset, what the Airbus A380 can teach us
As Air France announces it will be the first airline to withdraw completely its fleet of Airbus A380s, Emirates is in negotiations with Airb... Continue Reading
When service makes the difference on Singapore Airlines
There are times in aviation where you have what’s just the most perfect experience, but when you think back on it you struggle to articulate... Continue Reading
Virgin Australia from the beginning, and what shouldn’t be the end
Virgin Australia’s story is one of passenger experience, of transforming a cheap-and-cheerful low-cost carrier into a new model of airline, ... Continue Reading
Thoughtful details and stellar service from ANA first class
It’s always a little tricky to make a decision when people ask me what was my best flight ever, but All Nippon Airways’ first class is high ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Lessons airlines can learn from Singapore’s A380 first class
Who knows if we’ll see A380s flying again, and if so how many? It seems clear that, for many airlines, the downturn caused by the coronaviru... Continue Reading
Aircraft retirements accelerate, but this is not another post-9/11
The uncertainty of coronavirus and its impact on aviation might appear worse as airlines quickly retire aircraft fleets. There may be memori... Continue Reading
International airlines flying into and over India begin offering IFC
International airline clients of Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite-supported inflight Internet service are flipping the switch on ... Continue Reading
Vistara CEO assures that carrier is not changing its business model
In Indian aviation, business flexibility is the order of the day. Case in point: full-service operator Vistara, which offers three classes o... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITAONAIR acquires GTD Air Services
SITAONAIR is pleased to announce the acquisition of GTD Air Services – the aviation branch of Spanish software provider GTD System & Sof... Continue Reading
Inmarsat has high hopes for fitting GX to carriers across Asia-Pacific
Even as Indian carriers lag behind in introducing inflight connectivity for passengers, there is action in the Asia-Pacific region, which is... Continue Reading
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