Newly social Ryanair reveals product plans
Ryanair is becoming a more approachable and customer service-oriented airline right before our eyes. As we discussed on last week’s #P... Continue Reading
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Can Virgin America survive this onslaught?
The route between New York JFK and Los Angeles is the most prestigious in the United States, and has always been the place where airlines pu... Continue Reading
WestJet plans tiered model for inflight Wi-Fi
Canada’s WestJet expects to unveil its inflight connectivity and Wi-Fi service provider by the end of February, ending years of speculation ... Continue Reading
Europe progresses in gate-to-gate PED clearances
About 50% of European carriers are expected to permit the gate-to-gate use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) before the end of the year,... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: When #PaxEx and #TravSec converge
OK. Let me state the obvious. In any aspect of our personal and professional lives security is quite simply an annoyance that we usually giv... Continue Reading
VIDEO: VVIP Boeing 747-8 elevator gets patent
Greenpoint Technologies, a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) Completion Center that describes itself as providing turnkey interior completions ̶... Continue Reading
Celebrating innovation in amenity kits
In 1914 Tony Jannus made history by flying the first plane with a paying commercial passenger from St. Petersburg to Tampa Bay in Florida. T... Continue Reading
LiveTV clears major FAA bird strike test hurdle
Adds further comment from Gogo, which disputes the assertion that the FAA strengthened its guidance because Gogo proposed evaluation of bird... Continue Reading
Lobbying pays off but passengers in the cold
Even as lobbying group Airlines For America (A4A) in December was rallying against the increasing number of taxes and fees the government le... Continue Reading
Transparency – it’s time
Last year in the aftermath of the Asiana Flight 214 crash, when it became evident that economy class seats had collapsed on each other and l... Continue Reading
Exclusive: Zodiac to introduce new widebody cabin
Zodiac Aerospace is working to bring its ‘ISIS’ cabin methodology to widebody aircraft, which will allow airlines to carry much more carry-o... Continue Reading
Every passenger has a story…
Recently, I read one of those posts that really resonates with people (me included). It’s titled, “10 passengers you don’t... Continue Reading
FAA offers explicit guidance on bird strike
On 23 January, RGN received a formal reply to outstanding questions concerning certification processes for radome antennae from a specialize... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: PaxEx Promises Promises
Welcome to Episode 5 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Joe Brancatelli, prominent business travel columnist and consultant, and creator of... Continue Reading
We got Southwest to pay $100 million for Internet
In this world, where company messaging is managed to a hilt, it’s rare to hear executives speak completely off the cuff about one of their b... Continue Reading
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