Press Release: Lufthansa to offer Internet on short and medium-haul
From early summer 2016, Lufthansa will be the first network airline in Europe to offer broadband on board its short and medium-haul flights.... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Inmarsat to meet ICAO’s new global standard
Inmarsat has finalised an important safety evaluation alongside Airservices Australia. The evaluation assessed improved flight tracking serv... Continue Reading
Press Release: Arconics solution to enhance efficiency across Qatar Airways group
Qatar Airways today announces that it has engaged Dublin-based Arconics to implement an enterprise Corporate Document Management System (CDM... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics selected to supply passenger service units for Boeing 777X
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO), a leading supplier of products to the global aerospace, defense, consumer electronics and semiconductor... Continue Reading
What do you want in business class: seats or service?
Despite the increasing homogenisation of airlines as carriers merge to form ever-larger conglomerates, there are still differences in what a... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Bells, Whistles and Lipstick on a Pig
Welcome to Episode 26 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is John Walton, an international aviation journalist who writes for ... Continue Reading
Disgraced Koito not involved in new Toyota aircraft seat deal: ANA
Japan has a decidedly checkered history in the aircraft interiors business. In 2010 Japanese seatmaker Koito Industries’ falsification of te... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle unveils three-axis Ku antenna at AIX
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (“GEE”), a market-leading media and connectivity provider to the travel industry, today unveiled... Continue Reading
Embraer sees E2 as positioned to meet Asian passenger needs
SINGAPORE: As Asia-Pacific’s middle class continues to grow rapidly, and is projected to account for over 40% of global middle class s... Continue Reading
United Airlines takes a chance on biojet fuel
A Phoenix airport only allows cabs using an ethanol-based fuel on airport premises; Brazilian airliner GOL has flown a commercial flight on ... Continue Reading
Judging begins for 2014 airline amenity bag awards
Entries are in and the submission window has now closed for the 2014 TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards which are set to take place on Ap... Continue Reading
Etihad does a hard sell on soft product
Inside the aircraft cabin, airlines have two principal levers to affect the passenger experience: hard product, like seats, inflight enterta... Continue Reading
The 19 different kinds of aircraft seating in 2014
Travelers are growing increasingly aware that the specific model of seat on their aircraft is more important to the passenger experience (#P... Continue Reading
US leads Avgas effort for lead-free air
Medical research supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that minute levels of lead in our air can have serious effects... Continue Reading
Inmarsat throws support behind The Amelia Project
Amelia Rose Earhart is recreating the historic last journey of her world famous namesake, Amelia Earhart, with a solo flight around the worl... Continue Reading
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