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At Southwest, bags will soon fly for a fee for many customers

Southwest Airlines is ditching its longstanding ‘bags fly free’ commitment to passengers and instead plans to limit the benefit ... Continue Reading

Four Astranis MicroGEO satellites are launched into orbit by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Two of the satellites with support inflight connectivity from Anuvu.

Anuvu celebrates successful Falcon 9 launch of MicroGEO satellites

Anuvu’s first two Ku-band MicroGEO satellites, dubbed NuView-A and NuView-B, were successfully ferried into orbit at 12 a.m. eastern on 29 D... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX parked and ready to board. The aircraft is in Southwest's signature dark blue, yellow and red livery. The IFC antenna hump is in view, installed atop the fuselage. A Spirit A320 can be seen in the background. Anuvu

Southwest Airlines puts building blocks in place for free Wi-Fi

Passengers are going to demand free inflight Wi-Fi “faster” than most people think, Southwest Airlines’ Matthew Kiesel predicted during a po... Continue Reading

The blue Southwest cabin interior is enhanced by LED lighting.

Southwest to sell assigned seats in 2025; partners with Icelandair

Southwest Airlines will begin selling assigned seats in the second half of next year as part of its broader plan to transform the passenger ... Continue Reading

Rows of seats onboard a Southwest 737 with passengers using their devices

Southwest Airlines to ditch open seating, offer extra-legroom option

Love it or hate it, Southwest Airlines’ open seating ‘cattle call’ experience is going the way of the dodo bird. After months of deliberatio... Continue Reading

Press Release: Southwest inks MOU with Archer for air taxi ops plan

Southwest Airlines Co. and Archer Aviation Inc., have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop operational plans for electric a... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 parked at the gate. The airline's livery is blue, yellow and red, with the word Southwest in white on the fuse.

Use these Southwest hacks for stress-free travel

As a devoted Southwest Airlines flyer for 26 years, I’ve uncovered hacks that make every trip smoother and more enjoyable. I’m loyal to the ... Continue Reading

A mobile device is sitting on the tablet holder of the Southwest Recaro R2 seat on display at AIX 2024

Southwest, Recaro unveil customised R2 seats for future 737s

HAMBURG — Tapped to develop a customised seating product for Southwest Airlines’ future Boeing 737 MAX deliveries starting in 2025, Re... Continue Reading

Front view of Southwest's new Tangerine-designed 737 MAX cabin with Recaro seats.

Southwest highlights benefit of dual-source approach for seats

Having recently selected a custom version of Recaro’s BL3710 economy class seat for new Boeing 737 MAX twinjets scheduled for delivery from ... Continue Reading

Each new Recaro seat aboard Southwest Airlines' new jets will feature a device holder, as pictured here.

Southwest turns to Tangerine and Recaro for cabin refresh on new jets

It might have been the best kept secret in aviation. In late 2022, rumors started circling that Southwest Airlines was exploring an aircraft... Continue Reading

An image from the FlightPath3D AI inflight companion, showing push notifications with destination information layered over the moving map.

FlightPath3D seeks to revolutionize PaxEx with AI companion

Fresh from winning an APEX/IFSA Innovation Award in Long Beach, California, aviation moving map specialist FlightPath3D plans to “revo... Continue Reading

Anuvu touts MRO benefits of its inflight connectivity install design

As the aviation industry continues to move towards standards-based approaches for inflight connectivity equipage, Anuvu is making an interes... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX in-flight. Astronics In-seat power is being installed on the fleet

Southwest passengers on Viasat-fitted 737 can stream OTT for $8

Southwest Airlines this month will press its first Viasat-fitted Boeing 737 into service, and with it offer a new paid OTT streaming-capable... Continue Reading

With the integration of its solar panels, the first ViaSat-3 satellite completes space vehicle integration at Boeing's El Segundo, Calif. factory. The satellite is seen here in the factory.

Viasat talks Delta equipage, April launch of ViaSat-3 Americas

Viasat’s delayed but hotly anticipated first ViaSat-3 satellite is now scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on 8 April, havin... Continue Reading

FlightPath3D booth at APEX EXPO Long Beach.

How FlightPath3D enables passengers to design travel experiences

Boasting over 70 airline customers around the globe, FlightPath3D is best known for delighting passengers by supplying 3D inflight moving ma... Continue Reading