Seeking to move the needle on PaxEx topics at APEX and AIX expos
The APEX EXPO and Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), Americas are set to open their doors this week in Los Angeles. The co-located shows are alw... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Southwest
Upgrades of Phase 3 displays on 737s, 777s nearly complete: Honeywell
Airlines don’t always move quickly to address airworthiness directives. And on occasion, some carriers miss AD deadlines altogether. That’s ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle integrates Apple Pay for Southwest WiFi
Global Eagle continues to work towards enhancing the passenger inflight experience by delivering Apple Pay, offering one-touch purchase capa... Continue Reading
Pressure grows for free inflight broadband Internet at US majors
When the CEO of SITAONAIR suggests that the combination of top quality inflight connectivity service, very low cost, and maximum adoption do... Continue Reading
Global Eagle mulls maritime asset divestiture as IFC proves unique
Roughly three years after signing a definitive agreement to acquire Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) for $550 million with the aim of b... Continue Reading
Southwest now flying its Aloha vibes to Maui
Just a few weeks after launching its first-ever Hawaii flights from Oakland to Honolulu, Southwest Airlines followed up that milestone with ... Continue Reading
US airlines still have far to go to address passenger mobility needs
As of last month, the US Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report now includes statistics about damaged wheelchairs a... Continue Reading
Press Release: FlightPath3D celebrates wireless IFE map milestone
FlightPath3D delivers its award-winning 3D Moving Map on any IFE platform and to any passenger device, empowering the digital traveler to ex... Continue Reading
Airlines try IFC service harmonization and subfleet differentiation
Cathay Pacific’s recent admission to RGN that most airlines with inflight connectivity are now “in the priority of trying to harmonize betwe... Continue Reading
Problems with Southwest inflight Internet smart aboard 737 MAX 8
A new aircraft smell, a cross-country journey allowing me plenty of time to work, excellent legroom and a new inflight entertainment app pro... Continue Reading
Global Eagle expects IFC on Air France A320s to set European standard
One man’s loss is another man’s gain. For Global Eagle, the news that Southwest Airlines is removing Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band connectivit... Continue Reading
Exclusive: Southwest Airlines and Panasonic Avionics part ways
Southwest Airlines and Panasonic Avionics have made the “mutual decision” to end their business agreement for inflight entertainment and con... Continue Reading
IATA aims to make invisible turbulence trackable through crowdsourcing
IATA has launched a new platform that will give airlines greater visibility into one of the more significant yet unpredictable hazards they ... Continue Reading
New terminal designed to be exact opposite of usual LaGuardia
New York’s LaGuardia Airport has long been at the extreme bottom of anyone’s list from which to draw #PaxEx inspiration. That ma... Continue Reading
Panasonic IFC pivot taken into account as Southwest studies wifi issues
It wasn’t so very long ago that Panasonic Avionics seemed to be gunning to equip potentially hundreds of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s with... Continue Reading
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