Press Release: Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico opens third bay
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico started operating its third bay at the beginning of July. The new bay is a heavy maintenance line performing C... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Spirit Airlines
Havana operations set to fly for US carriers
A preliminary order for US airlines to offer service to Havana has been issued by the US Department of Transportation. The 20 daily flights ... Continue Reading
Capital injection boosts Acro’s longhaul seat strategy
Startup seatmaker Acro is powering forward in its quest for more sales and market share, with a new £7.75 million (US$11.7 million) investme... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Political Race as Metrojet Probe Continues
Welcome to Episode 29 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Anthony Davis, a British broadcaster, aviation journalist and pri... Continue Reading
More fare options coming to American Airlines
American Airlines is feeling pressure from the U/LCC market and aims to compete by keeping fares low and also dropping some amenities at the... Continue Reading
LCC no-toll-free number trend makes free airport wifi vital
US ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier is joining Spirit and Allegiant in nixing toll-free telephone numbers, raising questions about whether it... Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines to inflight Internet providers: we want it for free
Ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines has issued a challenge to inflight connectivity providers: give us an Internet solution that w... Continue Reading
Race is on for more bandwidth as US fleet nears IFC saturation
Over the past couple of months the market for inflight connectivity in the USA has essentially become saturated. Excluding planes carrying 5... Continue Reading
Spirit encouraged by early results of passenger education campaign
US ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is encouraged by the performance of its new campaign designed to educate passengers about its extr... Continue Reading
Allegiant pushes mobile with new printed boarding pass fee
US ultra low-cost airline Allegiant Air will embark on a natural progression in its product unbundling strategy when it starts charging pass... Continue Reading
Are fixed recline seats the answer to our knee crushing problem?
The inflight argument that flared on a United Airlines flight to Denver on Sunday after a man used the controversial Knee Defender device to... Continue Reading
Cracking into airframers’ supply chains isn’t easy but is doable
It’s not often you hear an industry executive introspectively answer a question with the words, “If I’m honest”, but when it does happen, by... Continue Reading
Eyeing growth, Spirit bares all in new customer education scheme
Roughly seven years after Spiritʼs transition to an ultra low-cost carrier, the airline has introduced a customer education initiative to he... Continue Reading
Spirit believes price still reigns supreme
No-frills, bare-bones carrier Spirit Airlines remains bullish on the longevity of its business model even as ever-increasing passenger sophi... Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines taps Acro for 5,000 slim seats
US ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has contracted Acro Aircraft Seating to supply some 5,000 slimline economy class seats for 30 Airb... Continue Reading
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