IFE suppliers aim for futureproofing with upgradeability
Inflight entertainment is at a crossroads: the consumer home entertainment industry keeps creating better and higher definition iPads, TVs a... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Swiss
Op-Ed: Chicago is latest to receive Star connection service; will it help?
The Star Alliance recently announced that Chicago O’Hare International will be the latest airport to become part of the Star Alliance Connec... Continue Reading
Swiss first class, old A340 and new 777, fails to inspire
Fifteen years ago, if you asked a panel of regular first class travellers which airline had the best first class, it is likely Swiss would b... Continue Reading
Dealing with disruption: SWISS adopts automated rebooking
Corrects article to state that the aircraft involved in the canceled flight was not a Boeing 777-300ER, as previously reported, but a Bombar... Continue Reading
New Amadeus payment system should help airlines and pax alike
A new system, developed by Amadeus in partnership with payment systems provider Ingenico Iberia, will allow airlines, ground handlers and ai... Continue Reading
Boeing dispute underscores strength of CSeries product: Bombardier
It’s difficult to remember the last time an aircraft has generated so much positivity amongst passengers, and journalists who have reviewed ... Continue Reading
Swiss’ Zurich first class lounge wows with food, wine and bedrooms
I haven’t always been the biggest of fans of Swiss’ newest set of lounges at Zurich, and indeed I maintain that the business and Senator lou... Continue Reading
Airline salads prove a surprising hit and play bellwether role
Even with something of a culinary revolution taking place in the air, the humble airline salad remains all too often a forgotten pile of unl... Continue Reading
New game of thrones: Swiss charges for better biz seats
Want the best seats in Swiss’ Thompson Vantage business class cabin? Be prepared to pony up a hundred bucks or two for a “throne” with direc... Continue Reading
Press Release: SWISS joins sisters in offering eJournal newstainment
SWISS passengers are delighted: As of now, they will also be able to enjoy digital reading pleasure in XXL, above and under the clouds. Foll... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s commodity product challenge considered
How do we kill the idea that air travel is a commodity? As someone who is not particularly keen to pay more but who also wants a little bit ... Continue Reading
Will Swiss kill the golden goose with $39 business lounge ancillary?
Swiss and its Lufthansa Group parent have long operated an unusual model of airline lounges: the Business Lounge for business class passenge... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global availability of 3G eXphone system announced
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and AeroMobile have today announced the global availability of the new 3G eXPhone system. The new... Continue Reading
Cathay Pacific tests out new staggered regional business class seats
Flying around Asia on Cathay Pacific is an exercise in uncertainty for most passengers. With the carrier’s strategic underutilisation policy... Continue Reading
Bombardier, Embraer and Mitsubishi discuss connectivity work
With a raft of new regional jets and small airliners set to enter into service over the next 24 months, RGN quizzed execs at Bombardier, Emb... Continue Reading
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