VIDEO: Virgin emphasizes real-world #PaxEx in new advert
“So you’ve got an idea,” leads off Virgin Atlantic’s new television spot — and for the airline industry, the ‘idea’ is using passenger exper... Continue Reading
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Factors to consider when predicting the future of embedded IFE
Pressed to describe how we see the IFE industry evolving in the face of CNN reports such as these – “Say buh-buh to seat-back s... Continue Reading
New inflight safety apps seek passenger attention and retention
Nowadays it seems almost quaint, but there was a time, not so long ago, when passengers actually put down their books and newspapers to pay ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airlines should take control of the mobile payments process
Seven years ago at a banking forum in Europe, a group of future-looking experts predicted that 20% of payments handled in Western countries ... Continue Reading
RGN analysis: QZ8501 weather not as ‘unusual’ as reported
The weather systems above the Java Sea at the time Jakarta control lost contact with Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 look like angry red boi... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Don’t take standardization too far in airline alliances
A healthy debate is underway on RGN following publication of what I would categorize as a modest, non-controversial article about how the 28... Continue Reading
Industry running out of excuses for lack of global aircraft tracking
As Indonesia halted its aerial search for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 for the night, the world asked again – how is it possible th... Continue Reading
Middle East bizjet operators use IFC to improve operations, safety
The aviation industry is abuzz with chatter about the operational and safety benefits that can be gleaned from aircraft e-enablement. But wh... Continue Reading
Toddler flight simulator introduces daughter with dollies to aviation
For decades women have been smashing barriers that hinder them from entering the aviation industry, including the pervasive psyche that this... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Clear expectations key to passenger experience on alliances
“Star Alliance sees unity in diversity of culture and product,” RGN contributing editor Neelam Matthews writes this week from New Delh... Continue Reading
No big complaints: Qatar Airways CEO says first A350 is just right
TOULOUSE: Airbus officials, Qatar Airways executives and media from more than 150 international outlets gathered today at the Airbus Aircraf... Continue Reading
Inmarsat’s Mary McMillan takes magic carpet ride through aviation
A single trip to an airport for a scenic flight was enough to convince Mary McMillan that her future was up in the air, quite literally. McM... Continue Reading
SmartSky eyes spectrum options for 4G LTE network
SmartSky Networks, the company that plans to launch a new air-to-ground (ATG) network in the US, is “looking at anything going forward that ... Continue Reading
Star Alliance sees unity in diversity of culture and product
NEW DELHI: In an era of globalization, increasingly there is a tendency to standardize culture. In this rush to be part of an international ... Continue Reading
Airbus logistics provider innovates to support complex supply chain
HAMBURG: An Airbus A380 aircraft, the commercial giant of the skies, is comprised of around 4 million individual parts. Though there are con... Continue Reading
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