Behind the customisation and certification cleverness of Rockwell MiQ
If you’re an airline looking for a modern, elegant and amenity-packed premium economy seat, Rockwell Collins’ MiQ platform — pronounced M-I-... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: United Airlines
United Airlines suspends pets as cargo while program is reviewed
United Airlines announced Tuesday that its PetSafe program for transporting animals as cargo is suspended, pending a review of the service. ... Continue Reading
United to issue bright bag tags to customers with pets after dog death
United Airlines by April plans to issue bright colored bag tags to customers traveling with in-cabin pets after taking responsibility for th... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat SB-S cockpit connectivity wins Jane’s ATC Award
Inmarsat (LON: ISAT), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has received a major international accolade fo... Continue Reading
Scuppering more signature soft product hurts United Polaris
It’s no secret that the rollout of United’s Polaris has been… let’s be kind and say sub-optimal. First, the seats are delayed, which of cour... Continue Reading
Could United unleash full inflight Internet beast on its 737s?
United Airlines has endeavored in the past to make its inflight connectivity service – provided by multiple disparate providers – as consist... Continue Reading
Airlines urged to ditch the greenwash and commit to alternative fuels
Airlines are “still coming to grips with what’s realistic and what isn’t” when it comes to using sustainable alterna... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airline data platform ATPCO acquires Routehappy
ATPCO, the leading source for airline industry pricing and shopping data, today announced the acquisition of Routehappy, the airline industr... Continue Reading
Ranking 2018’s top ten business class seats
With the continuing decline of first class, and the increasing quality, space and luxury features in business, which airline has the best bu... Continue Reading
The 747, flight attendants and the “60-foot rule”
A flurry of recent stories about United Airlines and Delta Air Lines retiring their fleets of Boeing 747 passenger planes focused on the rol... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics vows vast IFC improvements with third gen network
Vastly improved data rates. Faster, more responsive Internet. Streaming video and, where permitted, VoIP and video-enabled chat. These are j... Continue Reading
Thales’ work to grow US footprint is harder with JetBlue pivot
If Thales was surprised by JetBlue’s recent decision to hand prime ISP positioning to ViaSat under a new deal that will see the carrier grad... Continue Reading
PaxEx 2018: An increasingly complex balancing act for premium classes
In the pointy end of the plane, 2018 is set to be a pivotal year as business class continues to supplant first up front. Can the industry pu... Continue Reading
Airport workers who tie safety to a living wage meet with some success
At their peak in 1954, unions represented 34.8% of all US wage and salary workers. In January of 2017 that number hovered somewhere around 1... Continue Reading
Panasonic tackles QoS wifi issues with HTS capacity and new modem
Panasonic Avionics is tackling inflight connectivity quality-of-service issues on United Airlines’ eXConnect Ku-fitted aircraft with the hol... Continue Reading
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