Airlines work to crack the science of high margin merchandising
Merchandising is a popular buzzword tossed around by airlines worldwide. But as carriers across all business models constantly talk about cr... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: United Airlines
VIDEO: Airlines compete for the best inflight Wi-Fi
Inflight Wi-Fi has become an important competitive tool for airlines. Those that offer a robust high-speed Internet solution quite clearly h... Continue Reading
United struggles to roll out consistent inflight Wi-Fi
Which major airline do you think of when it comes to innovation in the inflight connectivity market? Odds are it is not United Airlines. The... Continue Reading
Will loyalty cuts make us loyal to ourselves?
Loyalty can be a challenging concept to pin down. Customers and companies often come at it from wildly different perspectives, leaving a gap... Continue Reading
ViaSat has hybrid Ku/Ka connectivity in its sights
ViaSat aims to roll out a hybrid Ku-Ka inflight connectivity system on a government aircraft before the end of the year, and believes the co... Continue Reading
United to expand Ka Internet beyond initial fleet: ViaSat
Excited by the success of JetBlue Airways’ rollout of ViaSat’s Exede, United Airlines is considering expanding equipage of the Ka system and... Continue Reading
How United plans to grow Economy Plus sales
Unitedʼs Economy Plus seating has returned to the Travelport global distribution systems (GDS) Worldspan and Galileo with its Economy Plus e... Continue Reading
Can Virgin America survive this onslaught?
The route between New York JFK and Los Angeles is the most prestigious in the United States, and has always been the place where airlines pu... Continue Reading
Delta embraces coach amid flatbed transcon frenzy
In the emerging US transcontinental bloodbath where flatbed seats are the weapon of choice for American, United and JetBlue, Delta Air Lines... Continue Reading
Satellite deal moves Aer Lingus close to A320 WiFi
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV has inked a deal with Eutelsat Communications that will clear the way for the installation and distributio... Continue Reading
Norwegian CEO to US airlines: You’re afraid of competition
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has hit back at US opposition to its plans to operate transatlantic flights through an Iri... Continue Reading
Delta, others, smarting from new bird strike tests
The US FAA’s decision to step up its scrutiny of bird strike testing of large antenna radomes has had a profoundly negative impact on airlin... Continue Reading
Premium Economy presents clear opportunity for US carriers
In 1999 United Airlines introduced Economy Plus seating. It is an extra 4-6 inches of legroom in a standard economy seat and is available fo... Continue Reading
JetBlue eyes operational benefits of Fly-Fi
JetBlue Airways is seeing take rates of over 60% for its new ‘Fly-Fy’ inflight high-speed Internet service, the carrier’s LiveTV unit tells ... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Roll-out of Ku and Ka connectivity is complicated
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