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Author: John Walton
Swiss’ CSeries debuts ZIM seats, full production cabin
ZÜRICH — For the Bombardier CSeries’ first passenger flight last month, the test aircraft’s stock Zodiac seats were remarkably comfortable, ... Continue Reading
After successful AA deployment, IoT to monitor turbulence for BizAv
Using sensors and computers already inside the aircraft, the Weather Company — yes, the people behind the Weather Channel, who already produ... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Breaking Connectivity News
This episode of the #PaxEx Minute discusses the certification of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band connectivity for the Airbus A320 fam... Continue Reading
Swiss’ Zurich Senator Whisky Club delights, apart from the €8 wine
Sometimes you come across a passenger experience idea that sounds so genius that you wonder why nobody has ever had it before. Swiss’ Whisky... Continue Reading
Airbus proposes denser A380 premium economy cabin to airlines
Airbus is developing its proposals for a nine-abreast premium economy cabin to airlines as part of what it calls ‘cabin enablers’, and which... Continue Reading
Double beds hit the rails with London-Scotland Caledonian Sleeper
Overnight rail travel in the UK has long been a case of utilitarian convenience. Travelling between London and Scotland for morning meetings... Continue Reading
How LS tech is helping Thomas Cook airlines work closer together
As airline groups seek benefits from consolidation, the aviation industry’s technology partners are working to provide new and upgraded syst... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s transatlantic redeye: the perils of relying on efficiency
Shuttling backwards and forwards across the Atlantic this last month on three separate airlines, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect about the... Continue Reading
OpenSkies’ Orly, JFK lounge, airport services big hits and big miss
In the battle for business travellers between Paris and New York, British Airways’ OpenSkies subsidiary is punching above its three-757 weig... Continue Reading
Solar Impulse shows even narrowband IoT benefits
MONACO — Inside the Solar Impulse control centre, it’s clear that live streaming of inflight data is key to this remarkable feat of aviation... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Chasing Solar Impulse
This episode of Runway Girl Network’s PaxEx Minute covers the Solar Impulse flight from New York to Monaco. Images: Solar Impulse Vide... Continue Reading
Does Swiss stand out for the right reasons?
One of my working theories since Lufthansa and Swiss (and to an extent Austrian and Brussels Airlines) have been integrated into a wider air... Continue Reading
Star finds fitting LCC partners into alliance is still complex
ZURICH — Star Alliance’s initial “connecting partner” program for low-cost carriers to interline — and to an extent recognise alliance benef... Continue Reading
What will be Solar Impulse’s aviation environmental legacy?
NEW YORK & MONACO — The future is clean, says Solar Impulse, and indeed its #futureisclean hashtag trends whenever the solar-powered one... Continue Reading
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