French manufacturer sees role for 27-inch pitched titanium seat
Expliseat sees a market for economy class seats with a 27-inch pitch among airlines seeking extra space to install premium class seats at th... Continue Reading
Author: Kerry Reals
Vueling CEO sees 186-seat A320 without loss of pitch
Airbus has yet to announce how it will go about recertifying the A320 for 186 seats, but one operator of the type is hopeful this can be ach... Continue Reading
Gogo, AT&T could score as Inmarsat rolls out hybrid ATG in Europe
Inmarsat gave a surprising endorsement to Gogo’s air-to-ground (ATG) business in the United States when it announced plans today to launch a... Continue Reading
Are background checks strict enough in aviation?
Background checks for airside employees have changed beyond recognition since 9/11. But the recent hijacking of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins focused on end-to-end connection
Rockwell Collins is close to deciding which connectivity service to use as it leverages its purchase of Arinc to provide end-to-end solution... Continue Reading
Air France-KLM eyes Segways for check-in agents
Air France-KLM aims to arm its check-in agents with Apple iPads, bring them out from behind their desks and provide them with Segways so the... Continue Reading
Connected journey a must for travelers: Samsung
Airline passenger expectations will increasingly be led by their experiences in everyday life, and the air travel industry will be hit “very... Continue Reading
Huge need for aircraft seats could stall new regs
Aircraft seat manufacturers bracing themselves for stricter certification requirements following last summer’s Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 cr... Continue Reading
New IFE products move closer to airframer approval
As the quest by alternative inflight entertainment and connectivity providers to gain linefit offerability for their products continues, Lum... Continue Reading
Ryanair will “shamelessly steal” PaxEx ideas
Ryanair chief commercial officer David O’Brien readily admits that the carrier views air travel as a commodity, but says he will “shamelessl... Continue Reading
United 787 will get connectivity this summer
Boeing will roll out the first 787s with linefit connectivity this summer, with installations on both the 787-8 and 787-9 occurring simultan... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Unions fear other LCCs will copy Norwegian
Updated to note that Norwegian has succeeded in receiving Irish AOC Union leaders fear that Norwegian’s successful attempt to receive ... Continue Reading
Ryanair likely to keep lowest fares on website
Ryanair expects to start selling tickets through “one or more” global distribution system (GDS) providers by the middle of this year, but wi... Continue Reading
Mega-hub vs competing airports: the gloves are off
Should a major city’s aviation market be served by one large hub or several competing hubs? The gloves were off at the Runways UK conference... 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
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