Southwest Airlines to ditch open seating, offer extra-legroom option
Love it or hate it, Southwest Airlines’ open seating ‘cattle call’ experience is going the way of the dodo bird. After months of deliberatio... Continue Reading
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WestJet pivots to Starlink to support free Wi-Fi for loyalty members
WestJet has announced plans to bring SpaceX’s Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered Starlink Aviation broadband connectivity to it... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: More color on pricing and commercial debut
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Iridium Certus enables wireless IFE providers to tackle fraud
For nearly a decade, the makers of portable wireless inflight entertainment solutions have enabled airlines to delight passengers onboard wi... Continue Reading
Alaska turns to longtime partner Recaro for 737-800, MAX 8 retrofits
Responding to growing demand, Alaska Airlines recently announced plans to bolster premium seating capacity on more than 200 Boeing 737s, inc... Continue Reading
Global tech glitch hits airlines but pain to be brief: credit raters
The email arrived in my inbox at 8:30pm eastern time yesterday evening. “We regret to inform you that your flight has been cancelled due to ... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Mum’s the word
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Latitude Aero acquired by Banbury Private Capital amid growth phase
Banbury Private Capital (BPC), an equity partner for leading aerospace and defense companies, has acquired fast-growing Greensboro, North Ca... Continue Reading
How Hughes is differentiating with its LEO aero ESA
Hughes Network Systems is confident that its Low Earth Orbit (LEO)-focused electronically steerable antenna (ESA) system for aviation will b... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group on the logic behind its climate protection green tax
Lufthansa Group’s decision to implement an environmental surcharge has received mixed reactions from passengers. But group executives see th... Continue Reading
ABC gets more agile to meet airlines’ quick-turn cabin requests
As passenger traffic roars back to pre-Covid levels, cabin branding and aircraft interior modification specialist ABC International has obse... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand Skynest debut: delayed but definitely not forgotten
Air New Zealand’s planned debut of Skynest stacked sleeping berths in ultra-long-haul economy class is delayed, but management expects the f... Continue Reading
BermudAir CEO sees Aisle Class seat deliveries by year-end
BermudAir, the scrappy boutique airline linking Bermuda with US and Canadian East Coast destinations, expects to take delivery of its new &#... Continue Reading
EASA taps Ricardo to lead EU SAF Clearing House
Ricardo, a global strategic, environmental and engineering consultancy, has been selected by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Limiting service as a competitive play?
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