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
Author: Mary Kirby
Unravel like a sweater
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Installing under exemption
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#PaxEx Podcast: Travel Distribution Disruption
Welcome to Episode 4 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest this week is airline and travel analyst Henry Harteveldt. In this episode, we consider... Continue Reading
We got Southwest to pay $100 million for Internet
In this world, where company messaging is managed to a hilt, it’s rare to hear executives speak completely off the cuff about one of their b... Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines taps Acro for 5,000 slim seats
US ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has contracted Acro Aircraft Seating to supply some 5,000 slimline economy class seats for 30 Airb... Continue Reading
Chicken Little friendly?
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The many ways to add more aircraft seats
Aircraft interiors experts have put on their thinking caps to consider more space saving initiatives now that Airbus intends to increase the... Continue Reading
Global Eagle sees huge market for IFEC
Global Eagle Entertainment believes it has just cracked the surface of the inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) business it will s... Continue Reading
The FAA prefers a 4-pound bird
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Delta selects Pinnacle seat for 225 narrowbodies
Aircraft seat manufacturing giant B/E Aerospace has been selected by Delta Air lines to provide its hugely popular Pinnacle economy class se... Continue Reading
American to bring Wi-Fi to 777-200s, 787s
American Airlines today announced it will bring Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite-supported inflight Internet solution to its Boei... Continue Reading
Can passengers pinch an inch with this seat?
Passengers are accustomed to hearing claims from airlines that new “slimline” aircraft seats will equate to more living space, a... Continue Reading
Airline passengers have a voice; see Ryanair
It turns out there is a limit to how poorly airlines can treat passengers in the name of low fares. And Ryanair has proven as much in the la... Continue Reading
Samsung keeps its eye on the travel prize
On the eve of the massive International CES show in Las Vegas, news broke that Samsung wants to parlay its technology into automotive naviga... Continue Reading
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