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WEBRecategorising business suites into the mini-suite and maxi-suite. In the late 2010s, as the doored suite category of aircraft seating began to move backwards into business class from where it began in first... Continue Reading.
Five years on: how the A320neo is changing aviation
WEBThat funding may, after all is said and done, be the way in which the A320neo will most strongly change aviation. Five years after Lufthansa launched the A320neo, the programme has seen great success. Image: Lufthansa. Airline reveals its concerns about new Airbus lavatory/galley option. Airbus confirms A321XLR, trails A330neo orders in new ...
Press Release: Boeing Encore Interiors and AERQ team on digital …
WEBAERQ, a provider for digital cabin solutions, and Boeing EnCore Interiors (BEI), a manufacturer of comprehensive cabin solutions, today announced their collaboration on Cabin Digital Signage, an innovative new cabin interior experience concept for airlines and their passengers. As part of the collaboration, BEI is incorporating AERQ’s Cabin ...
Inmarsat positions GDC terminal for global GX - Runway Girl
WEBInmarsat is positioning GDC Technics’ new inflight connectivity terminal – with ThinKom’s Ka VICTS phased-array antenna – as not just an integral part of its GX+ North America regional IFC collaboration with Hughes Network Systems, but a global solution for GX Aviation transmissions. As such, VICTS – as part of the GDC terminal – is ...
Flying United? Charge up your devices and bring wired headphones
WEBCharge up your devices and bring wired headphones. While United Airlines continues to take delivery of new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with its new United Next interior, retrofits of the carrier’s more than 500 other narrowbody aircraft have yet to start. I flew with United on a recent weekend getaway from New York LaGuardia to Chicago O’Hare ...
Award-winning seat design takes off with Napaway sleeper coach
WEBFor the sleeper service, the seats fold down to create a 6.5ft long, 40″ wide, fully-flat bed. Napaway will provide a half-inch memory foam mattress pad, sheets, blankets, a full-sized pillow, and an amenity kit, including a sleep mask and earplugs. A pull-down screen door ensures privacy in the suite. And high-speed Wi-Fi will be on offer.
Women of Boeing inspire new generation - Runway Girl
WEBSandra Jeffcoat was the first African American woman to become a member of the Boeing Technical Excellence Program and was the winner of the 2005 National Women of Color in Technology award.. In Trailblazers, she explains how her career in information technology began as a dare and that her expertise in a complex database system led her to Boeing in 1989, where she helped “clean up a defense ...
Press Release: Neos picks Lufthansa Systems crew management ...
WEBLufthansa Systems announced that Neos, the Italian airline that is part of Alpitour World, has selected NetLine/Crew as its crew management system. The solution covers the complete process and will help Neos to optimize their crew management at a time when the airline’s fleet is growing from 16 to 20 aircraft.
Almost private: JSX makes flying easy and enjoyable
WEBJSX’s most popular route from the Los Angeles area is Burbank-Las Vegas. Originating from a private terminal about a mile away from the Hollywood Burbank Airport, the flight varies in price from about $149 for a one-way ticket during the week to $349 on the weekends. Southwest Airlines, the major low-cost carrier that services Las Vegas ...
Airbus introduces Flex Zones for A321neo and A321XLR lavatories
WEBAnaïs Marzo da Costa, Airbus’ head of aircraft interiors marketing, sat down with Runway Girl Network to explain the airframer’s plans. To start with, Airbus is expanding the areas where hookups for power and water allow airlines to install lavatories. Calling these “Flex Zones”, the airframer intends to “increase the number of ...