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New entrant Red Way delivers pleasant surprise on LNK-LAS
Red Way has become the newest US airline, launching service from its Lincoln, Nebraska hub on 8 June. Its current route network features flights to Las Vegas and Orlando, but will grow this summer to include twice-weekly service to Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Minneapolis and Nashville.
When will the U.S. enact negotiated rulemaking for accessible IFE?
Several airlines including Delta are leading the charge to bring accessible IFE to passengers — of their own volition. Outside of industry’s voluntary efforts, however, U.S. regulations governing adoption have largely languished.
Mom, you should fly too: Stephanie Gehman on her pilot journey
A busy mom of two who works from home, Stephanie Gehman shares why she has decided to obtain her pilot's license.
Premium domestic travel arms race intensifies with United Next …
One thousand and two hundred days. That’s how long it took for your author to finally snag a ride aboard a United Airlines narrowbody equipped with its “Next” signature interior after stepping aboard the first aircraft at a media event in 2021.A lot has changed since then, but I have finally been able to fully experience the new United.
Malaysia Airlines elevates premium position with A330neo interior
Malaysia Airlines’ previous premium seat decisions — namely the staggered 1-2-2, 1-2-1 configuration in standard business on its Airbus A350s — saw the Kuala Lumpur-based carrier eclipsed by all-direct-aisle access layouts. But as it readies to take delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 twinjets in the third quarter, Malaysia Airlines has …
Iridium Certus enables wireless IFE providers to tackle fraud
Bluebox Wow plus FFLYA. The ability to support live credit card payment transactions is also driving Bluebox’s decision to integrate its Blueview platform — the digital services software that runs atop its Bluebox Wow portable units — with what it bills as a “low-cost, low-weight connectivity solution” from FFLYA, powered by Iridium Certus 100.
Acro CEO on why Series 9 recyclability is only the beginning
When it comes to achieving 100% recyclability of its seats, Acro Aircraft Seating is leaving no stone — or rather, material — unturned. An independent recyclability audit, conducted by the Aircraft Interior Recycling Association (AIRA), confirmed that 99% (or more precisely, 98.83%) of Acro’s popular Series 9 economy class seat is recyclable, as previously reported.
Qsuite Next Gen: raising the doors, if not the bar - Runway Girl
The immediate one is height: the new doors are 4” higher than the old ones, 56” compared with 52”, and visibly so. This is an incredibly private product, and there’s more space compared with the older version — unsurprisingly, given that this is …
Up close in Thompson’s new Vantage seat, Nova - Runway Girl
A new divider around six inches above the height of the table slides up on a kind of spring system, gliding very neatly into place with a soft stop, avoiding the kind of thumping clunk that some spring-loaded functionality has.