Press Release: GE and NASA to accelerate understanding of ...
GE Aerospace and NASA are partnering on a series of unique flight tests to help further the aviation industry’s understanding of contrails, using new test methods and technologies.
Collins AirLounge exceeds Finnair business class promises
Your author’s history with the most recent Finnair business class product dates back nearly a decade, having been invited to Helsinki in 2017 to join frequent flyers and a variety of other contributors to give our thoughts on which passenger experience innovations would best serve the airline’s unusual route network and premium passenger base.
Qantas’ SYD-JNB with A380: the shape of superjumbos to come?
Qantas’ deployment of its Airbus A380 on the Sydney-Johannesburg route marks multiple changes: a major capacity boost, passenger experience upgrades, and the new role that the superjumbo is playing in commercial aviation as it approaches its second decade in operation.
Newark Liberty Terminal A provides glimpse of EWR’s future
“The enhancements would also provide new opportunities for the Port Authority to advance the agency’s industry-leading sustainability efforts, furthering its commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 (PDF) while assisting its operational partners in achieving the same goal,” said the Port Authority.. For its part, MANJ is excited to work on some of the shorter-term plans ...
Why first class aboard UK railway operator LNER is truly First Class
LNER maintains first class lounges at a few key stations along the route, and so I decided to spend some time at the lounge before departure, which is located on the edge of the platforms with the entrance facing onto the concourse.
New logo, same train: a Eurostar Standard Premier review
It appears that the firm’s merger with Thalys has elicited a new logo and very little else at this point, while its existing rolling stock, some of which dates back to the 1990s, grows older and more tired with each passing year.
Press Release: EVA Air unveils Hello Kitty Besties jet - Runway Girl
EVA Air, a leading carrier in the aviation industry, is thrilled to announce the launch of its newest Hello Kitty® Besties Jet. The jet departed its inaugural flight BR55 on August 29, 2024, from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) en route to Taiwan Taoyuan Intl (TPE).
Global Airlines A380 gets overhaul as EFW ramps up MRO for the …
As the Airbus A380 sees fresh wind beneath its wings in commercial aviation, Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus, has reestablished its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities for the superjumbo at its Dresden, Germany facility, and is gearing up for expansion.. The first A380 to arrive is 9H-GLOBL, an ex-China Southern A380 owned by UK ...
Panasonic flight tests Sidewinder and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO
Panasonic Avionics is putting the Stellar Blu Solutions Sidewinder electronically steerable antenna (ESA) through its paces aboard a Cessna Citation, as part of a flight-test program of the Ku-band multi-orbit capable kit that will support its next-generation inflight connectivity service. “Our Fargo, North Dakota-based test aircraft successfully performed multiple flight tests, connecting ...
Southwest to sell assigned seats in 2025; partners with ...
Southwest’s overhaul will also see the carrier offer a new ‘Getaways by Southwest’ product, offering customizable vacation packages “with friendly policies” including the extension of its ‘ no change fees’ approach for flights to hotels and other elements of packaged vacations. And the airline will update its Tier Benefits for Rapid Rewards members, assuring it will give A-List ...