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Low cost or cheap? Flying New Pacific first class

24 March 2024 By Seth Miller 9 Comments

The refreshed first class seats on New Pacific offer a comfortable ride

What’s the inflight experience like on New Pacific? Certainly not worth going out of the way for, but also not terrible, assuming you can get a cheaper fare.

This story is about: 2Ku, catering, dining, first class, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, New Pacific, Northern Pacific Airways, premium cabin, seating, seats, USB, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

Avelo looks to Mexico, Dominican Republic for international growth

22 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Avelo 737 departure; image via Avelo

Avelo is looking to collect some passport stamps. The carrier applied on Friday for authority to operate flights from the US to both Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

This story is about: Avelo, Dominican Republic, HVN, MCO, Mexico, New Haven, Orlando, Raleigh-Durham, RDU, routes Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

XB-1 takes flight, beginning path to supersonic

22 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 lands in Mojave after its first flight (image via Boom Supersonic)

Boom’s XB-1 can fly. The “demonstrator” aircraft got off the ground in Mojave today for a quick pass through the pattern.

This story is about: Boom, Boom Supersonic, emissions, engines, Overture, Supersonic, XB-1 Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Stellar Blu Sidewinder terminal certification slips, production ramps up

22 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat's testbed CR7 on the ground in Utqiagvik during the LEO/GEO testing in December 2023

Certification timing slipped a bit for the Stellar Blu terminal, leaving Intelsat waiting for installation on its test aircraft. But no one seems to be worried yet.

This story is about: Alaska Airlines, antenna, BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jake Sauer, Ku, Ku-band, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, SatShow2024, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, Tracy Trent Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Expliseat launches new economy class seat with Hop! E190 contract

22 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

These are decidedly not the new HOP! seats by Expliseat, but something new is coming soon enough

Expliseat will launch a new version of its lightweight TiSeat, targeting the Embraer E-Jet family of aircraft. Air France’s HOP! is the launch customer.

This story is about: Air France, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, E190, economy class, EJets, Embraer, Expliseat, HOP!, seating, seats, TiSeat Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Malaysia Airlines picks Collins, Recaro for A330neo seats

22 March 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The new business class seat for Malaysia Airlines' A330neo fleet, based on the Elevation line from Collins Aerospace (Image via Malaysia Airlines)

Malaysia Airlines unveiled its A330neo interiors, with seats from Collins Aerospace for the business class cabin and Recaro for economy. The new planes, with 297 seats on board, are expected to join the fleet from Q3 2024.

This story is about: A330-900, A330neo, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Malaysia Airlines, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Satellite, seating, seats, ViaSat, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Points pooling comes to United’s MileagePlus program

21 March 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A United A321neo (Image via United)

Pooling of loyalty points is not new. But typically it is implemented by smaller airlines and comes with far more restrictions than what United is launching.

This story is about: frequent flier, frequent flyer, MileagePlus, points, United Airlines Filed Under: Loyalty

Viasat, Telekom extend EAN network into the Mediterranean for Aegean

21 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Aegean A321neo flying away into blue skies

Building cell towers to serve overwater markets is no easy feat, especially with hundreds of miles between Greece and Cyprus. But Deutsche Telekom and Viasat got it done, boosting the EAN network for Aegean Airlines.

This story is about: Aegean Airlines, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, Deutsche Telekom, EAN, European Aviation Network, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi Filed Under: IFEC

airBaltic "exploring" United States service options

21 March 2024 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

An airBaltic A220-300 at the carrier's home base in Rigav

airBaltic is looking to spread its wings further, with an application this week for authority to operate flights to the United States.

This story is about: AirBaltic, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, DoT, Las Palmas, LPA, regulations, Riga, RIX, routes, TATL, transatlantic Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Ads, points to open Wi-Fi access on American Airlines

20 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

American Airlines is updating the way passengers connect to inflight Wi-Fi services, including a limited free option.

This story is about: 2Ku, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, loyalty, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, points, Satellite, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty

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