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Aer Lingus

Fighting for the middle: A pandemic seating shift

11 May 2020 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Sitting in the middle seat on the Molon Labe S1 Staggered Seat. Plenty of width to be had.

Forget the fight over who gets the arm rests; middle seats on planes are now generating real fights over if they should be occupied at all. And airlines are fueling the flames with misleading marketing messaging.

This story is about: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, COVID-19, Delta Air Lines, distribution, economy class, Farelogix, IATA, JetBlue, marketing, middle seat, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines Filed Under: Distribution, Seats & Cabin

PaxEx Update: 2 August 2019

2 August 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A new A321LR enters service for Aer Lingus, faster security screening for United and promises of faster infilght WiFi. Plus Hulu takes flight on Delta and more! Get all the details in this week’s PaxEx Update.

This story is about: A321LR, A321neo, Aer Lingus, Airbus, Citilink, Citilink Indonesia, CLEAR, Delta Air Lines, elite status, embedded IFE, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Garuda, Garuda Indonesia, Hulu, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Kepler, Kymeta, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, loyalty, Mahata, Mahata Aero Technology, Mahata Aero Teknologi, MAT, MileagePlus, Netflix, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, seating, seats, security, Sriwijaya, Thompson Aero, TSA, United Airlines, Vantage, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

Aer Lingus’s first A321LR joins the fleet

29 July 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Aer Lingus took delivery of its first A321LR last week and is wasting little time in pressing the aircraft into service. Flights to Hartford begin on Friday, August 2, 2019.

This story is about: A321LR, A321neo, Aer Lingus, Airbus, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, seating, seats, Thompson Aero, Vantage, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Aer Lingus launches AerSpace, joining the EuroBiz club

2 May 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Aer Lingus passengers now have the option to purchase a “business class” seat on many short-haul routes. The carrier officially launched AerSpace, a EuroBiz-ish offering with a blocked middle seat on board and other amenities on offer.

This story is about: Aer Lingus, AerSpace, business class, dining, EuroBiz, Europe, premium cabin, premium economy, seating, seats Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Seats & Cabin

Aer Lingus packs a pair of surprises into A321LR plans

3 January 2019 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Aer Lingus continues to roll out details on its A321LR fleet plans ahead of delivery later this Spring. The LR will kick off a brand revitalization effort in 2019 extending the carrier’s premium offerings. Even as it seeks to join some parts of the IAG framework, including the (long anticipated) transatlantic fares joint venture, Aer Lingus will keep a streak of independence from its IAG overlords.

This story is about: 2Ku, A321LR, Aer Lingus, business class, EuroBiz, Europe, gogo, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Ku, Ku-band, lie-flat beds, PAC, premium cabin, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

WOW wins as it faces mounting troubles

27 November 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

TF-WOW, now returned to its lessor, departing Amsterdam in August 2018 (By Nicky Boogaard via Flickr/CC-BY 2.0)

Can a collapsing operation still win awards? For WOW Air the answer is a resounding yes. The CAPA Low Cost Airline of the Year award was announced as the carrier shed 20% of its fleet amid a cash crunch and dropping utilization.

This story is about: Aer Lingus, bankruptcy, CAPA, Iceland, Icelandair, merger, Primera Air, WOW Air Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

PaxEx Premium: Basic Connectivity, because passengers really do want it

2 October 2018 By Seth Miller

It was called "Kiteline" and it was going to revolutionize the inflight passenger experience. A light weight connectivity solution with visions of delivering core functionality, the Kiteline concept is now being emulated by Lufthansa Systems, Iridium, AirFi, fflya and more. And, unlike Kiteline's failure nearly a decade ago, these solutions are now (finally) taking flight.

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This story is about: Aer Lingus, Air France, AirFi, ancillary, ancillary fees, fflya, gogo, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, Kiteline, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Lufthansa Systems, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, wifi Filed Under: PremCat, Premium

New livery, free drinks, free wifi coming to Aer Lingus in 2019

24 September 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh addresses the APEX EXPO 2018 in Boston

Aer Lingus is poised to launch a new livery and uniforms in Q1 2019 as part of a brand update. The new look will launch on the company’s A321neo fleet and come with improvements to the economy class product – free drinks and wifi – as well. CEO Stephen Kavanagh revealed these changes at APEX EXPO this morning as part of the carrier’s goal to continue its growth across the Transatlantic as the leading “value carrier” in the market.

This story is about: Aer Lingus, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO18, economy class, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, internet, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Finding détente in the airline-GDS cost battle: Air France/KLM and Amadeus make peace, progress

10 April 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Peace is possible between the airlines and GDS platforms! Air France/KLM and Amedeus agreed to waive distribution fees in some cases, benefiting passengers in the near term. But it is the longer term plans around NDC content distribution that hold real potential for an improved passenger experience.

This story is about: Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air France, Amadeus, ancillary fees, Aviation, British Airways, bundling, distribution, Etihad, fees, GDS, IAG, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa Group, NDC, New Distribution Capability, unbundling Filed Under: Distribution

More, better and cheaper wifi in the sky!

2 February 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

More planes are flying with wifi than ever before. Added bonus: It is generally more useful and cheaper, too! Some great data out in the 2018 edition of the Routehappy wifi report, released this week.

This story is about: Aer Lingus, Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad, Eurowings, EVA, Global Xpress, gogo, GX, IAG, Iberia, Icelandair, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, KLM, Ku, Ku-band, Lufthansa, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Routehappy, SAS, Scoot, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Vueling Filed Under: IFEC

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