Passengers flying across the Pacific Ocean are set for a major upgrade in inflight connectivity performance. Panasonic Avionics and Eutelsat announced this week that Eutelsat 172b is now in service, delivering a massive increase in…
More Asia for Minneapolis: Delta to add MSP-Seoul…
Minneapolis-St. Paul will grow its role as a Pacific gateway for Delta Air Lines. The carrier will add flights to Seoul, Korea in 2019 adding more connecting opportunities for passengers to Asia. The flight will…
Which airline doesn’t hate its connectivity provider?
After listening to United Airlines President Scott Kirby and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian speak at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference this week one would be forgiven for believing that there is no such…
AirBaltic commits to CS300 fleet growth
AirBaltic loves its CSeries jets. The Latvian carrier is set to dramatically grow that fleet. Today's deal with Bombardier, inked just over one year since the first CS300 arrived in Riga, adds at least 30…
Biometrics: Real value or gimmicky crap?
It started in late 2017 with JetBlue and Delta Air Lines. In 2018 British Airways and Lufthansa joined the fun. After years of development and integration testing behind the scenes biometric boarding gates are all…
New direction, new challenges for Gogo: Q1 18…
Repairing the 2Ku systems affected by deicing fluid seepage will cost Gogo north of $25 million in 2018. That unexpected expense is one of a couple setbacks the company announced in its quarterly earnings call…
What United’s domestic premium economy offering look like?
United Airlines remains relatively reserved when it comes to releasing details on its upcoming Premium Plus premium economy product. Virtually no new details have appeared since the initial news announcing the Premium Plus product slipped…
A new CEO at Gogo: Oakleigh Thorne replaces…
Gogo has a new boss. Michael Small and the Board of Directors reached a "mutual decision…for Mr. Small to step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director of the Company." The…
Seamless Air Alliance hopes to deliver frictionless inflight…
What is keeping consumers from spending more time (and money) online while in the air? Even when connectivity is free plenty of travelers stay offline in flight, suggesting that other factors play into that decision.…