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Nourish proposes an inflight catering revolution

16 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

How can airlines offer a broad range of fresh food on board that passengers actually want, and even will pay for, while avoiding waste and the myriad challenges of airport catering services? Nourish, a UAE-based startup, believes it can solve that problem, bringing quality meals to travelers while also delivering a bit of incremental profit to airlines.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, catering, dining, FTE, FTEEMEA23, Future Travel Experience, in flight, Nourish, PaxEx, startups Filed Under: Ground Services

TagsForLife proposes RFID bag tags, without a barcode backup

15 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Shabstec owner Shabbir Girach pitching the TagsForLife concept at Future Travel Experience EMEA 2023 in Dublin

Digital bag tags are not a new concept, but the hardware is expensive, mostly to support backwards compatibility with the legacy baggage sorting systems. Shabstec wants to solve the problem a different way, bringing its TagsForLife RFID-based bag tracking to the market with a unit cost under $10.

This story is about: bag tags, baggage tracking, BagTag, checked baggage, FTE, FTEEMEA23, Future Travel Experience, RFID, Shabstec, TagsForLife Filed Under: Ground Services

Pricing tweaks ahead for Spirit’s in-flight Wi-Fi

12 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Nearly a year after Spirit Airlines formally launched its on-board Wi-Fi program, new plans dynamic pricing models are slated for trial later this year.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, FTE, FTEEMEA23, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Satellite, SES, SES-17, Spirit Airlines, Thales Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Sir Tim Clark expects IFEC, seats to help trim Emirates’ emissions

1 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Emirates rewrote the book on what it means to keep passengers entertained and comfortable while flying long-haul. Company President Sir Tim Clark recently shared a few thoughts on what the next generation of passenger experience innovations will look like.

This story is about: Emirates, emissions, FTE, FTEEMEA23, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, seating, seats Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Ethiopian plans Dreamliner upgrades

30 May 2023 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Ethiopian Boeing 787-8 ET-AOS by BriYYZ via CC BY-SA 2.0/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/bribri/9054360528/

Ethiopian Group CEO Mesfin Tasew confirmed that the carrier’s oldest 787s are due for a cabin refresh; lie-flat beds and upgraded IFE are in the works.

This story is about: 787, 787-9, Boeing, business class, Dreamliner, economy class, Ethiopian Airlines, FTE, FTEEMEA23, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, lie-flat beds, premium cabin, seating, seats Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Could Allegiant deliver an interline win?

9 November 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the Boeing 737 MAX -7 and -8200 in Allegiant livery

Allegiant typically operates any given route only on limited days of the week. For travelers looking to book a longer or shorter trip, the company loses out on that potential ticket sale. And, more importantly to the business model, it loses out on the associated hotel, rental car, and other ancillary bookings.

This story is about: Allegiant, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, bundling, distribution, FTE, FTEGlobal22, Future Travel Experience, GDS, Navitaire Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Distribution

Air Europa adding NFTicket platform

17 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Boeing 787-8 ‘EC-MIG’ Air Europa by Alan Wilson via CC BY-SY 2.0/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/27188864746/

Air Europa arguably* made history earlier this year, selling the first plane ticket as an NFT. Now the carrier is moving to expand on that effort, launching an NFTicket platform to sell regular flight bookings as NFTs, in addition to its normal reservations process.

This story is about: Air Europa, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, blockchain, FTE, FTEGlobal22, Future Travel Experience, NFTicket, NFTs, revenue Filed Under: Distribution

Seeking a connected aircraft timeline

3 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Spirit Airlines plane, equipped with the company's new in-flight WiFi service

For nearly a decade the promise of reduced maintenance delays and operational savings has been a core factor in pitching airlines on inflight internet service. And for roughly that same period of time airlines have been wondering if those connected aircraft benefits will ever really arrive.

This story is about: connected aircraft, FTE, FTEGlobal22, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, IoT, IoTA, IROPs, maintenance, Rocky Wiggins, Spirit Airlines, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Allegiant flips its digital marketing focus

14 September 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

An Allegiant A320 parked at the gate in Las Vegas

The holy grail of any digital marketing effort is sufficiently accurate and granular targeting to ensure that consumers engage with the ad rather than ignore it. Allegiant believes it has found that sweet spot in the market. sweet spot in the market.

This story is about: advertising, Allegiant, ancillary, ancillary revenue, FTE, FTEGlobal22, Future Travel Experience, Scott DeAngelo Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Alaska Airlines going digital to slash bag check-in time

13 September 2022 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Alaska Airlines has grand visions for growth, targeting a 40% increase in passenger count over the next five years. Digital solutions are a large part of the plan to meet that growth, touching every facet of the business, including the tags on checked bags.

This story is about: Alaska Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, BagTag, checked baggage, Delta Air Lines, FTE, FTEGlobal22, Future Travel Experience, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines Filed Under: Ground Services

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