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…
Finding détente in the airline-GDS cost battle: Air…
The relationship between airlines and GDS platforms is a tenuous one. Airlines love the GDSen for the ability to sell more tickets but hate them for the higher distribution costs those tickets carry. Plus the…
Behind the Miles&Cash numbers at Miles and More
Adding a cash & points option to a program is one of many options companies have to ease the redemption challenge. It makes a program more accessible and more attractive to consumers with lower priced…
Which airline is next for Inmarsat’s EAN?
Since installs began in late 2015 the Lufthansa Group airlines have moved relatively quickly to install inflight connectivity on board their single-aisle fleet. The Global Xpress (GX) platform from Inmarsat is now flying on all…
Revenue-based loyalty? Ja! Miles and More is next
Miles and More is the latest loyalty scheme to announce a shift to revenue-based points earning. The program – including Lufthansa, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Swiss, LOT, Adria & Croatia Airlines – is not making the…
Details Emerge on Lufthansa’s new Business Class Seat
After last week's tease of the new Lufthansa business class seats the carrier formally announced more details of the offering today. Accompanying the news is additional details about the in-flight product that will complement the…
Lufthansa shows off new Recaro CL6710 business class…
Lufthansa is teasing its new business class seat, set to take flight on the 777X in 2020. The company showed off photos this morning on Twitter featuring the new product. https://twitter.com/lufthansaNews/status/933666206472638464 The carrier chose Recaro's…