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TAM’s new First Class recreates a living room up in the air
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. TAM, the ambitious flag carrier of Brazil which earlier this year merged with LAN from Chile to create a Latin American airline giant, has just unveiled new cabin interiors – designed by Priestmangoode – to mark its arrival on the world stage. Says Priestmangoode Director Luke Hawes:…
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Qantas updates Boeing 767 fleet with iPad-friendly seats
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Airlines around the world are responding to the explosion in passenger use of smartphones, notebooks, tablets and e-readers – plus the increasing expectation that these devices can be connected inflight – by incorporating power sockets and USB ports in aircraft seats (including Economy) and introducing onboard…
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Helsinki Airport offers ‘digital nomads’ a private space to work comfortably
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. As many passengers today carry a smartphone, laptop and/or a tablet device, many airports around the world now offer services such as free wi-fi (often for a limited time), seating areas equipped with power outlets, while wireless charging facilities can be found on airports such as…
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Virgin America goes social and personal with new IFE system
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Virgin America, probably the most tech-savvy airline in the industry, plans to revolutionise its approach to customer service. Next year the airline will further upgrade its already advanced RED IFE system with a service built on Salesforce.com’s Chatter social messaging tool. This will allow passengers to…
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Limited number of airlines have adopted Apple Passbook so far
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Keeping in tune with the evolving technology habits and preferences of the “always-connected traveller” that make up an ever-increasing portion of the flying public, a number of airlines from around the globe have rolled out mobile boarding passes that are compatible with Apple’s new Passbook functionality. Apple Passbook…
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Japan Airlines goes private with ‘Sky Suites’ in Business Class
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Declared bankrupt in 2010 after a decade of losses, Japan Airlines (JAL) last week returned to the Tokyo stock exchange in a USD 8.5 billion IPO that followed a government-backed restructuring under which the airline shed more than a third of its jobs, persuaded its unionised pilots and…
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Billund Airport to let passengers print their baggage tags at home
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. In what it claims is a world first for an airport, Billund Airport has launched an innovative solution that allows passengers to print their bag tags at home together with their boarding pass. Rather than queuing up at an airport desk or kiosk, passengers can print…
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How iPads are changing the way plane tray tables are designed
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. By Louise Driscoll, Terminal U Let’s face it, economy class was never built for comfort. But the experience can often fall short of what we expect at the most basic level. Take the flimsy tray table, for example, which is more ‘tray’ than table. It’s capable of…
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Long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X to offer kids-free ‘Quiet Zone’ onboard
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Two recent surveys conducted by TripAdvisor found that 40 percent of U.S. travellers said they would pay extra to sit in a designated quiet section of the plane, while nearly 80 percent of Britons agreed there should be child-free zones on board, and a third of…
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Sign of the times: Amenity kits double as iPad case
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. To prevent frequent flyers from accumulating heaps of identical amenity bags, many airlines change their amenity kit designs on a regular basis, while other carriers work together with amenity kit suppliers to design bags that for example can be re-used as a pencil case or travel…
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In-flight beverages go functional
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. The Airline Passenger Experience Association recently wrote an interesting article regarding the ailments associated with flying at high altitudes and changing time zones, such as dehydration, dry eyes, leg pain, and swollen feet. It’s comforting to know that airlines are responding to the wellness/health trend with…
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Virgin America passengers can register for the US elections at 35,000ft
This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. Virgin America on 14 August celebrated its new service between San Francisco and Reagan National Airport in suburban Washington, D.C., with an election-themed inaugural flight. Along for the ride were presidential impersonators Jim Gossett as “Mitt” and Reggie Brown as “Barack,” who spent the flight chatting…