JetBlue has made two key leadership changes involving two familiar figures from the passenger experience sector. Don Uselmann has been appointed VP of inflight experience, while Chris Buckner has been promoted to VP of loyalty programmes and partnerships
Güliz Öztürk has become the first woman CEO in the Turkish air transport industry, succeeding Mehmet T. Nane as the leader of Pegasus Airlines
This morning saw the inaugural flight of Etihad Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000. The airline has taken a different cabin design direction from its B787s and A380s, with two travel classes and forward-facing suites, while maintaining a sense of brand consistency
JetBlue has announced that it will be adding 5,000 jobs in NYC in 2022. JetBlue will also work with the city to create a new workforce partnership to connect more New Yorkers with high-quality jobs and to develop a strong pipeline for future careers at the airline
Taiwan’s national carrier has operated its first Airbus A321neo flight, with onboard connectivity powered by SITA’s Internet ONAIR using Inmarsat’s GX Aviation
SAS’s first Airbus A321LR (long range) aircraft entered official service on 27th March, and details are now available about its business class cabin. The airline has fitted the A321LR with Vantage full-flat seats, to give a consistent passenger experience across a mixed long-haul fleet
SWISS’s installation programme of premium economy class on its Boeing 777-300ER fleet requires a few rows of economy seats to be removed. As these seats are now surplus to requirements, the airline is auctioning them, with proceeds to be donated to charity
While air travel has been recovering, one aspect has remained as a reminder of Covid-19: the face-cover mandate. In a big week for the UK’s travel sector, not only are Passenger Locator Forms due to be dropped, but Heathrow has stated that visitors will no longer be required to wear a facemask. Airlines are pleased…
China Airlines has fitted the first of its 25 A321neo aircraft on order with a highly customised version of Stelia Aerospace’s Equinox seat for the Premium Business Class cabins
easyJet has appointed dnata to manage the inflight retail services across its pan-European network, a deal which requires dnata to deliver a tailor-made onboard retail programme
