Economy Class & Beyond

IAG goes for Gogo – 2KU and high speed internet coming to British Airways and others

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It's taken a long time, but it seems IAG Group (including British Airways) are finally going to press ahead and install WiFi on their planes, provisioned by Gogo. British Airways Boeing 747-400 at New York JFK - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will be first customer that Gogo has snagged in Europe for the 2KU product. Gogo will be supplying IAG with 2KU to be installed … [Read more...]

Mobile phone roaming becomes a lot cheaper in the EU area

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There is one thing that the European Union is good at regulating at - and its roaming fees on mobile phones when roaming inside the EU/EEA area. The EU have capped roaming fees, and after the 30th April, the roaming charge excesses are reduced further. The new fees are: €0.05 per minute of call made €0.02 per SMS sent €0.05 per MB of data (All prices are … [Read more...]

GoGo’s 2KU takes to the skies with AeroMexico

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GoGo's 2KU today became live aboard AeroMexico's Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This represents the first time GoGo's 2KU has taken flight commercially, and will be operating aboard five of AeroMexico's  Boeing 737-800s. AeroMexico were one of the first airlines to sign for Gogo 2KU - and thus the first to deploy it. To start with, GoGo 2KU will be offered free of charge - … [Read more...]

The Midlife Refit – Examining the work of Airline Services Interiors

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The life of an airplane can be a tiring one as we all well know. And planes take a lot of little hits and damage over time, wearing down the products on board - to the point where the planes need to e refurbished or refitted. This is where a company called Airline Services Interiors comes in. Airplanes as we know are expensive assets - let alone everything inside the … [Read more...]

Cebu Pacific signs for Recaro slimline seats… but are comfortable?

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Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has signed for Recaro's seats to be installed aboard their new fleet of 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft. With the Airbus A321neo aircraft to be delivered between 2017 and 2021, choosing the seats seating to go into the plane is a good idea. Cebu Pacific have chosen Recaro SL3510 seats, which Cebu Pacific's President and CEO Lance Gokongwei … [Read more...]

Airbus vs Boeing Space bin – who wins?

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The correct answer is as passengers - we all do. Good morning from the floor area Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 where I've been playing with overhead bins. Yes again. Why? Well apart from the satisfying sound of a lock clunking, it's good news the both major airframers are developing deeper bins. As airlines continue to pile on fees, or unbundle their posits, … [Read more...]

Looking at the Airspace by Airbus A330neo cabin….

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Airbus revealed the mockup of its A330neo cabin today - branded as "Airspace by Airbus". Airbus it seems are continuing to innovate in the cabin space by making it a lot more friendly than cabin have been in the past - and to create a signature brand for the cabins that are upcoming for the A330neo series aircraft. So what doers the cabin look like? I'm at Aircraft … [Read more...]

Air Canada signs with GoGo for International WiFi coverage

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Air Canada will be expanding its WiFi offering from the autumn. The airline will be expanding WiFi coverage from its North America network to a full international operation. Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER at Toronto Pearson International Airport (also operating to Vancouver) - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Air Canada will be using GoGo's 2Ku product - which allows for … [Read more...]