Ryan air would you stand for a free fare?

15-Jul-2009
Ryanair, the World’s favourite airline, today (14-jul-2009) extended its ‘free standing-flights’ online poll to Tuesday 21st July after 50,000 votes were cast in just five days. Ryanair hopes to poll over 100,000 passengers to find out if they would be willing to stand on one hour flights if it meant the fare was free.

JetBlue Enhances Channel Surfing at 30,000 Feet with Updated Channel Lineup

03-Jul-2009
JetBlue Airways Corporation the value-based airline that continues to offer the most free live entertainment of any U.S. carrier, today announces exclusive enhancements to its 36-channel lineup of DIRECTV(R) programming. As of today, the following channels are available to JetBlue customers on their individual seat-back in-flight entertainment systems: 24-hour news channel MSNBC; GolTV, the first U.S. network dedicated fully to soccer with both Spanish and English programming; and SPEED, a racing channel for auto enthusiasts. In addition, TV Land will broadcast Setanta Sports every Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to Monday at 5:00 a.m.

WestJet's 'up!' magazine wins National Magazine Award

10-Jun-2009
CANADA : up! magazine, the in-flight publication for WestJet Airlines produced by RedPoint Media Group on a contract basis, won Gold at the National Magazine Awards on Friday.

Southwest Airlines Mobile Site Gets a Facelift

02-Jun-2009
The mobile site is available among a variety of web enabled devices including the iPhone and Blackberry.

Virgin America First Airline to Offer Fleetwide WiFi

21-May-2009
Virgin America, the California-based carrier, announced that as of today it is the first and only airline to offer Gogo® In-flight Internet service on every flight. As of today, guests on any of Virgin America's 100 daily flights have the option to surf the Web, check e-mail, or log on to their corporate VPN - all from the comfort of their seats at 37,000 feet. Virgin America marks this in-flight WiFi milestone with another first for an airline: an air-to-ground Skype video call with Oprah Winfrey which will air this 21-May-2009 on The Oprah Winfrey Show

SkyMall Takes Online Shopping to New Heights with AirTran and Gogo

21-May-2009
Phoenix based SkyMall announced that it is a launch partner for AirTran’s new inflight Wi-Fi service, Gogo® Inflight Internet. Customers who make a purchase of just USD75 or more at the web site listed in the special menu available onboard each Gogo equipped AirTran aircraft can have their USD12.95 Gogo service fee refunded.

AirTran Airways to Offer Wi-Fi

13-May-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. announced (13-may-09) that it will be the first major airline to offer passengers wireless, broadband Internet access on every flight.

EasyJet announces Starbucks VIA Ready Brew to be available on flights

22-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Starbucks announced (21-Apr-09) that customers of easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, will be able to purchase Starbucks VIA Ready Brew on flights out of UK Newcastle, Stansted, Gatwick airports, as well as, Madrid airport, beginning 01-May.

Ryanair launches Italy’s first in-flight mobile phone service onboard five aircraft

22-Apr-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, launched (21-Apr-09) Italy’s first in-flight mobile phone service onboard five Rome (Ciampino) based aircraft.

Ryanair, la mayor aerolínea de bajo coste de Europa, acaba de lanzar el primer servicio de telefonía móvil a bordo en cinco vuelos con destino al Aeropuerto romano de Ciampino. Este es el último paso por parte de la aerolínea para adaptar su flota de 180 aviones y así poder ofrecer a todos sus pasajeros este servicio en sus vuelos.

Japan Airlines to install Thales' TopSeries inflight system

01-Apr-2009
JAPAN : Thales and Japan Airlines (JAL) jointly announce (31-Mar-09) that a letter of intent (LOI) has been officially signed to confirm the airlines’ acceptance of Thales’s proposal to install their TopSeries system on JAL’s B777 and B767 fleet.

Air Arabia selects Rockwell Collins' dPAVES in-flight entertainment

01-Apr-2009
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : Air Arabia has selected (31-Mar-09) Rockwell Collins' dPAVES in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for installation on 49 of its A320 aircraft.

Ryanair goes ahead with GBP1 toilet charge

26-Mar-2009
IRELAND : It seems the criticism received from key consumer groups has done little to deter Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, from going ahead with the on-board toilet charge of GBP1.

Ryanair passengers to suggest next discretionary charge

13-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair invited (12-Mar-09) passengers to suggest the airline’s next ancillary revenue idea after Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary, confirmed that the company is examining the possibility of passengers paying to use the on board toilets in a drive to keep costs down and lower Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares even further.

TUIfly Nordic chooses Panasonic Avionics Corporation's eFX in-flight entertainment system

05-Mar-2009
GERMANY : Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication systems, announced (04-Mar-09) that TUIfly Nordic has chosen the Panasonic eFX in-flight entertainment system for three B767 aircraft. When the aircraft enters service in Apr-09, TUIfly Nordic will be the first charter airline in the Nordic region to equip aircraft with full in seat audio and video on demand (AVOD).

Ryanair launches in-flight mobile phone service on 20 aircraft

20-Feb-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair launched (19-Feb-09) its in-flight mobile phone service initially onboard 20 of its (mainly) Dublin based aircraft. This is the first step in fitting Ryanair’s entire fleet of over 170 aircraft to allow all passengers to make and receive mobile calls and texts on all Ryanair flights.

Southwest Airlines equips aircraft with wi-fi technology

11-Feb-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Southwest Airlines, in conjunction with Row 44, has equipped one aircraft with wi-fi technology and is set to equip three additional aircraft by early Mar-09. Southwest is also partnering with Yahoo! to offer an in-flight homepage with destination-relevant content. Southwest will be testing the technology for the next few months.

Virgin America unveils new menu

20-Jan-2009
Virgin America, the U.S. carrier with a touch-screen seatback food ordering system, unveiled (19-Jan-09) a new menu. All menu items are complimentary in First Class and Main Cabin Select and are available for purchase in the Main Cabin.

Virgin Blue upgrades Premium Economy product

26-Nov-2008
AUSTRALIA : Virgin Blue announced (26-Nov-08) it has boosted its new Premium Economy product. The airline introduced its Premium Economy option on 15-Mar-08. From 27-Nov-08, Premium Economy additions will include complimentary on board food and beverages (including alcohol) as well as complimentary use of Virgin Blue’s individual seat back in-flight entertainment system.

Virgin America inaugurates Gogo inflight internet service

24-Nov-2008
Virgin America announced (22-Nov-08) live from its first Wi-Fi enabled plane, the launch of Gogo Inflight Internet and air-to-ground video stream to YouTube Live. Virgin America President and CEO David Cush said, As San Francisco's only hometown airline, we couldn't do less than offer Wi-Fi as a standard option for our tech-savvy guests.

Norwegian Air Shuttle to upgrade in-flight services

19-Nov-2008
NORWAY : Norwegian Air Shuttle announced (18-Nov-08) plans to offer passengers a premium in-flight entertainment system by signing an agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) to supply Digital MPES (DMPES) on forty-five (45) B737-800 aircraft.