Runway Girl Network

Runway Girl Network stands out as a unique aviation news platform. It is powered by a group of skilled aviation journalists who combine extensive industry knowledge with real-life insights into the airline passenger experience, often discussed under the hashtag #PaxEx on Twitter. This award-winning outlet delivers exceptional news and perspectives for both industry professionals and travelers. This highly interactive site is redefining the conventional aviation B2B news model by adopting a B2B2C approach that prioritizes the interests and preferences of passengers. It covers four essential areas: Passenger Safety, Comfort, Connectivity, and Services. Additionally, the #PaxEx Podcast, released monthly and available on iTunes, features discussions with industry figures about current issues impacting airline passengers. The site also includes opinion and analysis sections, such as Up Front, Coach Confidential, and IFE Film Review, which focus on different travel experiences, including premium classes, economy seating, and in-flight entertainment content. Furthermore, Runway Girl Network actively promotes the successes of women in aviation, advocates for equality, and celebrates culture, compassion, and diversity within the industry.

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Skyted comes down to earth with new headset for secure calls

5 days ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

Skyted’s sound-absorbing solution for facilitating virtually silent VoIP and video calls has been tweaked by management to place fresh emphasis on supporting business communications and secure conversations, including on board trains and aircraft. During the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Runway Girl Network sat down with Skyted CEO Stéphane Hersen, a former Airbus staffer, to learn about the French firm’s latest update to the product, dubbed Skyted 320, and to try out the new headset.
Diehl retains Mexico plant strategy for A220 XL bin production - Runway Girl

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

Diehl Aviation is staying the course with its plan to open a new production site near Santiago de Querétaro in Mexico despite US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on some imports from Mexico and uncertainty around future duties. The tier 1 aviation supplier broke ground on the new facility in August 2024 and intends to initially produce Airbus’ spacious new Airspace XL flip-up bins for the A220 in Mexico.
Press Release: IBA analyzes impact of US-China dispute on aviation - Runway Girl

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

The evolving trade dispute between the US and China still has a long way to go before we know where things ultimately settle. However, any large customers of the OEMs (aircraft and parts manufacturers) are unlikely to accept any further increase in purchase costs and will push deliveries out, find alternatives or push the impact back towards the OEM, according to leading aviation intelligence and advisory company IBA.
RGN Premium: The hardware factor - Runway Girl

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

Founder, Editor and Publisher Mary Kirby has covered the aviation industry for 25 years as both a journalist and an editor. After cutting her teeth at a weekly world airline newsletter, Mary joined Flightglobal in 1999 as a reporter for its real-time news site Air Transport Intelligence. She was promoted to Deputy Editor, Americas in... Read More
Press Release: JPA Design and PTP reimagine onboard products

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Becca Alkema

Global multidisciplinary design studio JPA Design has collaborated with airline suppliers PTP (Plane Talking Products) to reimagine airplane onboard products and services created for passengers across economy to business class.
Press Release: Intelsat multi-orbit IFC coming to Skymark

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Becca Alkema

Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, was selected by Skymark Airlines to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity service on 10 Boeing 737 MAX, using Intelsat’s new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna, that delivers multi-orbit service using geostationary (GEO) and low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. This new partnership is unique because Skymark will become one of the first in the Asia-Pacific region to offer Intelsat’s new hybrid service.
United Airlines' premium chops on display with MAX 8 First Class

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Becca Alkema

As United continues its quest to dethrone Delta as the most premium airline in the United States, both carriers are continually and incrementally improving their domestic first class hard product. After trying Delta’s latest and greatest on an Airbus A321neo, I jumped at an upgrade offer to do the same on United’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 on a short hop between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare. Unlike Delta, United is still in the midst of a major transformation.
Intelsat linefit and SB wins see multi-orbit IFC come to E2, 787 - Runway Girl

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

HAMBURG — Securing linefit offerability at an airframer for a ‘passenger experience’ product is not an easy task. It usually requires keen interest — and a big nudge — from the OEM’s airline customers, which want to take delivery of new aircraft with their favored hardware installed at the factory, oftentimes to match what they’re already doing on the retrofit front.
Collins’ galley.ai: a smart assistant for crew galley operations - Runway Girl

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Becca Alkema

HAMBURG — Artificial intelligence gets a bad rap these days, but fresh from its win in the Cabin Technologies category of the Crystal Cabin Awards, Collins Aerospace’s integrated camera and algorithmic galley system, galley.ai, impressed on the company’s stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo. The system combines algorithmic image processing, inventory management, airline restocking data and galley-focussed cameras — and an impressive source of management information for airlines.
Discover Airlines pivots from GEO to LEO/GEO with Panasonic on A330s - Runway Girl

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

German leisure carrier Discover Airlines’ decision to gradually replace the current inflight connectivity system on its Airbus A330s with Panasonic Avionics’ multi-orbit IFC will super-charge the carrier’s plan to offer a more digitalized flight experience to guests — one that will ultimately include personalized entertainment.