Boeing has released this has a dramatic new image of the Boeing 777X at Fairbanks Alaska taken by its photographer Liz Wolter. One of the four 777X test aircraft, it is at Fairbanks, Alaska, for cold soak tests as part of the certification program. Aircraft, WH004, registered N779XZ, is being used for the tests to […]
“Exciting times ahead for both of these brands.”
Twynam was formerly Azamara’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, a role he held for more than six-and-a-half years before exiting in April 2020.
He has also previously worked in senior sales positions at Air New Zealand and Cathay Pacific Airways, as well as a consultant for Riviera Travel River Cruises and Kuoni Travel.
Twynam will take one of the places on the newly formed Coral Expeditions board, which is yet to have its first meeting.
Trade a face mask for an eye mask?
Cathay Pacific Airways has given premium passengers the OK to remove their face masks while reclined to a flat position. The Hong Kong-based airline is citing the spacious, partitioned seating design of its first- and business-class cabins to OK the change. A passenger flying first-class with Cathay Pacific, pictured. (Cathay Pacific Airways)
The airline informed crew of the update in an internal memo circulated Friday, reports Executive Traveller, a travel and review website geared toward business-class passengers. In the memo, Cathay Pacific reportedly stipulated that the PPE can be taken off when a passenger is lying flat in business or first class.
One of the four 777X test aircraft has gone to Fairbanks Alsaka for cold soak tests as part of its certification program. WH004, registered N779XZ has ferried from Seattle to Fairbanks for a variety of tests. Aircraft need to be tested to examine how extreme cold affects various parts of the aircraft. READ: Qatar Airways […]
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has today announced a major evolution in its in-flight connectivity offering as its first extreme high throughput satellite (XTS) enters service over the Asia-Pacific region.
The APSTAR-6D satellite is Panasonic Avionics’ latest investment in in-flight connectivity for passengers on commercial aircraft. It is an integral part of its third-generation communications (Gen-3) network of high speed, high bandwidth Ku-band satellites, placing capacity where it is most needed to meet the growing needs of airlines and their passengers.
Panasonic Avionics is set to complete the upgrade of the 2,544 aircraft installed with its connectivity service to its Gen-3 network within the next month. Over 1,000 commercial aircraft are committed to being installed with its connectivity services and linked to the Gen-3 network from the outset.