EuroCity Direct’s first class proves worthy competitor to Eurostar A #nosetotail trip report by @fintan.bsky.social runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/08/euro... #rail #paxex
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Did a disappointing Bamboo Airways experience portend trouble? - Runway Girl
Mixed messages and poor customer service led to disappointing passenger experience on Bamboo Airways, weeks before its restructuring.
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Two Emirati women set the pace as Captains at Emirates runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/08/two-... #AvGeek
Two Emirati women set the pace as Captains at Emirates - Runway Girl
Captains Hanan Mohammed Jawad and Bakhita Al Mheiri are the first female Emirati captains at Emirates. They share their stories.
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Allegiant First will fly from Spring 2027, offering more space and other amenities to travelers. And the new seating might not be the biggest change announced today. $ALGT #PaxEx #AvGeek
Premium Takes Flight with Allegiant First Launching in 2027
Allegiant First will fly from Spring 2027, offering more space and other amenities to travelers. And the new seating might not be the biggest change announced today.
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RECARO Aircraft Seating makes recycled PVC cable standard runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/reca... #greenwing #paxex
RECARO Aircraft Seating makes recycled PVC cable standard - Runway Girl
Having successfully certified and introduced a recycled PVC cable plate into series production, RECARO Aircraft Seating confirms that the product is now standard across its economy and premium economy...
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Comfort makes a comeback as Porter Airlines refits Q400 turboprops Was @airlineflyer.net's 2025 trip report the squeaky wheel that prompted this change? runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/comf... #PaxEx
Comfort makes a comeback as Porter Airlines refits Q400 turboprops - Runway Girl
Porter Airlines has announced it will bring new, more comfortable seats to its Q400s, as part of a wider refresh of the cabin.
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FAA proposes AD to address incorrect seat installs on 737 MAXs runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/faa-... #PaxEx
FAA proposes AD to address incorrect seat installs on 737 MAXs - Runway Girl
The FAA is proposing a new AD for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after learning that certain seat assemblies were not correctly installed.
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Nearly a year since Amtrak launched NextGen Acela. Have any of the #PaxEx issues improved or been resolved? Nope! The gap fillers now don’t deploy. The exterior door displays are either off or entirely wrong. The interior displays still show generic stuff. Still no self-service cafe car checkout.
Jason Rabinowitz@airlineflyer.net · 10mo agoGreetings from NextGen Acela 2190, where I’m really disappointed with @amtrak.com. None of the digital signage is working, not even the external train number display. Interior displays still don’t display anything useful. No Café Acela self-checkout. Broken bathrooms and doors. C’mon, Amtrak! 😤🤬
IATA Board appoints WEF executive Saadia Zahidi as Director General runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/iata...
IATA Board appoints WEF executive Saadia Zahidi as Director General - Runway Girl
IATA's Board has named WEF executive Saadia Zahidi as Director General. She becomes the first ever woman to hold the position.
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Cathay Pacific is refreshing and reconfiguring economy class on its Airbus A321neos to offer a lower-density layout that enhances legroom. Debuting this summer, the new interior will be progressively introduced on new A321neos and retrofitted to existing jets. runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/cath...
We’re living in the future! Using low latency satellite Wi-Fi to watch the @flightradar24.com LGA stream of my own aircraft’s departure…on my wrist www.youtube.com/live/OUBslrC...
BermudAir to become A220-300 operator, confirms it plans to offer a dedicated Premium Economy section and is eyeing Breeze style recliners up front runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/berm... #PaxEx #AvGeek
BermudAir to become A220-300 operator, eyes Breeze style recliners - Runway Girl
BermudAir will become an Airbus A220-300 operator, saying it will take up to 20 three-class -300s, inclusive of Premium Economy.
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AZAL reveals interior of new A321neo, uses IFE as differentiator runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/azal... #PaxEx
AZAL reveals interior of new A321neo, uses IFE as differentiator - Runway Girl
AZAL is differentiating the business and economy class experience on its new A321neo including by offeirng Panasonic seatback IFE up front and wireless IFE in economy.
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For six years, a hulking, green Boeing 777-9 airframe sat dormant at an airfield north of Seattle, weighted blocks dangling from its wings in place of engines and black covers over missing fairings and open panels. In 2025, the jet quietly disappeared.
The Air Current@theaircurrent.com · 3w agoWith ‘massive’ rework challenge looming, Boeing quietly scrapped a 777X theaircurrent.com/aircraft-pro... (via @jonostrower.com & @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Diehl on why its nose-to-tail content doesn’t include seats runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/dieh... #PaxEx
Diehl on why its nose-to-tail content doesn't include seats - Runway Girl
Though a nose-to-tail provider in aviation, there is one facet of the cabin in which Diehl has no interest in getting involved: passenger seating.
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A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner that is slated to be delivered to Lufthansa will first serve as Boeing’s newest ecoDemonstrator to flight test innovations that could improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise emissions. runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/boei... #greenwing
New 787 destined for Lufthansa to serve as ecoDemonstrator - Runway Girl
A new Boeing 787 that is scheduled to be delivered to Lufthansa will first serve as Boeing's newest ecoDemonstrator to flight test innovations that could improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise emiss...
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Air New Zealand 777-300ER glow up includes Collins Elevation reverse herringbones, upgraded and greatly enlarged Panasonic eX3 monitors in Business Premier and Panasonic's new 4K OLED-based Astrova IFE in the new ZIM-made Economy seats. runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/air-... #PaxEx
Air New Zealand 777-300ER glow up includes Astrova IFE in economy - Runway Girl
Air New Zealand will give its seven legacy Boeing 777-300ERs a glow up starting in March 2027 by installing new Business Premier and Economy class seats, retaining the Premium Economy seating platform...
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Amazon Leo has deployed enough satellites to launch connectivity service in its initial coverage area this year, and says it is still planning to debut in aviation in 2027. runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/amaz... #PaxEx
Amazon Leo to launch service this year, make aviation debut in 2027 - Runway Girl
Amazon Leo has deployed enough satellites to launch initial service this year, and is stilling planning a 2027 debut on JetBlue.
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Turn up your volume and listen to the sonorous chorus of 4 Pratt & Whitney engines on this @redbull.com DC-6
United Polaris Studio United Polaris United Premium Plus United Relax Row United Economy Plus Seats With Extra Elbow Room United Economy Plus United Economy I’m starting to lose track of all the seat options on United’s new aircraft. The A321XLR will offer a Eurobiz-style blocked middle seat row.
Stelia Aerospace to double premium seat production capacity runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/stel... #PaxEx
Stelia Aerospace to double premium seat production capacity - Runway Girl
Stelia Aerospace, the cabin interior brand of Airbus Atlantic, is preparing to double its production capacity for premium seats.
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Viasat hits key milestones with F2 and F3 satellites as entry-into-service nears runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/vias...
Viasat hits key milestones with F2 and F3 satellites as EIS nears - Runway Girl
Viasat is in the home stretch to offering inflight connectivity over its new ultra-high-capacity Ka-band GEO satellites, ViaSat-3 F2 and F3.
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Airbus cutover to XL bins on A220 benefits airlines and passengers runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/airb... #PaxEx
Airbus cutover to XL bins on A220 benefits airlines and passengers - Runway Girl
Airbus is preparing to start fitting XL bins with flip-up lids to the A220 — enabling stress free boarding as the bins can carry more bags.
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RAVE sets the scene for deeply immersive inflight experiences runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/rave... #PaxEx
RAVE sets the scene for deeply immersive inflight experiences - Runway Girl
RAVE Aerospace sees an opportunity to reimagine the premium inflight experience. And a massive wraparound screen is part of that reimagining.
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The NTSB has been begging the FAA for years to do more to ensure cockpit voice recorder data is available following incidents. Today the FAA suggested airlines should consider it. Not required. Just suggested. 🙄 #avgeek www.faa.gov/other_visit/...
Thales stays flexible in IFE with connectivity-agnostic approach runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/thal... #PaxEx
Thales stays flexible in IFE with connectivity-agnostic approach - Runway Girl
Thales, a major player in the embedded IFE space, is remaining “agnostic on connectivity," and is willing to connect to virtually any pipe.
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ZIM advances Premium Economy with deeply intuitive seat kinematics runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/zim-... #PaxEx
ZIM advances Premium Economy with deeply intuitive seat kinematics - Runway Girl
ZIM engineers worked for months to fine-tune the seat kinematics for the seatmaker's latest Premium Economy platform, and the work is evident.
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Boeing works to bring more sustainable interiors on board... including a Sustainably Sanitized Water Dispenser that would enable passengers to fill up their own water bottles in flight. runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/07/boei... #PaxEx
Rocket Lab CEO vows commitment to aero as firm buys Iridium for $8B runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/06/rock...
Rocket Lab CEO vows commitment to aero as firm buys Iridium - Runway Girl
Rocket Lab “absolutely” shares Iridium's strong commitment to the aero market, CEO Peter Beck confirms, as it inks an $8B deal for Iridium.
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