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It's a beautiful seat that will be popular with passengers. It's also both classy and smart of Hawaiian to give new suppliers a chance to earn their business, at a time when larger industry suppliers are overwhelmed by orders.

JetStar is a success story for the Qantas group; one that other airlines will want to review closely. But it also benefits from a unique market which has seen significant passenger growth, and where long-distance flight is the best available—or only option—to get from point A to point B.

Munoz was moving quickly to repair the damage that his predecessor had caused both through arrogance and negligence, and apart from the human tragedy here there's a corporate one as well.

The American and US Airways system cutover went curiously well this weekend - but will it hold?

When the day comes that air travelers don't have to pay $37 for Wi-Fi on a long-haul flight, then that will be a good thing for both airlines and passengers.

Virgin Atlantic's CEO realizes what the 39-aircraft carrier is capable of and what it isn't and is attempting to focus on its strengths. There was lots of candor from Craig Kreeger in the session about Virgin's lack of capabilities in competing against Gulf carriers in terms of premium-class services.

A smarter, design-focused airport can make flyers more relaxed and offer more memorable experiences before a flight.

Somebody has to pay the bill for all that Wi-Fi power, but JetBlue has found it more profitable to give big corporations the partnership incentives they need to help fund the Fly-Fi service, rather than pick at passengers’ pockets for nickels and dimes.

The A350 aircraft includes many standard features that would make such long flights much more bearable. Singapore Airlines also has a history of cabin design focused around passenger comfort for the long-haul. Direct routes from the U.S. to Singapore have been a gap in the market since the airline stopped service between Singapore and Newark in 2013.