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SITA is one of the major industry players and by moving quickly and keeping costs manageable for airlines, it positions itself at the primary competitors in this, now, highly sought after market.

For people who don't fly a particular airline very often, the in-flight entertainment lineup can be a wildcard and hard to predict. Iberia takes the mystery out of its in-flight entertainment options with an app that details all of the offerings before the flight,

JetBlue's in-flight entertainment wasn't just great for its consumers, it was great for its business.

JetBlue's use of partners to expand its networks is wise, but will it be enough to convince others that it really wants to go it alone?

Of course the Scandinavians would treat the current arms-race-in-the-sky as an opportunity to be reserved and smart rather than escalate.

A seamless planning and booking tool continues to evade business travelers, but the challenges including privacy concerns, access to open data, and monopoly regulations will keep it at bay or at least dispersed across several travel products.

The in-flight Wi-Fi sector is just revving up globally, and lots of user habits are still to be understood and defined, along with the business models that will follow and enable it. Some interesting results here hint at the possibilities.

InterContinental-owned Holiday Inn isn't ever likely to start an airline of its own, but it is great to see the possibilities of a hospitality brand in the largest sense of that phrase.

In its website redesign, Virgin America is going for simplicity and responsive design regardless whether a traveler is on a smartphone, tablet, or desktop. The idea is to ease the pain of booking by making it visual and easy.

Airlines are hampered in their attempts at punishment by the logistics required to get crew members to testify in any criminal case.