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A collective of aviation journalists from around the world delivering intelligence about the diverse airline passenger experience.
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Airlines move with speed to meet required A320 Family software fix runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/airl... #PaxEx
Airlines move with speed to meet required A320 Family software fix - Runway Girl
Airlines have moved with remarkable speed to adopt a software fix for the Elevator Aileron Computer (ELAC) on Airbus A320 Family aircraft after Airbus and EASA sounded the warning on Friday about a fl...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Hainan Airlines elevates brand image with first Airbus A330neo (plus Safran Skylounge Core seats in business class) runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/hain... #PaxEx
Hainan Airlines elevates brand image with first Airbus A330neo - Runway Girl
The first Airbus A330neo ever to be operated in mainland China has been delighting passengers since Hainan Airlines pressed the new twinjet into service in mid-November on flights linking Beijing with...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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EASA issues Emergency AD for software fix on A320 Family aircraft runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/easa...
EASA issues Emergency AD for software fix on A320 Family aircraft - Runway Girl
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) instructing airlines to implement a software fix on in-service Airbus A320 Family aircraft after l...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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LEVEL’s premium lie-flat gives space to rest, not much else

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A #nosetotail trip report by @fintan.bsky.social #paxex #avgeek
LEVEL A330 parked and ready to board Premium Economy cabin on the LEVEL A330 features business class-style lie-flat seats Overhead view of PE on LEVEL A330, as based on Collins Super Diamond Very basic pasta dish served as a vegetarian option on LEVEL A330 PE
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Join us for an art tour of the new Pittsburgh airport terminal

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Artist Alisha Wormley erects her art at the new PIT terminal. Image: PIT One of the restroom murals by Njaimeh Njie. Image Harriet Baskas John Peña Luggage thoughts, as seen in baggage claim (a yellow suitcase features thoughts in a cloud above it). Image Harriet Baskas Calder sculpture with balloon arch at PIT airport. Image: Harriet Baskas
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Air Cambodia to launch X-Space Table on ATR 72 turboprops runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/air-... #greenwing #paxex
Air Cambodia to launch X-Space Table on ATR 72 turboprops
ATR in 2023 made it clear to the world that it was ready to compete on cabin choice and passenger comfort when it unveiled a new HighLine-branded family of swish interior options for its turboprops, i...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Delta RJs near completion of Delta Sync free Wi-Fi equipage
Delta RJs near completion of Delta Sync free Wi-Fi equipage - Runway Girl
Delta Air Lines by early next year expects to finish equipping its regional jets with the 'Delta Sync' free Wi-Fi experience, as powered by broadband satellite connectivity from Hughes Network Systems...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Gilat pleased with ESA take-up as airlines roll out multi-orbit IFC
Gilat pleased with ESA take-up as airlines roll out multi-orbit IFC - Runway Girl
Gilat has shipped hundreds of its Gilat Stellar Blu ‘Sidewinder’ multi-orbit ESA to date and the hardware “has gained about 300,000 flight hours." The firm is ramp up its ESA capacity to support custo...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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A huge #DubaiAirShow day 2!

Etihad orders 6 A330-900neo, disclosed order for 7 A350-1000 and 3 A350F

flydubai signs MoU for 150 A321

Air Europa signs MoU for up to 40 A350-900

Ethiopian Airlines orders 6 A350-900

Gulf Air finalized its previously announced order for 15 787
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Emirates confirms fleet-wide deal for Starlink-powered free Wi-Fi
Emirates confirms fleet-wide deal for Starlink-powered free Wi-Fi - Runway Girl
Emirates today officially confirmed at the Dubai Airshow that it’s going fleet-wide with SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based inflight connectivity solution to support free ...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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China Southern picks SES as MSP for 30 A350s contracted for HBCplus
China Southern picks SES as MSP for 30 A350s contracted for HBCplus
China Southern Airlines has chosen SES to serve as its managed service provider (MSP) to power Ka-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity on 30 Airbus A350-900 twinjets which are earmarked to r...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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ViaSat-3 F2 confirms a successful launch and initial signals acquisition.

The satellite lifted off on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 10:04 p.m. EST aboard a ULA's Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. https://vsat.co/3K2aoY3

#VS3 #ViaSat3 #VS3F2 #ViaSat3F2
November 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Lufthansa Group presses ahead with EAN inflight connectivity installs
Lufthansa Group presses ahead with EAN inflight connectivity installs - Runway Girl
Lufthansa Group confirms it is in the process of equipping 150-plus narrowbodies with the European Aviation Network’s hybrid air-to-ground (ATG)/S-band satellite-based inflight connectivity service an...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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United app snafu highlights rare misstep for US major

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A #nosetotail trip report by @airlineflyer.net

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United 737-800 parked and ready to board. Image: Jason Rabinowitz United app messaging on the lock screen is incorrect. Aged LiveTV screens and recliners up front on the -800. Image: Jason Rabinowitz A passenger tries to use the IFE bezel as a device holder (and fails shortly after this pic was taken.) Image: Jason Rabinowitz
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Qantas Economy Plus coming to 737s, A220s and A321XLRs

(United Airlines filed an application for Economy Plus trademark *in Australia* in December 2023; it is 'under examination'.)

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Qantas Economy Plus coming to 737s, A220s and A321XLRs - Runway Girl
Qantas in February 2026 will introduce a new 'Qantas Economy Plus’ extra-legroom product on its 737s, A220s and A321XLRs.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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IAG taps Starlink to power inflight Wi-Fi for 500-plus aircraft
IAG taps Starlink to power inflight Wi-Fi for 500-plus aircraft - Runway Girl
British Airways has inked a deal with SpaceX to bring free and ‘frictionless’ Starlink inflight connectivity to its mainline and Euroflyer flights.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Tonight's ViaSat-3 F2 launch attempt has been scrubbed.

Launch is now planned for Thursday, November 6 at 10:16 p.m. EST at the opening of a 44-minute window.

Learn more: www.viasat.com/news/latest-...

#VS3 #VS3F2 #ViaSat3 #ViaSat3F2
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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ZIM Aircraft Seating details comeback as it sees sales boost
ZIM Aircraft Seating details comeback as it sees sales boost - Runway Girl
ZIM Aircraft Seating, which is best known for developing and manufacturing premium economy seats for airlines, is forecasting sales of €120 million for 2025 and expects to "double" that figure for ful...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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How Pittsburgh airport’s stunning new terminal puts people first

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Lots of natural light streams in from the ceilings and windows of the new terminal Signage in the new terminal featuring Pittsburgh's signature colors, black and gold Hanging from the ceiling: "Pittsburgh" mobile art, a transplant from the old terminal Leaf design embedded into the floor
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Fort Worth economic development soars including in aerospace
Fort Worth economic development soars including in aerospace - Runway Girl
Fort Worth has become hugely desirable for business, with Bell, American Airlines, Embraer and MP Materials among the latest to invest.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Safran still eyeing sale of some ex-Zodiac work pending recovery
Safran still eyeing sale of some ex-Zodiac work pending recovery - Runway Girl
Aircraft seats are core to the Safran operation, but the French aerospace giant continues to eye eventual divestment of non-core interiors.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Viasat HEO payloads to soon support airlines with legacy GX hardware
Viasat HEO payloads to soon support airlines with legacy GX hardware - Runway Girl
Viasat’s commercial aviation customers whose aircraft are fitted with the legacy Inmarsat Global Xpress Ka-band inflight connectivity system will soon be able to tap into GX capacity via payloads on S...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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aviation photo of the day:

Antonov Airlines AN-124 | Paine Field, WA | 2013
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Panasonic Avionics enhances Arc 3D inflight map platform runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/pana...
Three seatback IFE screens, each showcasing different applications on the Panasonic Avionics Arc 3D map
October 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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American’s premium push continues with A321XLR arrival, 777 retrofits

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@airchivesloan.bsky.social explores for RGN

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Flagship Suite cabin configured 1-1 on the AA A321XLR The herringbone is angled towards the aisle Premium Economy cabin on the AA A321XLR with blue seat covers and brown headrests The American Airlines A321XLR parked at DFW
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM