The Internet of Things will reach aircraft and might ease cabin crew members’ tasks. Your seat will be connected to a system that will show the crew information about you and the cabin at a glance. This is part of plane maker Airbus’
Skywise system. It is a digital, hyper-connected and secure platform that enables users to optimize and predict everything from engineering and maintenance to flight operations.
Cost savings
The results of the system include fewer operational interruptions, lower fuel burn, generally improved efficiency, and - in an optimistic...
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A reader shares his weird experience with vliegtickets.nl, a Dutch booking site. He books 2 tickets from Amsterdam to Sao Paulo, Brazil. One ticket is for his girlfriend and the other is for himself. Because his girlfriend will depart 1 week earlier, they only travel together on the inbound flights.
The journey will start in Amsterdam with a flight on Air France to Paris, where he will connect to a LAN Airlines flight to Sao Paulo. That name is in the ticket even though LAN has... 
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Only millionaires are at the helm of US airlines. Their CEOs’ compensation ranges from $2.4-15 million (€2.1-13.4 million). On their watch, US airlines nickel-and-dime their customers and transport them like cargo. They seem to consider it necessary for the carriers to earn high profits.
It is amazing that passengers’ satisfaction with US carriers is growing according to the 
Airports offer travelers a chance to move as they often need to walk long distances. This is healthy, certainly if you have been sitting for a long time folded up in too small a seat without any legroom. However, there are also passengers with reduced mobility.
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