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Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport Ups the Ante on Passenger Pleasures. Throughout the summer, Stockholm Arlanda Airport has inaugurated several new dining and shopping establishments. This is just the beginning, as even more additions are set to be unveiled with the opening of the new Marketplace in September.
Cathay Pacific Partners with VEDA by Ovolo to Offer Passengers a Unique Plant-Forward Gourmet Experience
British Airways sets new milestone in In-flight Entertainment, doubling its content catalog.
Etihad Airways celebrated the return to service of its Airbus A380 on a special inaugural commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow.
Prepare to fly in style because American Airlines and Citi are introducing new perks for the Citi®/AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard. +Upgrades will boost your enjoyment in American’s Admirals Club lounges
As deep dive into this story of research, innovative design, and scientific discovery, we’ll take you behind the scenes of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise. This ambitious endeavor, in collaboration with the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, explores strategies to combat jet lag. Learn how this research is reshaping air travel and potentially making the skies healthier for frequent flyers.
Jump to Just the Facts New York-Bound: Qantas Unveils Latest Aircraft Get ready, New York! Qantas is making a grand comeback with its first flight since… Read More »Qantas Unveils New York-bound Jetliners, Designer Sleepwear, and Gourmet In-Flight Cuisine
Got to catch a flight? Got hungry? Can’t decide where to stop? Relax. We now have the list of the best airports in FAB (Food and Beverage) as determined by judges of The Moodie Davitt report and The Foodie Report, for the 2016 Airport FAB Awards.
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In a warm brand move, Iberia has knitted together a lovely Christmas video “Feel the Warmth of Christmas,” with a unique AvGeek spin on the traditional hand-crafted Christmas jumper.
The video celebrates a common love of planes, while highlighting the airline’s attention to every detail in the design and appearance of its aircraft.
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BA Makes Ready for the Big Holiday
British Airways expects a busy holiday travel season with more than 5,500 U.S. customers travelling to London on Christmas Eve on one of 28 flights out of its 21 U.S. gateway cities. The airline expects 35,000 additional passengers flying globally on Christmas Day.
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Zodiac Aerospace is celebrating the delivery of its 50,000th aircraft galley, a unit shipped to Etihad Airways for its new Reimagined A380 cabin, that embodies everything going right with cabin design in recent years.
Read More »50,000 Galleys Later, this is How Lovely (Some) Cabins Have Become
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The new Virgin America menu will also include nibbles which the airline describes as: “a curated selection of snacks in the sky.” Passengers can expect tasty caramel popcorn, spicy Cajun snack mix, raw almonds and gummi bears.
All of Virgin America’s menus are updated quarterly with sustainable and fresh ingredients, including local fruits and vegetables, premium meats and artisan breads.
This summer the airline’s menu will feature entrees like the beef Bulgogi Bibimbap in First, and a roast beef and cheddar sandwich on ciabatta bread for Main Cabin flyers, who can order their meal from the airline’s Red® seatback in-flight entertainment system at any time during a flight.
Red’s on-demand menu has an “open tab” feature which lets passengers run a tab throughout the flight and order whatever they like, with a single swipe of their card to pay for it all.
The exclusive offerings of Virgin America’s ONEHOPE Napa Valley Wines include the label’s 2013 Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, especially chosen to remain flavourful despite the palate changes that occur at altitude, with bold, fruity flavours.
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