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The Top 10 Airline Liveries of 2014
December 11, 2014  | Written by Kendall Green
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Asiana Airlines Asiana Airlines added six double-deck A380 jetliners to the fleet this year. The first completed jetliner rolled out of the Hamburg, Germany paint shop in May with a lively seven-color vertical tailplane. Image via Etihad Airways Etihad Airways Etihad Airways’ updated triangular livery garnered a lot of attention this year. The dramatic after […]

The Top 10 Social Airlines of 2014
December 10, 2014  | Written by Jenn Wint
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In 2013 it was reported that airlines were the most social industry on the internet and there was no slowing down in 2014. Many airlines are fully engaged in social media, promoting contests and specials, cracking jokes and providing useful flight information. Predominantly on Facebook and Twitter, airlines are getting personal with their passengers.  The […]

The Top 10 Aircraft Interior Innovations of 2014
 | Written by Marisa Garcia
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With the aircraft interiors market booming, and projected to reach $12 billion by 2016, 2014 has been a stellar year.  Our top ten(ish) favorites: TUI Thomson Family Cabin. Image via TUI Thomson 10. TUI Thomson Airways’ family cabin concept, marks a modern paradigm shift from cabins divided by class to sections for diverse passenger profiles. […]

First Delivery of the Airbus A350 XWB
December 8, 2014  | Written by Howard Slutsken
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UPDATE Dec 12, 2014: Delivery of the Airbus A350 XWB to Qatar Airways has been rescheduled for December 22. It’s always exciting when a new aircraft is delivered to an airline, and an even bigger event when it’s the first plane of a new design. That’ll next happen on December 13th, as Airbus and Qatar […]

Capturing Aviation: Laird Co. Photography
 | Written by Maryann Simson
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Photographer Laird Kay’s “happy place” is the spot where aviation and architecture converge. Though relatively new to the professional photography scene, Kay is a life-long aviation enthusiast with a special affinity for the built form. Three years ago Kay left behind a successful career designing wine-cellars and converted the basement of his Toronto home into […]

A Breakthrough in Branded Content Revenue: JetBlue brings Old-School IFE to its Fly-Fi IFC
 | Written by Marisa Garcia
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What better travel companion than a book?  A diary, if you’re Oscar Wilde, a juicy best-seller for the rest of us. Now HarperCollins brings the best of its authors to JetBlue’s Fly-Hub, the airline’s new content distribution platform. There are myriad opportunities for airlines to bring custom branded content to IFE, and its potential returns […]