No one’s accusing America’s largest airlines of being shining beacons of efficiency and customer service. But in many ways, they seem to willfully shirk the natural, logical order of things in an ...

The field of aircraft boarding and ground operations optimisation has witnessed significant advancements in recent years. Researchers have developed innovative strategies that not only reduce the time ...

Whenever you're traveling somewhere by plane, you have to pack, get to the airport, go through security, find your gate and — in the last step before you can finally relax while being taken to your ...

WILMA is no longer just a cartoon character from “The Flintstones.” In aviation circles, it’s shorthand for Windows, Middle and Aisle, United Airlines’s newly released passenger boarding system for ...

It shouldn’t be that hard to get passengers on board an aircraft in a timely manner. But there are complications. Flights are often full. Privileged fliers generally get seated first. Some passengers ...

Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines is upending the domestic aircraft boarding process. This week, the low cost carrier shared that it would start experimenting with loading its aircraft through ...

Several outbreaks, including SARS, measles, influenza, and tuberculosis, have occurred during air travel. During the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, concern over outbreaks has ...

We need more tomorrow thinking like this if the passenger experience is really going to improve in the coming decades. But no one wants to build a new aircraft around a CIGAR just now. [gallery ...

Last week, Cologne, Germany-based Lufthansa Group kicked off a new boarding procedure at Los Angeles International Airport that may soon dramatically improve aircraft boarding times. Using a series of ...

David Millward is based in New England. He has been a member of The Telegraph's US team since 2014 and has previously covered UK politics, transport, and sports news. David Millward is based in New ...

Hansa-3 NG: The aircraft is designed for Private Pilot Licence (PPL) and Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) training, and an ...