Summary: Mary Kirby’s new Runway Girl Network is an online framework “where air transport intelligence meets the passenger experience.” We talk with Mary about aircraft interiors, inflight connectivity driving operational benefits, airline seat size from a safety standpoint, and other topics that impact the passenger experience. You’ll find content at the Runway Girl Network in four categories: passenger safety, passenger comfort, passenger connectivity, and passenger services. “Lean into Aviation” highlights women in the industry and their accomplishments. The “#PaxEx Forum” presents articles written by industry thought leaders. The weekly “#PaxEx Podcast” is a thirty minute program where experts join in on a conversation about current passenger experience topics. The Network features a hybrid model with both advertising-supported free content, and subscription-based premium content. You can follow Mary on Twitter as @RunwayGirl. The week’s aviation news: Singapore Airshow 2014 with AviationWeek coverage and Flightglobal coverage. Tiltrotor Debut For Singapore CFMI: COMAC Needs ‘More Experienced’ Management Alaska Airlines to put more free microbeers on Horizon Plane crashes that changed aviation forever This Airline’s Growth Is Soaring Into the Stratosphere David Vanderhoof’s Aircraft of the Week: The Boeing Airplane that Created the DC-3: the B-247. In this week’s Australia Desk: Steve and Grant chat with Mike Yeo from The Base Leg blog about his trip to the Singapore Air Show. Topics include the A350, the 787, military display teams, China’s trade show presence but lack of airframes and general buzz from the show. Find more from Grant and Steve at the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast, and follow the show on Twitter at @pcdu. Steve’s at @stevevisscher and Grant at @falcon124. Rob Mark’s The Aviation Minute: The pilot shortage. Mentioned: Paul Filmer aviation photography. (Two photos above from Monino.) TAM Museum (in Portuguese), on Wikipedia, on YouTube. Temora Aviation Museum New Ice-Detection System Coming Charlie Victor Romeo documentary Last Words: Charlie Victor Romeo by Scott Spangler Reports Detail Pilots heading to Wrong Airports What Can a New Pilot Make? Near Minimum Wage ALPA’s Message for Aspiring Aviators: The Looming Pilot Shortage Is a Myth Mitsubishi Mu-2 Opening and closing music courtesy Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at www.brotherloverocks.com.
