Mary Kirby is the Founder, Editor and Publisher at Runway Girl Network. She specializes in aviation and aerospace, focusing on airlines, airports, and travel technology, while also covering the cruise industry and telecommunications services. Mary has been featured in Space Today, Game & Guide, Global Advertising News, and Runway Girl Network.
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Mary Kirby's coverage primarily focuses on the transportation and logistics industry, particularly in inflight entertainment, aerospace technology, airline industry, aircraft interiors, and connectivity. Her articles often feature private sector announcements and press releases related to these topics.
When reaching out to Mary Kirby for potential collaboration or expertise sharing opportunities within the aviation industry, it would be beneficial to provide insights into inflight entertainment systems, aerospace technology advancements (such as IFEC integration), innovative aircraft interior designs, or developments in airline connectivity solutions. Additionally, since she covers private sector announcements extensively, providing access to exclusive information from relevant companies could enhance engagement with her coverage.
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By: Mary Kirby
Iridium Communications has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Aireon LLC, its joint venture with multiple air navigation service providers (ANSPs) that operates the only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system in the world.
By: Mary Kirby
Unveiled for the first time at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, GENCYCLE+ is a closed loop upcycling program designed to ensure that aircraft seat covers and cushions never go into landfill. The process sees old interiors converted into recycled raw materials and remanufactured into new GENCYCLE+ products.
As non-geostationary satellite services disrupt the inflight connectivity sector, Boeing is providing the necessary specs to enable airlines to retrofit their Boeing twinjets with next-gen IFC.
Airbus is open to discussing with airlines a future where the European airframer acts as the orchestrator for ferrying data over multiple inflight connectivity pipes on Airbus aircraft — or partnering with a trusted company with those proficiencies — should aviation follow the cruise industry and adopt a ‘least cost routing' approach, Airbus revealed to RGN at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.
As one of most watched channels on seatback IFE screens in the world fleet, the inflight moving map has steadily grown in popularity over the years.
Just as digitalization and connectivity have modernized the maritime sector, driving operational efficiencies and environmental benefits, Eva Birgitte
Gravitating towards low-latency non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satcom since its 2023 decision to bring multi-orbit inflight connectivity
By: Mary Kirby
As interest in premium travel continues to surge following the COVID pandemic, and airlines seek to set new standards in luxury with their halo products, Airbus has decided to formally develop its ultra-luxe First Class Experience for the A350-1000 widebody, revealing that certain elements of the design are already being mulled by airlines.
By: Mary Kirby
Having tapped Japan Display Inc (JDI) early this year to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its next-generation Ku/Ka-band multi-orbit-capable
By: Mary Kirby
Working with select streaming platform sponsors, some airlines today offer cleverly curated stored content channels on their seatback inflight entertainment.
