Marisa Garcia

Whatever the rules actually are, the experience using PEDs changes so much from plane to plane that passengers are best served by keeping expectations low.

Sometimes the battle for interiors takes a silly turn.

While we have no faith in trickle-down economics, there is a real correlation between design improvements in first class and life getting a little better in economy.

Security of aviation is of the utmost priority, but so is ensuring the convenience of flying in the long term. If the economic pressure to liberalize the sale and transport of Duty-Free items has helped fund and fuel these initiatives, then we can all drink to that.

It's a pleasant surprise that this interiors arms race is not just about first or business class.

Not having to wait on NextGen implementation to move forward is a huge advantage, and removes an excuse that airlines have for not implementing live flight tracking.

This is a nice first class. Not too flashy, not too grand -- at least compared to the latest wave of Gulf excess.

Everything about an all-business class, trans-Atlantic airline screams 2004, with the exception of the crow-funding bit. That, frankly, doesn't make us any more optimistic.

While AT&T can't assume instant success, it has the network and the history of making things happen.

An aging, less mobile population is a design challenge on one hand and a revenue opportunity on the other.