SimpliFlying recognized as one of the Top 3 aviation blogs at FlightGlobal Webbies

This is an awesome week for SimpliFlying: The Airshow social media campaign has been going very well and I’ve been featured on CNBC, Channel NewsAsia and a host of other media outlets, as far as Latvia! Amidst all the airshow excitement, SimpliFlying was announced as the world’s second best aviation blog by Reed Business Information’s … Read more

SimpliFlying to organize world’s first tweetup on-board an airplane, at Singapore Airshow 2010

It’s official. We are proud to bring you the world’s first tweetup on an aircraft thanks to the kind folks at Bombardier. And not just any aircraft. It’s the Bombardier Q400, painted in airBaltic colours, we are talking about! Not only that, we are throwing in free beer and munchies generously sponsored by the Bombardier … Read more

Aviation gone WILD! Four Wild Things to Expect at Singapore Airshow 2010 – Live from the tarmac

This article was written live from the Media Center at the Singapore Airshow, and was first published on the CNBC blog. ——– What a start to the year has it been for airlines. AirAsia and Jetstar announced world’s first low cost alliance. Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy and hopes to come out as a different airline, with … Read more

5 Ways to Incorporate Social Media Into the Flying Experience, and leverage on your “followers”

So you and your team have been driving social media strategy at your airline or airport for over six months. You’ve managed to get over 5,000 fans on Facebook, you Tweet regularly, may be even have an iPhone app and have a ton of proposals already in mind to implement. Awesome! Now, what? You do … Read more

SimpliFlying creates history: absolutely unofficial, real-time coverage of the Singapore Airshow 2010

The Singapore Airshow might not be the biggest in the world (it’s the 3rd biggest). But you bet that it will receive the biggest ever social media coverage, because we have decided to cover it. Yes, Singapore Airshow is finally on Social Media – in a joint effort by SimpliFlying and Penn Olson. There’s a … Read more

Six Brand Leadership Lessons from Air New Zealand, and the flatbed seat in Economy Class

At the edge of the world, a small airline is pushing the envelope when it comes to doing the right things. This is a hallmark of a brand that is going places, even in times of adversity. If you haven’t already heard, Air New Zealand yesterday revealed a revolutionary flat-bed seat in Economy Class that … Read more

SimpliFlying in The Media: CNBC, Flightglobal, Aerospace Diary and Slideshare

Webbies 09 – The Shortlist 25 Jan’10 || Flightglobal … Best Blog: Judged by Reed Business Information’s head of Blogging, Adam Tinworth and Vice President Cabin Design Office at Airbus, Jonathan Norris. Nominees are: Things In The Sky, Airboy, AirPigz, GreenAir Online, Randy’s Blog, SimpliFlying… read more   Social Trippin’ 22 Jan’10 || Slideshare by Turkish Airlines … The author of SimpliFlying.com, a well respected  and … Read more

Future-proofing airline sales strategy, in the age of Uber – Presentation from Accelya eSmash

Last week, I was invited by aviation technology firm Accelya to deliver a keynote presentation at their annual customer summit, eSmash, in Rome. I addressed a group of senior airline sales and marketing executives on the “Uberisation of airlines”. It wasn’t really about a self-service model that Uber is known for, but rather about how apps like Uber are shaping … Read more

Etihad Airways charging a second bag fee? Bad idea for a brand trying to establish itself

As promised at the start of the year, SimpliFlying will be bringing you more Guest Columns from leading aviation practitioners around the world. Our second guest article of the year is written by Oussama Salah, who is an aviation expert based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Being a Jordanian who flies around the region a lot … Read more

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