#paxex Podcast

Southwest Airlines is the latest in a growing list of publicly traded companies appearing to stretch the truth in their comments to the press about #PaxEx improvements. The carrier recently revealed a new seat for its new 737NGs and 737 MAXs but the seat doesn’t seem to live up to prior claims about being wider. John has observed this story play out since the initial announcement at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. He explains why he's very concerned over Southwest's obfuscation. Southwest is not alone in its PR shenanigans. During the recent APEX Expo in Portland, Oregon, defense contractor BAE Systems also played loose with its message to press. Co-host Mary Kirby details what transpired when BAE made the claim that it had received clearance from two Hollywood studios - including one of the 'big six' major studios - to stream early window movie content to passengers' own devices. Are we in new media territory, where corporations are not held to their word by the press? Next, it would be hard not to m