Frances Marcellin

Frances Marcellin is a freelance journalist who, after living in London for ten years, now runs editorial company Piece Boutique (www.pieceboutique.com) from her home office in south-west France. She is a regular contributor across many of NRI Digital's business titles - including Airport Technology, Road Traffic Technology and Food Processing Technology - and also writes for other publications, such as the New Statesman, The Belfast Telegraph and The Connexion. Transport (road, rail and air), property (especially the luxury market), travel, food, film and television are all subjects that Frances covers.

All articles by Frances Marcellin

1. How does in-flight Wi-Fi work?

   With on-board internet connectivity set to play a major role in what airlines offer in the skies, how can airlines…
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   9 Apr
2. Speaking plane English: how a new app is helping pilots and ATC communicate

   When the Civil Aviation Authority released a report by Dr Barbara Clark in 2017 about the state of the English…
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   2 Apr
3. The role of social media in an aviation crisis

   For airports, the combined impact of disruption and social media can be costly in terms of reputation and financial loss….
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   5 Feb
4. Airports tap into virtual reality for passenger entertainment

   The first movie ever to be watched on a plane was Howdy Chicago on an eleven-passenger hydroplane at the Pageant…
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   2 Jul
5. Artificial intelligence: the end of lost baggage?

   Between now and 2036, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that the number of air passengers will rise from…
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   23 May
6. How airports can act as testbeds for autonomous vehicles

   The IATA (International Air Transport Association) expects around 7.8 billion passengers to travel in 2036, nearly double the 4 billion…
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   3 May
7. Branding an airport: identity is more than the sum of all parts

   On 30 April 2014, the old Doha International Airport in Qatar closed its doors and the new Hamad International Airport…
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   25 Apr
8. The role of language in air accidents

   On 25 January 1990, the Avianca flight from Bogota, Colombia, to JFK Airport in New York, was running out of…
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   19 Feb
9. Behold Baidu: airports look to the app to appeal to Chinese visitors

   On 22 September 2017, Sydney Airport became the first organisation to introduce indoor Baidu Maps outside of greater China. Up…
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   15 Feb
10. Dubai Airport’s biometric challenge

    Dubai Airport handled 83.6 million passengers in 2016. With the International Air Transport Association (IATA) expecting 7.2 billion passengers to…
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    10 Jan