Safety

Blue fabric adorns the AirLounge business class seat by Collins Aerospace.

Evolving automotive interior design provides lessons for aviation

Aviation has been known to take certain design cues from the automotive industry, and new technologies are making both sectors resemble each... Continue Reading

A man hooks up an aircraft tub on the ground at Farnborough Airport.
Farnborough Airport, Gulfstream work to attract young people to STEM
September 26, 2022
Two aircraft windows onboard an Airbus A321 flying high over the Atlantic ocean. Aviation is tackling non-CO2 emissions such as the contrails produced by this and other aircraft
Spotlight on aviation’s climate impact shifts to non-CO2 effects
September 23, 2022
An NPS A350 being assembled at the Airbus factory
Airbus’ A350 NPS variant: lower weight, more MTOW—and bigger cabin
September 8, 2022
A man hooks up an aircraft tub on the ground at Farnborough Airport.

Farnborough Airport, Gulfstream work to attract young people to STEM

On 16 October 1908, Samuel Franklin Cody crashed at the end of a 27-second, 1,390ft flight over Farnborough Common. The American pilot had completed the UK’s fi... Continue Reading

Comfort

A couple are sleeping in the Rendez-vous suites by Stelia

Stelia unveils integrated Rendez-vous staggered super-business seat

After débuting its new premium staggered seat Rendez-Vous in the secret backroom areas of the Aircraft Interiors Expo this June, Airbus’ sub... Continue Reading

A women is enjoying a meal and a glass of wine in the Delta Premium Select premium economy seat
With premium economy soft product Delta poses sustainability questions
September 25, 2022
Thompson Aero Seating enhanced VantageXL is various browns with a cream coloured pillow.
Recovery afoot, Thompson sees uptick in widebody premium seat activity
September 21, 2022
A Southwest 737 MAX in-flight. Astronics In-seat power is being installed on the fleet
Astronics expects in-seat power to become ubiquitous on narrowbodies
September 19, 2022

Connectivity

A man sitting in a Qatar Airways aircraft. The man is wearing a mask and looking at his mobile device. SPI will be supplying the ThinKom Antenna

Safran offers VICTS-based GX terminal for Boeing linefit, retrofit

This June, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Airbus announced to great fanfare that it is offering a new linefit supplier-furnished... Continue Reading

Wizz Air A321 in its pink, white and blue livery at Luton Airport. A Wizz Air A321 is fitted with the fflya Bluetooth connectivity system, which talks to Iridium NEXT satellites via unique window antennas.
Novel fflya system sends live CC payments out the window
September 16, 2022
A blue graphic of the earth with connectivity lines around it. Image: Scott Coriell/Aalyria
Loon technology to help Aalyria orchestrate better inflight Wi-Fi
September 13, 2022
IFE screens onboard a Qatar Airways 787-9
Qatar Airways in a u-turn taps Inmarsat GX for 787-9s, plus 737 MAXs
September 7, 2022

Services

A women is enjoying a meal and a glass of wine in the Delta Premium Select premium economy seat

With premium economy soft product Delta poses sustainability questions

Delta Air Lines is shaking up its Premium Select soft product, with new amenity kits and sustainable tableware repositioning the premium eco... Continue Reading

An NPS A350 being assembled at the Airbus factory
Airbus’ A350 NPS variant: lower weight, more MTOW—and bigger cabin
September 8, 2022
A view of two empty seats on Lufthansa's A320neo
Lufthansa’s new booking path Green Fares beg green questions
September 1, 2022
aha! airlines Embraer E145 regional jet at the gate.
Goodbye aha! as parent ExpressJet eyes liquidation
August 23, 2022

Business Aviation

Cessna Citations in an MRO hangar operated by flyExclusive

flyExclusive rapidly expands MRO business in North Carolina

Kinston, North Carolina-based private aviation company flyExclusive is swiftly growing its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation ... Continue Reading

Gogo 5G Satellite tower
Judge says Gogo can continue selling 5G as SmartSky lawsuit proceeds
September 27, 2022
A man hooks up an aircraft tub on the ground at Farnborough Airport.
Farnborough Airport, Gulfstream work to attract young people to STEM
September 26, 2022
A small private aircraft is parked, and being fueled with avgas. Image: AvFuel
US general aviation embarks on important transition to unleaded avgas
September 17, 2022

Details and Design

A rendering of the Paradym seat by Lift Aero Design. The seat is grey with light blue headrests.

LIFT’s new premium/ancillary Paradym: wider, convertible triples?

2022 is the year when airlines, designers, seat manufacturers — and indeed passengers — are looking for more in premium economy. The class i... Continue Reading

Airbus A321XLR American Airlines Flagship Suite
American unveils solid but muted new business and business-plus suites
September 22, 2022
Two business class seats are brown in colour with red accents. Two large IFE screens are placed on in front of each seat.
What the design of Virgin’s new A330neo business means for industry
September 14, 2022
The deluxe sleeper in the night trains is seen here, with a seating area, bed and table.
Inside Austria’s next-gen Nightjet sleeper trains
September 7, 2022

Nose to Tail

Two Avanti West Coast trains pulling into the station

Innovative Avanti Standard Premium cabin let down by patchy service

As intercity premium rail travel moves away from being focused on the business traveller segment, there is a market for those who want addit... Continue Reading

First class onboard United Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX
How United’s accessible in-seat IFE lives up to expectations
September 21, 2022
United Express CRJ550 parked at the gate.
Finding USB ports at every seat on unique United CRJ550 is a thrill
September 15, 2022
Austrian Essenza seat is grey with a red headrest cover and a red seatbelt
Geven Essenza sparkles as Austrian A320 Eurobusiness
September 11, 2022

Green Wing

The aircraft interior of LATAM. A meal is being displayed on the aircraft tray table. Image: LATAM

LATAM details final hurdles in race to eradicate single-use plastics

LATAM Airlines Group says it has eliminated three-quarters of single-use plastics from its onboard service products, and is evaluating susta... Continue Reading

Two aircraft windows onboard an Airbus A321 flying high over the Atlantic ocean. Aviation is tackling non-CO2 emissions such as the contrails produced by this and other aircraft
Spotlight on aviation’s climate impact shifts to non-CO2 effects
September 23, 2022
A view of two empty seats on Lufthansa's A320neo
Lufthansa’s new booking path Green Fares beg green questions
September 1, 2022
Pittsburgh International Airport has installed more than 9,000 solar panels as part of its new first-of-its-kind microgrid. This is a field of solar panels
Sustainability and savings drive Pittsburgh Airport microgrid
July 28, 2022

Lean into Aviation

A group of people in uniform are standing on the tarmac. Müjgan Dogan is celebrating one of her student's first solo flights

Instructor Müjgan Doğan on her pioneering path in Turkish aviation

Müjgan Doğan broke barriers in Turkish aviation by becoming one of the country’s pioneering female flight instructors. Having shared her kno... Continue Reading

A photo of Florentina Viscotchi in an ACJ TwoTwenty. She is wearing a grey suit with black trim
Say yes, says ACJ TwoTwenty development head Florentina Viscotchi
September 4, 2022
Captain Aisha Al Mansoori is posing for a photo with the Etihad logo behind her
Etihad Airways Captain Aisha Al Mansoori achieves historic first
August 27, 2022
A bronze statue of Amelia Earhart by the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation
Amelia Earhart lands in Washington DC
August 2, 2022