Safety

Collins Aerospace Lilac UV cabin sanitizing system

Far-UVC for occupied cabins attracts interiors stakeholders

A number of ultraviolet light-based disinfection systems in the UVC wavelength range gained traction in aviation during the coronavirus pand... Continue Reading

A high table is displayed here with black barstools tucked underneath.
Op-Ed: Time to banish the bane of the airport lounge: high-top stools
May 20, 2022
A graphic of a Qantas A350 cutaway. The aircraft roof is missing so you can see the seat layout inside.
20+ hours upright in a seat: Qantas’ premium/economy challenge
May 12, 2022
El Al 737 in-flight
El Al works to bring back IFC on 737s; taps Bluebox IFE as stopgap
May 7, 2022
A high table is displayed here with black barstools tucked underneath.

Op-Ed: Time to banish the bane of the airport lounge: high-top stools

High-top stools in airline lounges: they’re not comfortable, they’re not productive, they’re not space-saving… so why are they everywhere, and why do lounge des... Continue Reading

Comfort

A graphic of a Qantas A350 cutaway. The aircraft roof is missing so you can see the seat layout inside.

20+ hours upright in a seat: Qantas’ premium/economy challenge

For those considering flying down the back of Qantas’ ultra-ultra-longhaul Project Sunrise flights between Sydney and New York or London, de... Continue Reading

Southwest wingtip with the runway behind it.
Anuvu gleans benefits from prioritizing R&D amid the pandemic
May 9, 2022
El Al 737 in-flight
El Al works to bring back IFC on 737s; taps Bluebox IFE as stopgap
May 7, 2022
Canada Jetlines A320 cabin interior. The seats are grey with select seats having orange headrests.
Canada Jetlines on track for summer launch from Toronto
May 5, 2022

Connectivity

Airplane takeoff from airport with cloudy sky during sunrise

Viasat sees production-ready phased array for aero in a couple years

Viasat is still “a couple years away” from offering a flat panel phased array antenna to support its aero services, company president and CE... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX in-flight
Southwest Airlines selects Viasat high-speed Internet for new jets
May 11, 2022
Gilat ESA Antenna on display at Satellite Conference.
Gilat targets narrowbodies, RJs and bizjets for ESA
May 10, 2022
El Al 737 in-flight
El Al works to bring back IFC on 737s; taps Bluebox IFE as stopgap
May 7, 2022

Services

Southwest terminal at DEN

Southwest celebrates completion of concourse expansion in Denver

Denver International Airport (DEN) and Southwest Airlines on 5 May marked the completion of 16 new gates at the airport’s C Concourse, bring... Continue Reading

SNCF's mainline TGV brand, inOui train arriving at the platform
Europe on track to shunt more air passengers onto rail
May 6, 2022
Canada Jetlines A320 cabin interior. The seats are grey with select seats having orange headrests.
Canada Jetlines on track for summer launch from Toronto
May 5, 2022
A computer render image for a Lufthansa aircraft flying over a digital map of the world.
Lufthansa taps FlightPath3D moving map for longhaul fleet
May 2, 2022

Business Aviation

A parked business jet in the sunset gogo

Gogo teams with Hughes, OneWeb for global LEO inflight connectivity

Gogo Business Aviation, the dominant provider of inflight connectivity to business aircraft in North America, is gearing up to go global wit... Continue Reading

A Lufthansa Technik concept concept for VIP aircraft, featuring a massive screen in the cabin with calming content, beige and cream sofas and a center table for beverages.
Lufthansa Technik sees high demand for VIP, government, bizjet work
May 17, 2022
Gulfstream G450 at Dulles
Zaher Deir looks to revolutionize post-pandemic private jet charters
April 24, 2022
Debbie Elliott, TAG Global Training Manager (left) and Joanne Goodall, CEO TAG Aviation Europe symbolically cutting a large red ribbon.
TAG honors its past, readies for future with new Farnborough offices
April 6, 2022

Details and Design

Lufthansa A350 Vantage XL business class seat. The blue seat has a white headrest cover and a blue pillow with orange and white stripes.

Lufthansa vs “Lifthansa”: how the new Vantage XL stacks up

Lufthansa’s new ex-Philippine Airlines Thompson Vantage XL seats are set to fly on four Airbus A350s that the airline has taken over, repain... Continue Reading

Business Class cabin on Air France's Boeing 777-300ER. The seat is navy blue with white walls around it.
Air France new seats: more arrière-garde than avant-garde
May 11, 2022
An Emirates flight attendant stands in the Premium Economy section of the aircraft. The seats are cream coloured.
Emirates opens up new premium economy sales, soft product
May 10, 2022
A rendering of Qantas A350 First Class suite. A large IFE screen is visible and a chair as well as a bed.
Sunrise but not surprise: Qantas’ London/NY A350-1000
May 2, 2022

Nose to Tail

Korean Air HL7208 Boeing 787-9 at the gate

An excellent Korean economy experience, broken by a seat

A trip to visit family found me flying from Vancouver to Seoul recently. Neither Air Canada nor Korean Air offered daily flights on this cit... Continue Reading

Elevator doors that lead to the Cathay lounge.
Cathay Pacific’s London Heathrow lounge: as great as ever?
May 18, 2022
JetBlue's A320 ready for boarding. The aircraft is all blue with green wingtips.
Paperwork questions aside, JetBlue excels on JFK-SXM
May 17, 2022
Air North aircraft taking off on the runway. The aircraft is all white with an orange tail and blue lettering on the side.
Exploring Air North, Yukon’s Airline, between Kelowna and Vancouver
May 16, 2022

Green Wing

An aircraft flying high overhead set against a clear blue sky, with a tree and buds seen in the foreground.

Report criticizes UK Jet Zero for failure to restrict flight demand

The UK Government’s ‘Jet Zero’ strategy for cutting aviation emissions, which includes plans to operate a transatlantic fl... Continue Reading

SNCF's mainline TGV brand, inOui train arriving at the platform
Europe on track to shunt more air passengers onto rail
May 6, 2022
Plant-based burger on a bun with all the dressings. A bowl of fries sits beside it. This can be found on BA's new menus
Airlines go bananas for plant-based meals
April 6, 2022
The tail of a Delta aircraft is seen here with a blue sky above and white puffy clouds.
Delta signs hydrogen and SAF deals as industry growth scrutinized
March 25, 2022
A group of executives are standing in a row in front of a Swiss aircraft on a sunny day.

Sun-to-liquid jet fuel market heats up as Swiss aims to be first user

Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss will harness the power of the sun next year when it becomes the launch customer for a carbon-neutral solar fuel made by Switzerlan... Continue Reading

Lean into Aviation

Nellie Bly statue close up. She is wearing a plaid overcoat and a small brown hat.

Statue of famed journalist and traveler, Nellie Bly, lands at PIT

Travelers passing through Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) are used to being greeted by — and taking selfies with — the colorful, life... Continue Reading

Tiffany Black stands in front of the mural. The mural is a colorful piece, with circles building up to add more detail to the art as it gets larger and larger.
IND Airport’s traveling mural tells the story of Afghan refugees
April 19, 2022
Pam Almand is sitting in a Stearman aircraft.
The 747 Captain who gives voice to Amelia Earhart
April 7, 2022
Senay Günay photographed here in flight in the cockpit of an aircraft.
Turkey’s Şenay Günay on the challenges, rewards of being first
March 28, 2022