Safety

A nicely displayed meal on the first class tray table of an emirates aircraft

Emirates is the latest airline to focus on vegan cuisine

For many airline catering designers, COVID-19 required an urgent about-turn to how inflight meals were conceived, produced, structured, and ... Continue Reading

Gatwick Airport offers special assistance to people with hidden disabilities. This photo shows a sign with the words "special assistance", alerting passengers of the various services available to them at Gatwick
Gatwick Airport’s accessibility promise paying off
August 15, 2022
Two pilots at work during departure of Dallas Fort Worth Airport in United States of America. The view from the flight deck with high workload the beginning night through the wind shield
Iridium says Certus aviation terminals are nearly ready for primetime
August 10, 2022
Passengers deplaning a commercial A320 aircraft Seat
Thousands weigh in as FAA seeks public comment on aircraft seat size
August 8, 2022
Gatwick Airport offers special assistance to people with hidden disabilities. This photo shows a sign with the words "special assistance", alerting passengers of the various services available to them at Gatwick

Gatwick Airport’s accessibility promise paying off

Navigating through an airport can be challenging any day, for anyone (especially this summer). But for passengers who have disabilities — visible or not — a jou... Continue Reading

Comfort

Young man with headphones and coffee waiting at the airport lounge and using a tablet Conetic

Conetic brings together Touch, ABOVE and Oxygen for holistic PaxEx

What happens when you combine the expertise of a premier airline content service provider, a cloud-based media asset management specialist, ... Continue Reading

Departures and security area of London Gatwick Airport.
Why London’s Gatwick Airport offers compelling PaxEx proposition
August 10, 2022
Aisle of the JetBlue A321LR aircraft is narrow.
JetBlue now flying Boston-London via Gatwick Airport
August 8, 2022
Amtrak Midwest coach car.
Amtrak Midwest’s new coaches fitted with Icomera connectivity
August 4, 2022

Connectivity

A Citation jet fitted with SmartSky Networks' IFC flies over the Nevada desert Honeywell

Honeywell sees demand climb for SmartSky IFC, talks hybrid ATG/satcom

Honeywell Aerospace is seeing increased demand for SmartSky Networks’ nextgen air-to-ground inflight connectivity service especially now tha... Continue Reading

Two pilots at work during departure of Dallas Fort Worth Airport in United States of America. The view from the flight deck with high workload the beginning night through the wind shield
Iridium says Certus aviation terminals are nearly ready for primetime
August 10, 2022
Mynaric's HAWK terminal installed on the Grob high altitude aircraft
Mynaric CEO: laser comms could unlock endless IFEC possibilities
August 7, 2022
Amtrak Midwest coach car.
Amtrak Midwest’s new coaches fitted with Icomera connectivity
August 4, 2022

Services

Smiling woman using mobile phone at the airport

Op-Ed: The Future of Airports – a new model from an old tradition

An ancient art form — the mosaic — serves as a guide for new-world advances in data management … and major opportunities for airports, accor... Continue Reading

Departures and security area of London Gatwick Airport.
Why London’s Gatwick Airport offers compelling PaxEx proposition
August 10, 2022
Aisle of the JetBlue A321LR aircraft is narrow.
JetBlue now flying Boston-London via Gatwick Airport
August 8, 2022
The ArriveCAN app on a smartphone, the app is used to enter Canada for COVID-19 screening.
Travellers flag concerns about accessibility of ArriveCAN
July 27, 2022

Business Aviation

Private Jet ready to take off at dusk

Chip testing issue delays Gogo 5G inflight connectivity plan

Gogo Business Aviation is bracing for the possibility that it may not reach full production volume for its 5G air-to-ground inflight connect... Continue Reading

A Gulfstream G800 performing its first international flight. The flight landed at Farnborough
Gulfstream’s new Farnborough facility boasts world-class credentials
July 28, 2022
Businessman using tablet PC in private airplane. Spectrum Networks proposes using LiFi to transmit data onboard
Spectrum points laser at bizjet cabin LiFi application
June 30, 2022
Dassault Falcon 10X interior. A woman in a suit leans on one of 4 visible chairs. A geometric carpet in grey, black and blue gives the space a modern feel.
Dassault Falcon 10X cabin is masterclass in French design inspiration
June 2, 2022

Details and Design

A grey business class seat is accented by blue LED lighting on an aircraft.

Adient’s new 737 Ascent business and business-plus shine

Premium business class seats offering direct aisle access for every passenger have been relatively slow to arrive to the narrowbody world. T... Continue Reading

The Air4All system onboard, showing that wheelchairs could be supported without removing seats. The DOT is now eyeing a new rule for PRMs to stay in their own wheelchairs
Ideas abound as US DOT eyes wheelchairs in the cabin
August 12, 2022
ITA Airways Airbus A350 business class window seat. The seats feature a lot of tan, grey and off-white.
ITA demonstrates the value and pitfalls of the generic widebody cabin
August 3, 2022
Qatar 787 business class seat in maroon and grey colors.
Qatar’s new 787-9 seat: smart space and “kissing class”
July 26, 2022

Nose to Tail

A320neo seats. A view of two empty seats on Lufthansa's A320neo

Celebrating cabin consistency on a very old A321-100 and early A320neo

On a recent Lufthansa connection from Hamburg to Lyon via Frankfurt, I had the opportunity to fly on one of the oldest operating Airbus narr... Continue Reading

Delta Premium Select seats are in a 2-2-2 configuration. They are dark blue with the red delta check on the headrest. Water bottles and pillows are displayed with the seats.
Seeking the post-pandemic premium in Delta Premium Select
August 7, 2022
A Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 parked at the gate for boarding.
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class aboard A350-1000 is breath of fresh air
August 5, 2022
British Airways 777-200ER Club Suite.
British Airways Club Suite delivers big upgrade over former seat
July 25, 2022

Green Wing

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

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) recently celebrated a full year’s operation of its microgrid project, which features an on-site natur... Continue Reading

Overture supersonic aircraft in flight over a green field
Europe starts defining green requirements for supersonic jets
July 1, 2022
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, at a sunset
How Kempegowda International is harvesting sunlight and rainwater
June 22, 2022
Airplane flying above the forest, bottom view, to connote the importance of protecting our environment and promoting sustainability
Aviation stakeholders propose cabin changes to improve sustainability
June 19, 2022

Lean into Aviation

A bronze statue of Amelia Earhart by the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation

Amelia Earhart lands in Washington DC

After more than two decades of planning, a 7-foot-tall bronze statue of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart now stands in National Statuary Hall... Continue Reading

Emma Henderson standing outside of an easyJet A320, for which she pilots.
Former easyJet pilot Captain Emma Henderson talks Project Wingman
June 13, 2022
Photo of Corinne Streichert, accepting the Crystal Cabin Award on behalf of United Airlines for its accessible IFE solution
Corinne Streichert embraces role as IFEC expert and changemaker
June 13, 2022
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
May 17, 2022