Press Release: Viasat’s Mark Dankberg to resume chairman & CEO roles
Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced that, effective July 1, 2022, Mark Dankberg, Viasat’s co-founder and exe... Continue Reading
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Behind the changes in Safran Seats GB’s Visa seat for Air NZ
At the very front of Air New Zealand’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner sits a new business class herringbone seat spanning two market segments, ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lilium Jet picks Astronics electrical power distribution
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense and other mission critical industries, toda... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand’s new 787-9: the shape of longhaul to come
Air New Zealand’s next-generation Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — one version of which will fly its ultra-longhaul flights, including nonstops to ... Continue Reading
New England Airlines brings the AvGeek fun on Britten-Norman Islander
It’s always nice to check off a bucket list item, and with a recent trip out east that’s exactly what I did with the little known New Englan... Continue Reading
Press Release: Flights to Lyon demonstrate green aviation potential
Today, five European flights will converge on Lyon Airport, applying innovative technologies, fuels and air navigation procedures to minimis... Continue Reading
Press Release: LSG in Anchorage wins crew catering contract with UPS
LSG Sky Chefs, the catering and hospitality expert brand of the LSG Group, has won a contract with United Parcel Service (UPS) to provide c... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa reactivates Airbus A380
Lufthansa is reactivating the Airbus A380 in response to the steep rise in customer demand and the delayed delivery of ordered aircraft. The... Continue Reading
Airbus develops “light-refit” larger overhead bins for A320 family
Tucked into the very back of the Airbus booth at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, well behind the new business class suites, wafer-thin inflight... Continue Reading
Press Release: STG supports Delta’s A330 cabin lighting refresh
Leading aircraft cabin lighting company, STG Aerospace, is thrilled to announce that Delta Air Lines has deployed STG Aerospace liTeMood® LE... Continue Reading
Airmont seeks to optimise OTT streaming onboard commercial aircraft
When passengers access their own on-demand streaming subscriptions onboard aircraft, they consume a lot of bandwidth. Some airlines simply d... Continue Reading
Mirus unveils Kestrel ultra-lightweight 28” slimline
Slimline seat specialist Mirus is breaking the 7.5kg fully dressed seat barrier with Kestrel, its latest pre-reclined economy class seat des... Continue Reading
Shabby seats, broken IFE. Are upgrades in the offing at Air India?
Fractured armrests, shabby seats, and inoperative IFE could be seen as part of the legacy of the pandemic era, when some of India’s fi... Continue Reading
Press Release: “Green Fuels Hamburg” plans SAF production
Energy supplier Uniper, energy technology concern Siemens Energy and aircraft manufacturer Airbus are teaming up with chemical and energy co... Continue Reading
Safran’s Vue from the top in crowded narrowbody herringbone market
If the 2010s were the decade of the herringbone seat on widebody aircraft, the 2020s are the decade of the herringbone seat on narrowbody ai... Continue Reading