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An overhead bin with Braille explaining the seat number and row. It is beside the visual numbers and letters that sighted passengers use.

Why United’s decision to add Braille to its cabins is profound

United Airlines recently announced it is in the process of adding Braille signage in the cabins of its mainline fleet, including for seat ro... Continue Reading

United Express E175 parked and ready to board on a sunny day.

United short-hop flight underscores the power of its amazing app

At just 229 miles as the crow flies, United’s route between Washington Dulles (IAD) and New York LaGuardia (LGA) has become one of my most f... Continue Reading

Rendering of a passenger sitting in business class working on his laptop while wearing a Skyted mask.

Allo Allo: How a novel design masks noise from inflight voice calls

The technology to support inflight voice calls has been around for well over fifteen years. Even though the aircraft cabin environment isn&#... Continue Reading

A Wizz Air Airbus A321ceo is parked at London Luton on a dreary day

Purple challenger Wizz Air offers persuasive PaxEx

Wizz Air, a Hungarian low-cost carrier operating across Europe, has a reputation that is broadly similar to easyJet and Ryanair; you get wha... Continue Reading

Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A streak of light is seen arched across the sky.

Press Release: Intelsat Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 successfully launched

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity,... Continue Reading

Visnakova is pictured here in a Deutsche Aircraft cockpit.

Regional aviation proves big draw for Deutsche Aircraft’s Visnakova

As vice president of sales and marketing for Deutsche Aircraft, Anastasija Visnakova epitomizes a new generation of aviation executive: ambi... Continue Reading

A promo for The Morning show on Apple TV is displayed on an Air Canada seatback IFE screen.

Press Release: Apple TV+ takes flight with Air Canada

Air Canada today announced the expansion of its award-winning in-flight entertainment with the addition of exclusive Apple TV+ original prog... Continue Reading

Lilium eVOTL on the runway. Astronics is providing power

Press Release: Astronics announces backlog of eVTOL packages

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other mission critical industries, ann... Continue Reading

A QR code on the back of an aircraft seat linking to the Aegean Wi-Fi portal for the EAN connectivity

EAN inflight connectivity astounds on Aegean A321neo

Since its introduction towards the end of the last decade, it’s fair to say that the European Aviation Network — the hybrid S-band/air-to-gr... Continue Reading

Picture: Keith Anderson, CEO of Thompson Aero Seating

Press Release: Thompson Aero Seating appoints Keith Anderson as CEO

Thompson Aero Seating today announces the appointment of Keith Anderson as its new CEO. From 1st August 2023, Keith will lead the continued ... Continue Reading

British Airways passengers are looking at the new content via the seatback IFE screen.

Press Release: British Airways doubles amount of IFE content

British Airways has doubled the content available for customers to watch through its inflight entertainment system since the start of the ye... Continue Reading

A aircraft is flying over mountains. A bubble is coming out of the aircraft to Illuminate that there is a gilat antenna on there.

Press Release: Satcom Direct, Gilat agree ESA project for Plane Simple

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking techno... Continue Reading

An aircraft is parked at the airport boarding gate. A bright blue sky serves as backdrop.

Press Release: SITA, Envision Digital support airports’ net zero ambitions

Air transport industry IT provider SITA and Envision Digital, a Singapore-headquartered global net zero partner and Artificial Intelligence ... Continue Reading

Rendering of the Swift trainer in-flight over the clouds.

UK MoD sees promise in Swift composite aerobatic plane

Swift Aircraft, part of the Swift Technology Group (STG), is among those genuine pioneers seeking to bring a new generation of net-zero airc... Continue Reading

JUPITER 3 ultra high-density satellite is successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from historic Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A in Florida

Press Release: Hughes JUPITER 3 satellite successfully launches

Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, today announced its JUPITER 3 ultra high-density satellite has successfully launched on a Space... Continue Reading