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Cathay Pacific seatback IFE on an A321neo

Press Release: Anuvu completes contract renewals with leading airlines

Anuvu, the leading provider of high-speed connectivity and entertainment solutions for demanding worldwide mobility markets, today announced... Continue Reading

An older looking embedded IFE screen is showing the landing page for Kenya Airways

Room for improvement on Kenya Airways long-haul

Booked and canceled in 2020, my plan to go to Kenya with my partner for some wildlife tourism was realized this summer. Our Kenya Airways fl... Continue Reading

An American Airlines aircraft parked on a sunny day.

Press Release: American researches contrail avoidance with AI

American Airlines announced today the findings of a first-of-its-kind study on contrail avoidance, with results verified by satellite imager... Continue Reading

LSG Group half year earnings figures 2023

Press Release: LSG Group on track to becoming standalone company

As the first half of the year came to a close, revenues continued to rise for the LSG Group, as the company prepares to go through a change ... Continue Reading

Pittsburgh International Airport childcare center is brightly lit by a large windows. Many toys fill the room.

Press Release: PIT celebrates grand opening of new childcare center

Finding childcare is one of the biggest challenges working parents face. For workers at Pittsburgh International Airport, it just got easier... Continue Reading

Emirates Business Class amenity kits 2023. Featuring a silver and lilac theme, various items are laid out such as toothpaste, toothbrush, and other toiletries.

Press Release: Emirates unveils Bulgari kits for Autumn/Winter

Emirates is unveiling its new collection of stylish Bulgari amenity kits for the Autumn/Winter season in First and Business Class. The range... Continue Reading

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