Airbus touts A330-800 PaxEx advantage but jet may land with 9-abreast
After a successful takeoff of the A330-800’s first flight in Toulouse, Airbus met with gathered press to tout the economic and aerodynamic b... Continue Reading
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RGN Premium: Claim game; is there truth to Gogo CEO statement?
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Press Release: GlobalBeacon goes live ahead of ICAO recommendations
Aireon LLC and FlightAware today announced that GlobalBeaconSM is live and providing airlines with global flight tracking ahead of the Inter... Continue Reading
Viasat shares narrowbody IFC growth expectation for North America
Suggesting it has secured 20% of the narrowbody inflight connectivity market in North America, Viasat believes it can grow its market share ... Continue Reading
Air Canada: angled lie-flats now premium economy, not business class
Sometimes, advances in passenger experience come from the strangest places, and the biggest shifts come from the smallest changes. To wit: w... Continue Reading
Annihilation takes sci-fi to infinity and beyond
Fans of filmmaker Alex Garland’s sexy, robot noir masterpiece Ex Machina must have surely rejoiced when news broke in 2016 that Garland’s ne... Continue Reading
Crew considerations factor into second-generation PaxEx innovations
One of the knock-on effects of the proliferation of passenger-focused hardware innovations – from entertainment to connectivity to env... Continue Reading
Press Release: Garuda selects GX inflight connectivity via Mahata team
Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT), an Indonesian wireless technology provider, today announced an agreement to provide Indonesian national airline... Continue Reading
SAS Plus features shine with free speedy Internet service
As a budget-sensitive traveler, I rarely find Eurobusiness tickets worth the fare difference, but SAS surprised me with its ‘lightR... Continue Reading
Panasonic Weather Solutions receives soft landing with FLYHT
Having made a strategic decision to focus on its proficiencies in aircraft cabins, Panasonic Avionics recently sold its Panasonic Weather So... Continue Reading
Press Release: Turkish Airlines welcomes opening of Istanbul New Airport
Turkish Airlines welcomes a new era of Turkish aviation with the opening of Istanbul New Airport. The world’s largest international hub will... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qatar Airways offers free Internet on select US flights
Qatar Airways is introducing ‘Super Wi-Fi’-branded Internet on select U.S. routes, granting passengers seated in any class access to high-sp... Continue Reading
An amenity kit item that’s forbidden for use on board?
Once the fabled “goodie bag”, and then more focussed towards a few key items for onboard use, the airline amenity kit is seeing a resurgence... Continue Reading
Press Release: Nieuwsma succeeds Lieberherr at Rockwell’s interiors biz
Rockwell Collins announced today that Dave Nieuwsma has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company’s Int... Continue Reading
Interiors industry unconcerned by exposure to potential China trade war
Amid growing concern among high-tech players in the aviation industry about industrial espionage by — and the growing prospects of a US trad... Continue Reading
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