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Rendering of Lufthansa Allegris business class cabin on display. The seat is rich blues with white thermoplastics and a few faux wood detailing.

Classic aisle seats will be baseline business on Lufthansa Allegris

It’s no secret that Lufthansa Group is seeking to disrupt the premium cabin space by unbundling its forthcoming new business class product, ... Continue Reading

A JetBlue flight attendant is serving a mint mojito to a passenger in flight.

Exciting new non-alcoholic beverages are ready to take flight

Drinking habits in the western world are changing, with more and more people drinking less or not at all, and Gen Zers embracing sobriety fa... Continue Reading

The wingtip of a jet in-flight on a blue sky day.

NetForecast reveals LEO vs GEO satellite IFC QoE performance data

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are shaking up inflight connectivity. Since launching SpaceX’s Starlink service in aviation, JSX has been w... Continue Reading

The ceiling panel of an Airbus A320 family cabin.

ABC International’s pivot to cabin modifications bears fruit

A decision by aircraft branding specialist ABC International to pivot to cabin modifications during the Covid crisis has produced positive r... Continue Reading

Outside close up of Boeing 777 flight deck.

ThinKom Ka2517 in the home stretch for Boeing linefit offerability

ThinKom Solutions says it’s in the home stretch to receiving linefit offerability for its ThinAir Ka2517 VICTS antenna as buyer furnis... Continue Reading

A five-abreast layout of Eclipse seats in the premium concept cabin. The seats are grey and black. HAECO ZIM

How Diehl and HAECO have reimagined the single-aisle premium cabin

In 2021, Diehl Aviation and HAECO Cabin Solutions inked a strategic commercial agreement to jointly deliver a wide range of aircraft cabin p... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: SPI confirms

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Installation of SmartSky ATG system on a Dassault Falcon 2000. The company sees a big opportunity as Gogo reveals it will start phasing out support of Classic ATG kit in the beginning of 2026.

Opportunity arises as Gogo plans 2026 phase out of Classic ATG support

Thousands of Gogo’s legacy air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity installations on business aircraft appear poised to lose access to inflight conn... Continue Reading

Boeing 777 aircraft fitted with Stellar Blu's ESA antenna, which transmitted via OneWeb during a successful flight test.

Boeing eyes IFC provision tweaks to facilitate Stellar Blu ESA

Boeing is evaluating how it can gently tweak its inflight connectivity provisions on 737 MAX, 787 and 777-9 aircraft to enable operators to ... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: A bias towards LEO

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A heated delam machine in the Latitude Aero facility.

Latitude Aero rapidly expands to support nose to tail refurbishment

Latitude Aero, which specializes in refurbishing and electrifying airline seats, has an enviable track record in aviation: for its eight-yea... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: Stylistic change afoot

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ThinKom Solutions' Ka2517 VICTA antenna sitting alongside the Hughes electronically steerable antenna in the same IFC package for airlines, as seen on display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Hughes will use this hybrid for one of its new IFC products.

Hughes eyes direct IFC approach with LEO-, GEO- and multi-band hybrid

At a time of massive disruption in inflight connectivity — colored by industry consolidation, the introduction of LEO satellite service to t... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: Accommodating the ESA with a couple of parts

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RGN Premium: Paying the bills for Boeing linefit

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