Press Release: Greenland opens Qaqortoq Airport in South Greenland
A new airport has opened in Qaqortoq, giving international travellers direct access to the main town of South Greenland for the first time. ... Continue Reading
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Saudia turns to NSG IFC for “significant” portion of fleet
HAMBURG — Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia has selected Neo Space Group’s Skywaves-branded multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution for a... Continue Reading
Press Release: ZIPAIR deploys MacBook Pro as inflight server
ZIPAIR today announced the fleetwide deployment of MacBook Pro as its fully-integrated single-device inflight server platform, alongside the... Continue Reading
Press Release: Collins secures three launch customers for Helix seats
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, announced today that three international airlines have selected its Helix™ main cabin seat for upcoming ... Continue Reading
Press Release: flyadeal selects Safran galleys for new A330neo fleet
At Aircraft Interiors Expo, flyadeal and Safran Cabin signed an agreement to supply galleys and stowages for the airline’s ten Airbus A330ne... Continue Reading
Expliseat launches business seat and signs first US airline customers
HAMBURG — French seatmaker Expliseat has announced two firsts at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg: its entry into the business... Continue Reading
Press Release: TCI Aircraft Interiors to become MSP on Airbus HBCplus
Airbus and TCI Aircraft Interiors have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to add TCI as a provider for HBCplus satellite connectivit... Continue Reading
Thales’ new Tandem OLED-based FlytEDGE Aura IFE shines bright
HAMBURG — Two years ago, Thales became the first amongst its peers in the embedded inflight entertainment space to publicly launch a clearly... Continue Reading
Air India taps Hughes multi-orbit primed IFC for tranche of widebodies
HAMBURG — Air India has selected Hughes Network Systems’ multi-orbit primed, high-capacity Ka-band satellite-based inflight connectivity ser... Continue Reading
Delta says new A350 Delta One suites will be 100% PRM accessible
Following last year’s debut of American Airlines’ new premium-heavy Boeing 787-9P twinjets with Flagship Suites, and United Airlines’ ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hughes Fusion IFC enhanced with multi-LEO ESA system
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company, today announced a single antenna solution that integrates two innovative, low-power-consum... Continue Reading
Do fast Wi-Fi and the shift in media consumption portend BYOL IFE?
If a major streaming platform ever owned a major Hollywood studio, would it change the trajectory of inflight streaming and by extension, th... Continue Reading
Fast-growing RAVE Aerospace identifies industry choke points
Enjoying robust demand for its RAVE series of embedded inflight entertainment systems, RAVE Aerospace has identified widespread memory chip ... Continue Reading
Jiatai looks to secure linefit offerability for premium economy seats
Work is afoot at Jiatai to secure linefit offerability with airframers for its premium economy seating platforms for widebody aircraft. Long... Continue Reading
ST Engineering iDirect Foresight addresses fundamental satcom shift
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operators and their low-latency services are shaking up traditional business models. The disruptive forces a... Continue Reading