Op-Ed: Next-gen seats enable North American regionals’ transformation
Please enjoy this Op-Ed contribution from Amaury Barberot, the CEO and president of Expliseat For years, the regional aviation sector was th... Continue Reading
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KLM offers Viasat-powered free Wi-Fi on European flights
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a longtime customer of Viasat inflight connectivity for its narrowbody and regional aircraft, has started offering... Continue Reading
Immfly targets budget airlines with OneWeb LEO IFC, Gogo antenna
Immfly intends to add “aero ISP” to its list of proficiencies. The Spanish digital services and wireless IFE firm has announced plans to off... Continue Reading
Edelweiss cranks up the premium factor on Airbus A350s
Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss is gearing up to completely transform the passenger experience on board its Airbus A350-900s with the adopti... Continue Reading
ATR sees strong U.S. market potential as JSX showcases ATR 42-600
Joining JSX this week in Santa Monica to celebrate the US public charter carrier’s first 30-seat ATR 42-600, ATR doubled down on its message... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group hands massive fleet-wide IFC contract to Starlink
In a surprise announcement, Lufthansa Group has selected SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-supported inflight connec... Continue Reading
Airbus delivers 793 aircraft in 2025, reaches record order backlog
Even as supply chain bottlenecks continued to smart across aerospace, Airbus delivered 793 aircraft to 91 customers in 2025, representing a ... Continue Reading
IndiGo inducts India’s first Airbus A321XLR
Fast-growing IndiGo has welcomed India’s first Airbus A321XLR to its fleet, with CEO Pieter Elbers calling the event “an important mil... Continue Reading
Removal of lie-flat seats would slash airline emissions: study
Packing more passengers into the most fuel-efficient aircraft and eliminating premium seating could reduce global aviation emissions by as m... Continue Reading
Premium Economy privacy takes wing, including at British Airways
You might call it ‘the COVID effect’ but winged privacy is having a serious moment in Premium Economy cabins, as a growing list ... Continue Reading
British Airways offers Hearlo app to remove communication barriers
Sometimes, airlines make laudable passenger experience improvements with very little fanfare. And so it is with British Airways, which recen... Continue Reading
Thai Airways welcomes first A321neo including with HBCplus IFC
In a key milestone for Thai Airways’ fleet modernization effort, the carrier recently welcomed its first Airbus A321neo at its Suvarna... Continue Reading
How United is leveraging Starlink and the cloud to enhance IFE
United Airlines joined the premium travel arms race after Delta — after all, seatback inflight entertainment screens only started to make a ... Continue Reading
Philippine Airlines’ A350-1000 arrives with doored mini-suites
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is preparing to press its first Airbus A350-1000 into service after taking delivery of the three-class, 382-seat t... Continue Reading
Bombardier celebrates Global 8000 service entry, touts luxury brand
Four days after delivering the first Global 8000 to its new owner, Bombardier welcomed a handful of journalists to the UK’s Farnborough Airp... Continue Reading