Thai challenges Gulf airlines on idea that Middle East hubs are better
Many airlines have tried to restrict the growth of Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways by lobbying governments via econ... Continue Reading
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TSI Aviation Seats grows its footprint beyond Turkish Airlines
TSI Aviation Seats, a partnership involving Turkish Airlines’ MRO unit Turkish Technic, is enjoying some nice momentum in the aircraft inter... Continue Reading
Smaller seatmakers look to meet narrowbody seat needs of airframers
As the passenger experience stands as 2019 draws to a close, the overwhelming majority of narrowbody airliners, whether from the Airbus A320... Continue Reading
Turkish, Global Eagle bullish on Ku as airline opts to fit 100 twinjets
Global Eagle’s decision to focus on providing inflight connectivity to airlines operating the world’s best-selling narrowbody aircraft famil... Continue Reading
After Collins IFE buy, Burrana ready to grow overhead screen business
Overhead screens are probably best known for serving as humble “dropdown inflight entertainment” on board narrowbody aircraft. Old reruns of... Continue Reading
Pay-to-charge inflight power options continue to evolve
Out of all the ancillary revenue options in the world of airline passenger experience that have yet to come to pass on a meaningful scale, b... Continue Reading
Etihad, Air Arabia may seek EK-FZ benefits but with different PaxEx
Etihad Airways is known for opulence with its A380’s Residence and spacious first class, but it also has a quieter cost-conscious side. That... Continue Reading
British Airways, Collins to revise Club Suite emergency door mechanism
It is something of a truism that no new airline seating product enters into service entirely smoothly. So it was with the table situation on... Continue Reading
Panasonic to offer LCS esports gaming for seatback and wireless IFE
Panasonic Avionics is in the process of finalizing a memorandum of understanding with esports leader LCS and Academy that will see the infli... Continue Reading
United High-J 767 targets premium markets while de-risking economy
Having scrupulous investors means airlines are on the defensive, even sheepish, when explaining unit cost increases of just a single percent... Continue Reading
Four industry leaders predict the future of onboard power
September’s annual APEX EXPO usually comes shortly after the latest round of consumer personal electronic device changes from Apple, making ... Continue Reading
Accessible IFE comes in fits and starts, but regulatory push is needed
Bluebox Aviation Systems this spring was forthright about its hopes that airlines would voluntarily adopt accessible inflight entertainment ... Continue Reading
Mythopoeia enters seatback IFE space as screens show staying power
Every few years, a major media title declares that seatback IFE is dead or dying. But the truth is that seatback IFE is not going anywhere o... Continue Reading
With new CEO, Aviointeriors tests “higher business class” waters
Italian seatmaker Aviointeriors is having quite the run of interesting momentum this year, not least because of airline industry veteran and... Continue Reading
Race-related discrimination complaints against US airlines rise: GAO
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed airlines’ consumer protections against discrimination on the basis of race,... Continue Reading
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