328 Type Certificate holder breathes new life into aircraft
Germany’s 328 Support Services has taken the next step towards reinstating 328 Series production, with key supplier deals announced at... Continue Reading
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Why AirAsia and Norwegian were motivated to order the A321neo
This year’s Farnborough Airshow was a little light on massive aircraft orders but two Airbus deals in particular give us insight into ... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Exploring new RJs at Farnborough
In this episode of the #PaxEx minute, RGN explores regional jet (RJ) cabins at the Farnborough Airshow, including those on offer from Bombar... Continue Reading
AirAsia explains drivers behind big order for high-density A321neos
AirAsia is planning an almost-record Airbus A321neo configuration, at 236 seats, just four short of the certified theoretical maximum, after... Continue Reading
Airbus launches A380-focused flight search engine
A new player is joining the online travel search engine business and it is a most unlikely candidate. Airbus will launch its iflya380 web si... Continue Reading
Opposing views on smart versus dumb in-seat power
Inflight power. Everyone wants it, but it’s only really hit the “expected on your flight” primetime in the last couple of years. Yet ampere ... Continue Reading
Transforming a corporate 737 with dip film and ultra leather
London Luton-based Oryx Jet is welcoming a newly refurbished Boeing 737-500 to its corporate charter fleet. The aircraft’s cabin received co... Continue Reading
Considering JetBlue’s IFE options for the Airbus A320neo
When JetBlue launched service 16 years ago – and provided complimentary DirecTV at every seatback – the offering was revolutiona... Continue Reading
Swiss’ CSeries debuts ZIM seats, full production cabin
ZÜRICH — For the Bombardier CSeries’ first passenger flight last month, the test aircraft’s stock Zodiac seats were remarkably comfortable, ... Continue Reading
How airports are tackling taxi queue congestion with sensors
Anyone who has ever waited in a long, never-ending airport taxi queue or slogged through a seemingly endless line at customs can tell you th... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Breaking Connectivity News
This episode of the #PaxEx Minute discusses the certification of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band connectivity for the Airbus A320 fam... Continue Reading
Panasonic embracing zero-touch content loading for airlines
What does it take to move 40,000 video files onto airplanes each month? At Panasonic Avionics, packaging up and delivering the content to an... Continue Reading
Why the Dassault Falcon 8X shone in Geneva
Coming out of the recent EBACE show in Geneva there were few winners so obvious as the Dassault Falcon 8X. The new, three-engine jet complet... Continue Reading
Room for another seatback IFE player? digEcor on why it jumped in
Even as the world’s widebody and narrowbody fleets are gradually being fitted with inflight connectivity – or earmarked for such – sea... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Chasing Solar Impulse
This episode of Runway Girl Network’s PaxEx Minute covers the Solar Impulse flight from New York to Monaco. Images: Solar Impulse Vide... Continue Reading
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