SES advances work on multi-band ESA for meoSphere + LEO IFC
Preparing to offer meoSphere Ka-band Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) plus Ka- or Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectiv... Continue Reading
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Diehl Space³ lav to enter service this year, narrowbody variant afoot
Diehl Aviation’s award-winning aircraft lavatory innovation, Space³, is slated to enter revenue service with an undisclosed airline before t... Continue Reading
Hello from Air Canada A321XLR Aurora suite as service flow explained
The debut of Collins Aerospace’s Aurora lie-flat suite aboard American Airlines’ new Airbus A321XLR twinjets has been met with m... Continue Reading
Why aviation sustainability and accessibility are interconnected
Following an uplifting few days in Hamburg at the Passenger Experience Conference and Aircraft Interiors Expo, your author was encouraged by... Continue Reading
Gilat confident on entering Airbus catalog
As the inflight connectivity market rapidly evolves to facilitate new NGSO constellations, and airframers shape their IFC catalogs to accomm... Continue Reading
VIDEO: RECARO reveals AI-powered seat control for R7 premium seat
HAMBURG — When RECARO Aircraft Seating sent out a press release touting its R7 Horizon technology demonstrator in advance of the Aircraft In... Continue Reading
Boeing and Airbus develop tactile placard standard for aircraft
HAMBURG — Tactile placards and high-contrast iconography are vital to making aircraft cabins more accessible. That’s why Boeing and Airbus a... 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
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
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
Amazon Leo to serve as launchpad for more Delta brand experiences
The proverbial ‘gravitational pull’ of low-latency Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity is continuing unabated in c... Continue Reading
After impressive Elevated reveal, United surprises with basic tier
During the last full week of March, United Airlines showed off a slew of its newest, most premium products at its Los Angeles hangar. The ce... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Seating architecture must evolve to accommodate power, IFEC
Please enjoy this Op-Ed contribution from Unum VP Business Development, Alan McInnes Moving beyond the traditional considerations of structu... Continue Reading
Digitizing borders could free up space to reimagine #PaxEx
Border control and lost baggage are the two remaining “pain points” when it comes to creating seamless air passenger journeys. But smart tec... Continue Reading
How Quvia helps airlines throw out the IFC playbook and take control
The inflight connectivity marketplace is moving very quickly. And aviation industry stakeholders have never seen anything like it before. Th... Continue Reading