Air New Zealand 777-300ER glow up includes Astrova IFE in economy
When refreshing the interiors of aging jets, some airlines do a wholesale, nose-to-tail replacement of the seats and inflight entertainment.... Continue Reading
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RAVE sets the scene for deeply immersive inflight experiences
Executives at seatback IFE specialist RAVE Aerospace have for many years talked to airlines about bringing more content, higher resolutions ... Continue Reading
Thales stays flexible in IFE with connectivity-agnostic approach
With an estimated forty-four airlines now committed to SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity, and ... Continue Reading
ZIM advances Premium Economy with deeply intuitive seat kinematics
ZIM Aircraft Seating’s latest generation of premium economy seating has attracted a lot of attention for its sustainability pitch. Aptly cal... Continue Reading
Thompson explores dedicated first and super first class for airlines
Enjoying a remarkable trajectory in the business class seating segment, Thompson Aero Seating confirms it is “absolutely exploring” how to s... Continue Reading
Airbus enters preliminary work to offer lie-flats on the A220
Airbus is fielding interest from airlines to offer lie-flat seats as a linefit option on the A220 for longer-range routes, and says it is no... Continue Reading
Qantas readies for Sydney-London with extra tank and just 238 seats
Nearly ten years after Qantas first vowed to take on “the final frontier of aviation” by offering ultra-longhaul direct flights from the eas... Continue Reading
Saudia A321XLR is low-density, high-premium and now flying
In a proud moment for Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently took delivery of the first of 15 Airbus A321... Continue Reading
Inside an A350-optimized Unum Two seat, as revealed at AIX
With modularity at the heart of its approach to aircraft seat design, Unum Aircraft Seating has carried over key elements of its Unum One ou... Continue Reading
Why RAVE Aerospace is staying the course with miniLED LCD for IFE
RAVE Aerospace is confident it made the right decision in selecting 4K miniLED HDR 10+ Liquid Crystal Displays for its latest inflight enter... Continue Reading
Middle East conflict is wild card for aerospace supply chain: report
Although financial and personnel pressures have eased slightly, global aerospace supply chains “still face major challenges,” as... Continue Reading
Boasting a new production plant ABC details growth opportunities
After largely insulating itself from the brunt of aviation’s supply chain crunch with a new production facility in the Italian town of... Continue Reading
Viva taps SES multi-orbit IFC for 100 Airbus narrowbodies
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva has selected SES’s multi-orbit, electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based inflight connectivity solut... Continue Reading
BBC Studios, Panasonic could offer IFE over-the-top via BBC Player
Working with select streaming platform sponsors, some airlines today offer cleverly curated stored content channels via their seatback infli... Continue Reading
American pivots to Starlink for 500-plus Airbus narrowbodies
Gravitating towards low-latency non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satcom since its 2023 decision to bring multi-orbit inflight connec... Continue Reading