FAA flags safety concern over 787 leaky faucets
The US FAA is urging airlines to conduct “repetitive” inspections of the area under all lavatory washbasins on board their Boeing 787s, afte... Continue Reading
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Jamco works to make Venture seat available for A350 operators
Jamco Corporation is working to make its Venture reverse herringbone, full-flat, direct aisle access business class seat available for Airbu... Continue Reading
Saudi start-up Riyadh Air eyes world class PaxEx with 787s
Boeing last week made two separate order announcements for its venerable 787 Dreamliner. Longtime flag carrier SAUDIA, it said, would purcha... Continue Reading
Seamless details work with GSMA to support frictionless inflight Wi-Fi
When you board an aircraft, you should be able to use your smart phone largely in the same way that you do on the ground. But today, there a... Continue Reading
Inadvia on unlocking the full potential of inflight advertising
For decades, airline passengers have watched advertisements in-flight. Sometimes a video ad simply runs on the seatback entertainment screen... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Allegris premium economy and economy: overall better
As with any multi-class airline, the majority of Lufthansa’s revenues and profits come from its premium cabins, particularly business class.... Continue Reading
Allegris first class moves the Lufthansa premium product needle
BERLIN — Inside the cavernous Kraftwerk club space, a refurbished East German power station, Lufthansa this week launched its next-generatio... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s Allegris business class takes unbundling to the extremes
BERLIN — Lufthansa’s new Allegris generation of business class seats — Allegris being the internal Lufthansa-mainline brand for this Lufthan... Continue Reading
Air India vows PaxEx transformation as it orders nearly 500 jets
Air India is vowing to offer a “new, world-class onboard product” after the Tata Sons-owned airline inked letters of intent with... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics sees bright future for IFEC as industry rebounds
Inflight entertainment and connectivity giant Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) is seeing aviation industry recovery take hold, as passen... Continue Reading
Boeing delivers final 747: the incredible jumbo that changed the world
EVERETT — Boeing on 31 January delivered its last-ever 747 to Atlas Air in Everett, Washington, with nearly 9,000 employees, customers and d... Continue Reading
End of an era as Horizon Air retires the last of its Q400 turboprops
The Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 fleet, once a ubiquitous sight in the Pacific Northwest, is no more. The airplanes retired from the commuter... Continue Reading
Panasonic expects inflight Wi-Fi to continue trumping cellular
When AeroMobile and OnAir (later SITA) first started bringing inflight GSM connectivity to airlines over 15 years ago, cellular and Wi-Fi ne... Continue Reading
Canadians can soon pay less and PLAY more in Europe
Icelandic ultra-low-cost carrier PLAY in June will begin offering Canadians a no-frills, bare bones, low-fare service option from “Toronto-H... Continue Reading
Content distributor Terry Steiner International enjoys renaissance
During the Covid crisis, many producers were unable to proceed with their filmmaking plans. At the same time, most airlines significantly cu... Continue Reading