LATAM plumps for Recaro R7, honeymoon layout in new 787 business
Latin American powerhouse LATAM is refitting some two thirds of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with new seats throughout, adding business c... Continue Reading
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United Airlines taps Starlink inflight Wi-Fi for entire fleet
United Airlines has selected SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation inflight connectivity solution to power free Wi-Fi on its entire fleet of more... Continue Reading
Delta brings Delta Sync seatback IFE experience to more aircraft
Delta is making good on its commitment to bring its new Delta Sync seatback IFE experience to more aircraft. The US major has updated IFE sy... Continue Reading
Recategorising business suites into the mini-suite and maxi-suite
In the late 2010s, as the doored suite category of aircraft seating began to move backwards into business class from where it began in first... Continue Reading
Lufthansa starts fitting Allegris first class to initial A350
CHICAGO — Lufthansa is currently fitting its new Allegris first class “suite plus” product to an initial Airbus A350 in preparat... Continue Reading
Is wireless charging the new iPod eXport in aviation?
Fifteen years ago, airlines were demonstrating their very latest integration success with passengers’ personal electronic devices: the eXpor... Continue Reading
Qantas takes consistent approach to PaxEx with A321XLR reveal
Roughly seven months before Qantas is slated to take delivery of the first of 28 two-class Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the Australian carrier h... Continue Reading
China’s FTS enters seatback IFE market with 4K wireless solution
Beijing-based avionics and digital systems provider FTS Technologies says it is fielding strong interest in China and elsewhere for its new ... Continue Reading
KLM welcomes first A321neo with Recaro seats and Viasat Wi-Fi
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken delivery of its first two-class, 227-seat Airbus A321neo and will press the twinjet into revenue service ... Continue Reading
Starlux CSO talks Seattle market entry, Alaska Airlines codeshare
SEATTLE — Taiwanese startup Starlux Airlines officially added Seattle to its route map on 16 August, its third North American destination. T... Continue Reading
Airbus eyes cabin accessibility solutions; says industry not there yet
Several aviation stakeholders are doing admirable and important work to address a glaring cabin accessibility problem: wheelchair users cann... Continue Reading
AliceBluAero hits Quantum SALF milestone; readies for EASA validation
After hitting a dynamic certification testing milestone in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland seatmaker AliceBluAero expects to receive UK... Continue Reading
Lufthansa takes one jet per month with Allegris; to ramp up in 2025
Lufthansa has welcomed a fifth aircraft fitted with its Allegris generation of longhaul product. Having launched Allegris on an Airbus A350 ... Continue Reading
Green Cabin Alliance on the need to standardise LCAs for interiors
The Green Cabin Alliance (GCA), which brings together experts and organisations from across the aircraft interiors industry with the shared ... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines backs JetZero, takes options for future BWB aircraft
Working to bring a viable low-emissions blended wing body (BWB) aircraft to market, JetZero has received a major vote of confidence from Ala... Continue Reading