Behind the Airbus A220’s six-operator African success
An announcement that the Airbus A220 — né the Bombardier C Series — has secured its sixth African operator in TAAG Angola Airlines via lesso... Continue Reading
Comfort
Collins seeks to mitigate jet lag through Hypergamut lighting
Lighting can affect the passenger experience in a multitude of ways, either by disrupting flyers’ circadian rhythms, or bathing the ca... Continue Reading
Malaysia Airlines hopes to see green with Boeing 737NG cabin refresh
Malaysia Airlines plans to replace seatback entertainment with wireless IFE and adopt new lighter-weight seats in business and economy class... Continue Reading
ABC International bolsters portfolio with new moveable class divider
ABC International has strengthened its portfolio of aircraft interior solutions to include a movable class divider for Airbus A320 family ai... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic moves to off-the-shelf with its new A330neo seats
LONDON — The launch of any new Virgin Atlantic cabin is awaited with bated breath in the UK, and in the passenger experience industry more w... Continue Reading
JetBlue celebrates PaxEx milestone with move to LaGuardia Terminal B
Airlines at New York’s LaGuardia Airport have been playing a game of musical chairs (musical gates?) for years, operating some flights... Continue Reading
DOT issues disabled passenger rights without narrowbody lav language
US Department of Transportation officials have published the DOT’s first-ever Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights with the a... Continue Reading
Inside Panasonic’s 30% lighter, 4K OLED HDR IFE system, Astrova
Behind Panasonic Avionics’ new Astrova inflight entertainment system — with its consumer-grade thin screen, ultra-fast charging and substant... Continue Reading
Testing Safran’s headset-free sound for premium seats
Adding loudspeakers to business and first class seats sounds like it could produce a cacophonous nightmare in the cabin. But Safran Seats, i... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand’s new 787-9: the shape of longhaul to come
Air New Zealand’s next-generation Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — one version of which will fly its ultra-longhaul flights, including nonstops to ... Continue Reading
Airbus develops “light-refit” larger overhead bins for A320 family
Tucked into the very back of the Airbus booth at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, well behind the new business class suites, wafer-thin inflight... Continue Reading
Shabby seats, broken IFE. Are upgrades in the offing at Air India?
Fractured armrests, shabby seats, and inoperative IFE could be seen as part of the legacy of the pandemic era, when some of India’s fi... Continue Reading
Safran’s Vue from the top in crowded narrowbody herringbone market
If the 2010s were the decade of the herringbone seat on widebody aircraft, the 2020s are the decade of the herringbone seat on narrowbody ai... Continue Reading
The ‘Queen of the Skies’ lives on — as a credit card
In a unique collaboration, Delta Air Lines and American Express (Amex) have announced a new credit card. While airline-branded credit cards ... Continue Reading
ATR eyes quick-swap cabin to position turboprops as jet alternative
HAMBURG — The age of the turboprop is here…again. Aircraft manufacturer ATR, makers of the longstanding ATR 42 and 72, is making a str... Continue Reading