Lufthansa Group on the logic behind its climate protection green tax
Lufthansa Group’s decision to implement an environmental surcharge has received mixed reactions from passengers. But group executives see th... Continue Reading
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Air New Zealand Skynest debut: delayed but definitely not forgotten
Air New Zealand’s planned debut of Skynest stacked sleeping berths in ultra-long-haul economy class is delayed, but management expects the f... Continue Reading
BermudAir CEO sees Aisle Class seat deliveries by year-end
BermudAir, the scrappy boutique airline linking Bermuda with US and Canadian East Coast destinations, expects to take delivery of its new &#... Continue Reading
Aircraft e-enablement moves beyond ARINC 853 with i+s cabin 2.0
High above the show floors of this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg was a conference room filled with representatives from the eigh... Continue Reading
Finnair opens new Schengen Lounge with Platinum Corner
Proud of its beautiful new Schengen Lounge in Helsinki Airport, oneworld alliance member Finnair has shared more photos of the luxurious spa... Continue Reading
Acro marks premium economy segment entry with INNOVARES
Fixed-shell premium economy seats garner mixed reactions. Some passengers love the privacy and feeling of control over their space. Others b... Continue Reading
Meet the Comi recyclable slimline and SleeperTech’s new headrest
Prominent aircraft interiors specialists receive a lot of media attention for their cabin innovations. But during a ‘media speed netwo... Continue Reading
Diehl and Thales work to unlock the full potential of cabin data
Tier one aircraft interiors and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation is integrating a next-gen version of its CANSAS cabin management system w... Continue Reading
Long-haul fleet renewal ramps up as Austrian launches Vienna-Boston
BOSTON — Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet renewal program will see the Lufthansa Group subsidiary phase out all its aged widebodies in rou... Continue Reading
Boeing to buy Spirit Aero for $4.7B with Airbus work hived off
After two decades apart, Boeing is bringing troubled supplier and manufacturing partner Spirit AeroSystems back under its proverbial roof. T... Continue Reading
How NetForecast helps airlines meet DOT rule on Wi-Fi refunds
A new US DOT final rule that requires airlines to proactively issue refunds to passengers who pay for inflight Wi-Fi but don’t receive the s... Continue Reading
Kontron M&A ensures quiet giant has total ownership of systems
Kontron, the German-based multinational company which designs and manufactures embedded computer modules, boards and systems — including wir... Continue Reading
Texture and depth in seat design: the next boundaries for CMF
The colour, material and finish of today’s and tomorrow’s aircraft interiors need to be about more than just disguising pieces of composite ... Continue Reading
VIDEO: American Airlines reveals preview of A321XLR
During the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, American Airlines vice president of customer experience Kimberly Cisek provided a preview of ... Continue Reading
American stays the course with wireless IFE for most narrowbodies
Continuing to eschew seatback IFE for the lion’s share of its narrowbody fleet — even as rival United joins Delta in embracing it — Am... Continue Reading