Safety

Aircraft seatbacks in a line in the various colors offered by Boltaron

Boltaron slashes tray table weight, offers more recycled materials

HAMBURG — One of the most fascinating aspects of the yearly Aircraft Interiors Expo is that it includes practically the entire supply chain,... Continue Reading

Collins galley.ai system embedded into a galley on the show floor at AIX 2025

Collins’ galley.ai: a smart assistant for crew galley operations

HAMBURG — Artificial intelligence gets a bad rap these days, but fresh from its win in the Cabin Technologies category of the Crystal Cabin ... Continue Reading

An image of the new Airbus first class compartment concept with the sofa in bed mode being shown at AIX 2025

Airbus re-engineers front of A350 for new “flagship” first class

HAMBURG — If you thought first class was a thing of the past, think again. After reveals and renders from airlines ranging from Qantas to JA... Continue Reading

Iridium VAMs explore integrating PNT service with avionics

Iridium’s value added manufacturers in aviation are exploring ways to bring another layer of safety to the flight deck by integrating the Mc... Continue Reading

A full economy class cabin with seats, seatback IFE screens and passengers in view.

How Delta Sync seatback demonstrably improves PaxEx

For as long as I’ve been writing about the #PaxEx space, there have been countless airline promises to offer a “personalized” experience, wh... Continue Reading

ZEROe fully electric hydrogen-powered four pod aircraft

Airbus hones hydrogen plan, showcases next-gen narrowbody tech

FRANCE — European airframer Airbus has revealed two sets of technology trees that will affect the very nature of commercial aviation in the ... Continue Reading

Looking out of a the Boeing 767 aircraft window to see the wingtip and a view of NYC skyline during the day. (certus)

Iridium plans Certus safety flight trials aboard 767, 777 and 737

Iridium Communications expects to soon begin flight trials to ensure its global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered next-gen Certus serv... Continue Reading

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying over a body of water

Air Canada disables inflight map on 737s after Israel disappears

Air Canada has temporarily disabled the moving map functionality on its Boeing 737 MAX twinjets after passengers observed that Israel had be... Continue Reading

A pterosaur and an aircraft are shown flying over the 3D renderings from Pili’s CT X-ray work

Pterosaur bones could lead to revolutionary new aerospace materials

Around four years ago, Professor Phillip L. Manning of The University of Manchester’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences a... Continue Reading

Qantas 737-800 on touchdown. (The carrier is offering a new discount of carers of disabled passengers.)

Qantas to align 737 passenger experience with new domestic fleet

Qantas plans to overhaul 42 Boeing 737-800s with new interiors, including new business and economy class seats, mood lighting, sidewalls, ca... Continue Reading

Cathay Aria business class seat in a selection of various greys, browns and creams.

Cathay refines mini-suite category to near-perfection with Aria

In 2010, Cathay Pacific defined a generation of business class seats with JPA Design: the inward-facing herringbone Cirrus seat originally f... Continue Reading

Wing and wingtip inflight as the aircraft leaves Chicago (Aireon )

Aireon leverages space-based ADS-B data to identify turbulence

Aireon, the pioneer of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data for aviation, is exploring ways to leverage its u... Continue Reading

Close up of AirPRO airbag system by SCHROTH on yellow background

How the AirPRO lap belt airbag from SCHROTH eases certification

A new type of lap belt airbag is poised to make it easier and less costly for seatmakers to certify aircraft seats and cabin layouts, accord... Continue Reading

BBJ 737 cabin shows a large grey couch area with a table and lots of white plush aircraft seats.

ALTEA founding partner Robin Dunlop on recycled bizliner seats

From its London, UK headquarters, ALTEA offers a portfolio of aviation services to corporate, business and VVIP customers. Ranging from cabi... Continue Reading

Rendering of business class on the A350 with maroon seats, large IFE screens and black accents. Image: Safran

Safran’s aircraft interiors business returns to profitability

Safran says it achieved record revenue, operating profit and free cash flow in 2024 — including a solid contribution from its now-profitable... Continue Reading

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