Fast-growing Astronics identifies memory board crunch
Aircraft production rate increases, accelerated adoption of inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC), and robust take-up of premium se... Continue Reading
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Annie Ojewunmi on the rewards of an aerospace NDT career
When I was a young girl, I made a promise to myself that I would live my life with no regrets and make a conscious choice to embrace happine... Continue Reading
Frontier starts fitting A320s with Geven Comoda First Class
Frontier Airlines’ new domestic First Class recliners are finally being fitted to the carrier’s Airbus A320 family aircraft as part of a pac... Continue Reading
Airbus, Boeing flag aircraft seat supply and certification constraints
As they ramp up aircraft production, Airbus and Boeing have, respectively, flagged separate concerns about the aircraft seating market, name... Continue Reading
Boeing lowers 737 delivery target, maintains disciplined ramp
Boeing expects to fall shy of its 500-strong 2026 delivery target for the 737 MAX, and now sees “the back half of 2027” as a rea... Continue Reading
Skyband brings Iridium PNT into the cockpit as M100 enters production
For a company that only launched in January, Kirkland, Washington-based Skyband Systems is enjoying a remarkable trajectory in aviation. Its... Continue Reading
United Airlines’ marvelous app eases pain of connecting
New Yorkers are spoiled, and we’ll be the first to admit it. Many of us have an abnormally low tolerance for time-wasting activities, and th... Continue Reading
Embraer moves with speed to factory-fit multi-orbit IFC to E2
Obtaining offerability for a product in an airframer’s catalog and then ultimately seeing that product factory-fit to aircraft on the ... Continue Reading
Certification of KLM A350 WBC set to start but seats presently blocked
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is seeing light at the end of the certification tunnel for its new World Business Class seats on the Airbus A350-90... Continue Reading
Delta looks to extend closed captioning to seatback live TV
A trailblazer in providing accessible seatback entertainment to passengers, Delta is working to bring closed captioning to inflight live tel... Continue Reading
Blue Sky partnership benefits from uniform PaxEx at JetBlue, United
When JetBlue and American Airlines entered into their Northeast Alliance strategic joint venture, the pairing attempted to bring together tw... Continue Reading
American sets the scene for geek out on XLR — and at Cranky Dorkfest
For the second time in my #AvGeek career, there’s a premium transcon arms race kicking off. The 2010s saw the introduction of a totally over... Continue Reading
China coverage gap of note as Korean Air and Asiana offer Starlink
The ability to provide onboard Wi-Fi from gate to gate has long been a key selling point for airlines. However, as non-geostationary satelli... Continue Reading
ZIM Aircraft Seating prepares for next phase of growth
A major player in the premium economy seat market with a growing footprint in economy class, ZIM Aircraft Seating is looking to double the a... Continue Reading
RAVE and Lufthansa Technik reimagine the passenger control unit
Just as there has been an overuse of touchscreens in automobiles — with drivers forced to take their eyes off the road for key functions — t... Continue Reading