Uzbekistan orders Jiatai electric seats with 16″ IFE for A321neos
Uzbekistan Airways has become the launch customer for Jiatai’s JT220B Premium electrically actuated business class seat, selecting the platf... Continue Reading
Safety
Seamless Journey Award submissions accepted through October 9
With digital and connectivity services on commercial aircraft expected to become a $26 billion market by 2046, there has perhaps never been ... 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
United pipes live football via DISH to Starlink-enabled seatback IFE
United Airlines continues to drive innovation in the passenger experience, and with good reason. The U.S. major’s premium hard product... 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
Eutelsat inks key agreements for OneWeb replenishment, IRIS² buildout
Eutelsat used the occasion of the International Space Summit in Paris to announce several key agreements that will ensure it can both replen... Continue Reading
Acro adds unique recycling code to every aircraft seat part
A leading light in the aircraft seat sustainability movement, Acro Aircraft Seating reveals that every seat part it uses now carries a uniqu... Continue Reading
Aircraft seat certification delays spur testing tweak request
Obtaining certification for premium aircraft seats has never been easy. But in recent years, aviation safety regulators have started paying ... Continue Reading
ALPA urges FAA to require secondary cockpit barrier retrofits
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to “issue rulemaking” requiring ai... Continue Reading
American talks RFP as it readies to bring screens to narrowbody fleet
What’s old is new again. After taking delivery of its first single-aisle aircraft with seatback screens in 2013, followed by nearly a decade... Continue Reading
Skyband develops LEO-powered PNT unit to validate GPS on aircraft
Skyband Systems, a Kirkland, Washington-based start-up founded by former Starlink Aviation engineers and executives, has developed a nimble ... Continue Reading
Allegiant Extra previews the airline’s premium future
Just before the pandemic, Allegiant quietly did something that didn’t seem very… Allegiant. The carrier experimented with its ow... Continue Reading
Vertical Aerospace chief engineer on rural and regional value of eVTOL
With the company’s full-scale prototype making its flying display debut at Farnborough, RGN discussed the merits of Vertical Aerospace’s ele... Continue Reading