Scotland’s Muirhead explains move into seat cover manufacturing
A significant force in aviation and transportation leather, Scotland’s Muirhead recently announced its expansion into seat cover manufacturi... Continue Reading
Safety
Maxi-suite service solutions: two bells, more screens?
Late last year we wrote about some of the issues that the new generation of high-walled maxi-suites in business class raise. That article sp... Continue Reading
United launches Control Tower view in FlightPath3D map
United Airlines has long taken a transparent approach to customer service, whether that means providing super detailed information about fli... Continue Reading
Time for airlines to get switched on to cabin lighting promises
The new Afterglow business jet retrofit cabin from JPA Design is thought-provoking — both in terms of bringing the latest materials and layo... Continue Reading
Austrian AeroSHARK highlights fuel efficiency gain for older jets
Austria, despite its many beautiful lakes, is a landlocked country to which sharks are not indigenous, so it is with a certain irony that it... Continue Reading
Weight savings to drive cabin sustainability: Airbus and Diehl
Recycling and upcycling aircraft interiors — and increasing the use of recyclable materials in cabins — are important levers to pull when wo... Continue Reading
EL AL Israel Airlines integrates Cabin App into aviation maintenance
EL AL Israel Airlines says it has successfully integrated AirInt Services’ so-called Cabin App into its aviation maintenance departmen... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Panasonic’s Masson on disruptors shaping IFE
Welcome to the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks the evolution of the airline passenger experience and aviation’s sustainability initiatives. We’... Continue Reading
Minutely adjustable seat actuation software promises comfort boost
As airlines seek to extend the number of ultra-longhaul flights, and as more aircraft capable of flying farther are delivered, the wellbeing... Continue Reading
Delta seeks to gain edge with Thales FlytEDGE, eyes multi-network IFC
Cloud-based content management and edge-caching are seeing momentum in the skies, with Delta Air Lines revealing at CES 2025 that the US maj... Continue Reading
United ramps up narrowbody fleet retrofit with Signature interior
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is promising passengers more of that “new plane smell” in 2025, with more new aircraft being inducted ... Continue Reading
Etihad adds US preclearance lounge for Abu Dhabi passengers
For most passengers, departing from or travelling via an airport with United States Customs and Border Protection Preclearance — and thus co... Continue Reading
WHILL autonomous wheelchairs see growing adoption at airports
Calendar year 2024 was a busy time for WHILL Inc., which saw strong adoption of its autonomous-driving wheelchairs at airports around the wo... Continue Reading
Anuvu celebrates successful Falcon 9 launch of MicroGEO satellites
Anuvu’s first two Ku-band MicroGEO satellites, dubbed NuView-A and NuView-B, were successfully ferried into orbit at 12 a.m. eastern on 29 D... Continue Reading
Trenitalia’s Frecciarossa Executive proves delightfully decadent
European high-speed rail travel is broadly the same across the continent. Excluding low-cost operators, trains come in a two-class configura... Continue Reading