US DOT rule strengthens ACAA implementation for wheelchair users
On 2 October 1986, then-US President Ronald Reagan signed the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) into law, prohibiting airlines from discriminati... Continue Reading
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Why e-paper specialist Media Carrier sees IFC as opportunity
Say what you will about physical inflight magazines, they were remarkably resilient for decades. First launched in 1952 by Pan Am and quickl... Continue Reading
Airbus highlights benefit of A321LR/XLR complement to widebodies
Airbus sees its new long-range A321LR and extra-long-range A321XLR narrowbodies as complementary to the airframer’s A330neo and A350 widebod... Continue Reading
How Panasonic Avionics solved Covid-era supply chain constraints
Supply chain bottlenecks affected companies and industries across the globe during the Covid pandemic. But inflight entertainment and connec... Continue Reading
Icelandair A321LR features several firsts including Astrova IFE debut
REYKJAVIK — A light rain did not dampen the celebratory mood today at Icelandair’s Keflavík Airport (KEF) hub, where the carrier welco... Continue Reading
How a key project for Lufthansa saw Spafax extend its PaxEx reach
Global travel media agency Spafax has long served the inflight entertainment content needs of airlines by leveraging innovative technology, ... Continue Reading
British Airways reveals elegant new A380 first class suites
British Airways has new renders out for the forthcoming first class suite that it plans to refit onto its Airbus A380s, and it looks superb.... Continue Reading
Austrian Airlines studies hydrogen power for A320 ground maintenance
Austrian Airlines is studying the suitability of using hydrogen as an emissions-free energy supply to support regular ground maintenance of ... Continue Reading
IATA chief on why Trump presidency generally seen as net positive
ROME — The election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States is “generally” seen by US airlines as “a ne... Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines to restructure under Chapter 11
Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its operation, and expects to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchang... Continue Reading
Air Tahiti selects Expliseat seats for ATRs, launches Premium class
Air Tahiti is fitting its ATR turboprops from nose to tail with lightweight Expliseat seats with extra comfort, and is launching a new eight... Continue Reading
Breeze Airways mulls catering options as it looks to stretch its wings
Breeze Airways, the scrappy ‘premium leisure’ start-up that’s creating a passionate following at the secondary airports it serves, was on th... Continue Reading
AERQ ceases operations citing IFE market entry obstacles
AERQ is shuttering operations after facing significant obstacles in its bid to enter the embedded inflight entertainment space. Founded in 2... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Time to make space onboard aircraft for wheelchair users
We do not live in a fully accessible world. My brother was born with a neuromuscular disorder called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. He never walk... Continue Reading
Delta Flight Products eyes near-term certification of Air4All
LONG BEACH — Having taken up the mantle to bring the Air4All onboard wheelchair securement system through engineering development and manufa... Continue Reading