Airports roll out contactless common-use kiosk experiences
In a bid to rebuild passenger confidence in air travel, airport operators around the world are partnering with the leading providers of comm... Continue Reading
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Recaro builds space to grow and new HQ flam, crash testing
It’s a running joke in the aircraft seating world that the factories that build aircraft seats — products that are high technology, feature ... Continue Reading
As in-seat IFE evolves, AERQ presents new proposition
It may seem counterintuitive to offer a new in-seat IFE solution to airlines amid the COVID-19 crisis – given that some operators, namely in... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: How disinfection will define travel in 2020 and beyond
This is an Op-Ed contribution from ABM president of aviation Alex Marren For many of us, long, socially-distanced days in quarantine are mad... Continue Reading
Group Captain Jo Lincoln applauds RAF opening combat roles to women
Group Captain Jo Lincoln is Station Commander at Royal Air Force (RAF) Wittering, a major military airfield around 100 miles north of London... Continue Reading
Greater Rochester Airport to be renamed for Frederick Douglass
After many years of discussion and strong support for a recent change.org petition, the Greater Rochester Airport (ROC) in upstate New York ... Continue Reading
Not just an air current: US airports host JetStream music festival
If live music at airports is one of the travel pleasures you have been missing, then the 19 August virtual concert that will be hosted by 13... Continue Reading
Airbus, Embraer each offer medevac conversions for aircraft
Airbus and Embraer Executive Jets have each separately unveiled their own air ambulance conversion kits, enabling operators to transform pas... Continue Reading
Leading women in STEM push for greater diversity in aerospace
The aerospace sector can enrich itself by welcoming people from diverse backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. It can ensure better ... Continue Reading
Reduced volumes and widebody exposure hit Safran revenue
Safran’s aircraft interiors business saw revenues drop roughly 35% in the first half of the year, as large jetliner programs suffered ... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines undertakes fleet review as it posts heavy 1Q loss
Singapore Airlines is reviewing its fleet needs in the face of the breathtaking plummet in traffic caused by the COVID-19 crisis, which led ... Continue Reading
Diehl Aviation sees US growth opportunities despite the COVID storm
Aircraft interiors and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation sees opportunities to grow its business in the United States with both Boeing and ... Continue Reading
India adopts touchless travel but appetite to fly is mixed
As domestic flights in India resumed on 25 May following a two-month lockdown, significant changes to the passenger experience were immediat... Continue Reading
Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading
British Airways doffs its hat to the Boeing 747 as fleet is retired
After nearly five decades of service and millions of miles flown around the globe, British Airways is retiring its remaining fleet of 31 Boe... Continue Reading