Chinese IFEC specialist FTS prepares for renewed overseas push
Covid wasn’t kind to any of us, but for Beijing-based inflight entertainment and connectivity specialist FTS, the pandemic stymied its effor... Continue Reading
Services
A 2020s PaxEx conundrum: outstations and how to do them well
Designing the details of outstation ground services is both complex and vital to the passenger experience. Getting those details wrong can h... Continue Reading
Air India transforms 777-200LR IFE with new GUI, content and map
For in-transition Air India, inflight entertainment has been the source of numerous headaches and passenger complaints. From non-functional ... Continue Reading
Insights into the evolution of European leisure demand post-shutdown
Many of Europe’s leisure travel destinations are finding a new position within the market after the fundamental rethink forced on them by th... Continue Reading
Global Airlines takes ownership of ex-China Southern A380
Inching closer to revenue service, UK start-up Global Airlines on 2 February took ownership of its first Airbus A380 jumbo jet bearing the s... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: APEX TECH offers roadmap for IFE content delivery
The Airline Passenger Experience Association’s APEX Technology Committee will host its annual APEX TECH conference on 28-29 February a... Continue Reading
Narrowbody herringbones: the 3D Wave and why it needs a comeback
Seatmakers are always seeking to carve out space from the airline cabin, but a new set of challenges are arising, particularly aboard the ne... Continue Reading
Delta to refurbish select 737-800s with updated IFE, new first class
Delta Air Lines this week announced the kickoff of a long awaited refurbishment program for select Boeing 737-800s. The US major also said c... Continue Reading
Brightline West gets DOT bond boost for bullet train project
The US Department of Transportation has granted Brightline West a new $2.5 billion private activity bond allocation, adding to a previous $1... Continue Reading
A retrospective on Cathay Pacific’s Cirrus business class
2024 looks set to be a bumper year for a new generation of business class cabins arriving onto aircraft, so it’s perhaps fitting that your a... Continue Reading
The new cabins of 2024 — and what they will tell us about aviation
Business and first class remain the linchpin of most full service airlines’ revenues, and 2024 looks set to offer a fascinating mixture of n... Continue Reading
What aircraft cabin designers can take from the newest Shinkansen
NAGOYA — It has always amused your author that one of Japan’s best railway museums, JR Central’s SC Maglev and Railway Park, sits in the cit... Continue Reading
Cathay’s Vivian Lo talks design language of new Aria business suite
There are few things as anticipated in the passenger experience world this year as Cathay Pacific’s forthcoming Aria business class product.... Continue Reading
Recaro’s Dr. Mark Hiller on how aircraft seats are evolving
One of the best ways to understand how aircraft cabin interiors are advancing to meet the needs of the modern traveler is to talk to a busy ... Continue Reading
JAL516 reflections and a visit to the Airbus Safety Promotion Center
On a mountain ridge west of Tokyo, in rural Gunma prefecture, sits a shrine dedicated to the 520 lives lost in the crash of Japan Airlines f... Continue Reading