Press Release: Recaro driving comfort on China Southern’s A350
China Southern Airlines’ first aircraft fully equipped with Recaro seats made its maiden flight on July 3rd, flying from Guangzhou to Shangh... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: A350-900
Why IAMA is working to bring transparency to aircraft retrofit market
Several years ago, when Lufthansa committed to orders for Boeing 777-9Xs and Airbus A350-900s, the carrier refused to be limited to the A350... Continue Reading
Cathay still fixing Safran seats, lavatories on even new A350s
Seat materials separating from their structures. Toilets taped together. Lavatories sealed with shabbily rough caulking. That’s not what Cat... Continue Reading
Near-term IFC opportunities in China prove head-scratcher
When Air China vice president and general manager, North America, Zhihang Chi, this spring told attendees at the Global Connected Aircraft S... Continue Reading
CTT to passengers: deselect of Zonal Drying on 787 affects us, not you
It’s not every day you read a press release announcing bad news. That’s why, when humidity control systems specialist CTT Systems this week ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Vietnam picks Thales AVANT IFE for new Boeing 787-10s
Vietnam Airlines has chosen Thales to equip their new B787-10 Dreamliner aircraft with the state-of-the-art AVANT inflight entertainment sys... Continue Reading
A tale of two herringbones and a sleeper seat
I try to keep an eye on the Chinese market whenever possible: after all, it’s going to be the largest in the world in the not too distant fu... Continue Reading
Press Release: China Southern first to select CTT humidification on A350
CTT SYSTEMS AB, the market leader of aircraft humidity control systems, today unveils China Southern Airlines as the previously undisclosed ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Flight Chic talks trends in advance of AIX
Welcome to Episode 56 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Marisa Garcia, who has worked directly in the design and manufacturing of aircraft... Continue Reading
Press Release: Iberia’s first A350, with hump, in final assembly stage
Iberia’s first A350-900 is in the final assembly stage at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, with its wings now attached to the fuselag... Continue Reading
Airbus reveals, clams up on A350 “Cabin Get Well” programme
TOULOUSE — Highlighting the continued existence of cabin supply problems with the Airbus A350 XWB family of aircraft during the delivery of ... Continue Reading
$500 for a door? Delta starts charging for better biz PaxEx
How much would you pay for a business class flight with a door on it? Delta, it seems, thinks it can soak passengers for an extra five hundr... Continue Reading
Azul and SKY Airline: How to prosper as Latin American LCCs
In emerging South American domestic markets dominated by two of Latin America’s biggest carriers, LATAM and GOL, Brazil’s Azul Linhas Aéreas... Continue Reading
Air Lease Corp “very disturbed” with Airbus and P&W as delays bite
Early this year, Airbus assured Air Lease Corporation (ALC) that the lessor’s 2017 new-aircraft deliveries wouldn’t slip any more than... Continue Reading
SIA joins airlines seeking to turn biofuel trickle into a flood
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is hoping its recently-announced operation of 12 long-haul flights partially powered by renewable jet fuel will hel... Continue Reading
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