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Business plus seat on an aircraft. The seat is in grey and beige tones with soft blue lighting coloring the scene, and wood trim adding accent.

Business-plus front-row seats: where we are and where we’re going

As more and more airlines unveil new business-plus front-row seats, the dynamics of how they’re designing, marketing and selling these trave... Continue Reading

Two mobile devices are laying out on a grey table. They are both displaying the Air NZ App

Press Release: Travel at your fingertips with refreshed Air NZ app

The Air NZ app has undergone a complete rebuild to allow a continuous stream of new features to be added on a regular basis, starting with t... Continue Reading

A female passenger is sitting in the Air NZ Business Premier seat. The seat is all white with a large IFE screen. There is purple hue lighting surrounding the Visa seat.

Behind the changes in Safran Seats GB’s Visa seat for Air NZ

At the very front of Air New Zealand’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner sits a new business class herringbone seat spanning two market segments, ... Continue Reading

Air NZ Skynest with passengers in it on a 787 rendering

Air New Zealand’s new 787-9: the shape of longhaul to come

Air New Zealand’s next-generation Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — one version of which will fly its ultra-longhaul flights, including nonstops to ... Continue Reading

Smart use of mood lighting in an aircraft cabin as it cast soft blue over the fixtures.

Glow Up: interior lighting is getting smarter

On a recent Eurostar trip between France and London, it was striking to observe just how much the stark light onboard the train diminished t... Continue Reading

Plant-based burger on a bun with all the dressings. A bowl of fries sits beside it. This can be found on BA's new menus

Airlines go bananas for plant-based meals

As airlines increase their focus on sustainability, the carbon emissions footprint from the food they serve passengers inflight — and in pre... Continue Reading

This image is of an Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 arriving into Perth's international airport after a long flight from Auckland airport. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American long-haul, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating configurations. It is the first airliner with an airframe constructed primarily of composite materials. The 787 was designed to be 20% more fuel-efficient than the Boeing 767, which it was intended to replace. The 787 Dreamliner's distinguishing features include mostly electrical flight systems, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles.

New inward-facing herringbone and business-plus for Air NZ 787

Air New Zealand’s next Business Premier seat for its Boeing 787-9 is an inward-facing herringbone, and includes a front row business-plus pr... Continue Reading

GX Aviation’s Ka-band antenna to be installed on Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft.

Press Release: Inmarsat celebrates the 5th anniversary of GX Aviation

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, today celebrated the fifth anniversary of GX Aviation, its most succe... Continue Reading

hands holding a mobile device displaying the British Airways app

Spotlight on retail portal design for pre-flight and inflight orders

As with so many parts of commercial aviation and especially the passenger experience, the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a catalyst for ... Continue Reading

A man shows the IATA Travel Pass to a boarding agent at the airport

Collins integrating IATA Travel Pass into passenger management systems

The International Air Transport Association has seen strong industry take-up of its IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app that helps travelers to s... Continue Reading

2021 starts off worse than 2020 as travel restrictions bite

Increased travel restrictions are having a crushing impact on global passenger traffic, with total demand in January 2021 – as measured in r... Continue Reading

Copa Man handing a woman his passport wile also showing her IATA travel pass on his mobile device

Press Release: Air New Zealand trials global digital travel pass

Air New Zealand customers and employees will be among the first to trial a digital initiative to get people moving safely across the globe a... Continue Reading

Inmarsat Air New Zealand aircraft taking off

Press Release: Air New Zealand to study saliva testing for COVID-19

Air New Zealand is teaming up with the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) to look at the effectiveness of saliva testing ... Continue Reading

The first of Inmarsat’s I-6 satellites, I-6F1, which carries both L-band and Ka-band payloads, so is also known as GX6A, enters thermal vacuum testing in Toulouse, France. Manufactured in the UK and assembled in France, I-6F1 undergoes this test to simulate the harsh space environment prior to launch in H2 2021. [Credit: Inmarsat/Airbus Defence and Space] H-IIA

Inmarsat readies for most ambitious tech roadmap in its history

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network, Inmarsat is gearing up for the launch of four new GX payloads a... Continue Reading

Deutsche Telekom mobile customers see free inflight Internet benefit

Competitive pressure has been mounting for years for airlines to facilitate free inflight Internet browsing for passengers. New York-based J... Continue Reading