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Spirit Airlines aircraft parked at the gate with the luggage door open for loading.

Managing expectations key as JetBlue brings its PaxEx to Spirit

From a #PaxEx point of view, few airlines could be seen as greater opposites than JetBlue and Spirit. While Frontier and Spirit would have b... Continue Reading

The exterior of the Air France Airbus aircraft at the gate.

Air France onboard experience impresses on short flights

Living in New York has spoiled me in the sense that I can typically enjoy nonstop flights to many of the destinations I visit. Occasionally,... Continue Reading

SkyFive’s work to bring ATG connectivity to Oceania progresses

SkyFive’s DA2G-branded direct air-to-ground inflight connectivity solution is under review by an undisclosed airline in New Zealand, which i... Continue Reading

Air-to-ground signal tower looking up towards the sky. Image: Skyfive

Air-to-ground inflight connectivity sees momentum in multiple markets

Satellite services and aircraft satcom systems ensure that airlines flying long-haul and over water can keep their passengers connected. But... Continue Reading

JetBlue Thompson Vantage business class seat.

2022: the year of new and exciting cabins

To say that the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic has been another tough one for aviation would be a gross understatement. Looking forwar... Continue Reading

American Eagle/Envoy Embraer E175 at sunset.

Move over Eurobiz: here comes Main Select Ameribiz

The American Airlines Shuttle is dead… long live Main Select, American’s flexible, priority-line replacement economy ticket bundle for its h... Continue Reading

Joanne Liddle managing director IPC Mouldings

One-on-one with IPC Mouldings managing director Joanne Liddle

IPC Mouldings, a veteran aerospace company that supplies tooling and plastic injection moulded parts and assemblies to the industry, sees an... Continue Reading

This graphic depicts examples of potential fields of application for liquid hydrogen in and on future aircraft (blue arrows) as well as at the airport (ground vehicles) and its periphery (refueling systems). The blue arrows outline potential fields of application in the aircraft: for example, satellite communications as well as galleys, cabin or IFE systems could be powered by electricity from a fuel cell in the future. The project partners will determine in the coming months which fields of application will actually be investigated in more detail in the practical evaluation.

Press Release: Hamburg makes aviation fit for hydrogen

The aerospace industry in Hamburg is preparing for flying with hydrogen. Therefore, the starting signal has now sounded for the set-up of a ... Continue Reading

The new Collins Aerospace PSUs for Airspace; the three PSU lights are on in this photo

Press Release: Collins to provide PSUs for A320 Family Airspace cabin

Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., has been selected by Airbus to supply upgraded passenger service units (PSU) for t... Continue Reading

Qingdao Fleet tails lined up with a cloudy sky in the background.

Qingdao Airlines reaffirms satcom inflight connectivity commitment

Qingdao Airlines has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding and accelerating the deployment of satellite-supported, inflight high-speed Inte... Continue Reading

Airbus Airspace cabin showing the entryway, geometric design on the ceiling, blue and purple shades cast by LED lights and business class seats in greys and purple. Seats are in a 1-1 configuration.

Interiors suppliers trumpet work on new A320 Airspace brand cabins

In the years since Runway Girl Network first reported Airbus’ work to bring its widebody Airspace cabin brand to the narrowbody A320 family ... Continue Reading

Airbus A320neo on the tarmac of an airport. Grey skies fill the background.

Press Release: Bucher’s Bionic Partition installed successfully on A320

The Swiss specialist in aircraft interiors continues to focus on lightweight innovations for the aviation industry. Bucher is taking a techn... Continue Reading

Rear view of the PF3000 seat by pitch aero recently acquired by Causeway

Press Release: Causeway acquires Pitch Aircraft Seating Systems

Causeway Aero Group has acquired Pitch Aircraft Seating Systems for an undisclosed sum. This follows the award, in March 2019, of a contract... Continue Reading

The Geven Essenza slimline, pictured here aboard Lufthansa, has traditionally sat at the lower end of Geven’s passenger experience spectrum. But now Super Economy will be the low end, while Essenza moves to higher-end. Image: Geven

Geven to launch “super” economy seat for ULCCs, LCCs

Italian aircraft seatmaker Geven is preparing to launch a brand new economy class seat model aimed at meeting the needs of ultra-low-cost ca... Continue Reading

A head-on view of the JetBlue Mint cabin

JetBlue’s new Mint, new route, give new reasons to shout

Last year at this time, a JetBlue flight was practically a carnival in the clouds. Whatever you wanted to drink, eat or watch could be done,... Continue Reading