Press Release: Inmarsat to demo SB-S capabilities in trial with FLYHT
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, will demonstrate its advanced new SwiftBroadband-Safety (S... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Airbus A320
Inmarsat aims to drive out costs in going direct with Qatar, others
With Inmarsat Global Xpress Ka-band connectivity kit delivered factory-fit on Qatar Airways’ latest Airbus A350s, and the rest of the ... Continue Reading
ViaSat has great IFC expectations as 737 MAX with wifi readies for EIS
ViaSat is staying somewhat loose in its messaging about when its new ViaSat-2 satellite will begin actively supporting inflight connectivity... Continue Reading
Airframers can’t shift all responsibility for narrowing seats
In January 2015, RGN published an article entitled “Why I tell people to avoid flying on a 787“. Two and a half years later, the piece... Continue Reading
Press Release: Singapore becomes Thales’ largest Hub for repairs
Thales started its commercial avionics operations in Singapore over forty years ago and now produces key systems for the Airbus A320, A350 a... Continue Reading
Airbus unveils combined and floating deployable flight recorders
In a bold move towards improving the survivability of aircraft flight recorders for commercial aircraft worldwide, Airbus is working in part... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Air Astana Boeing 767 with GX breaks cover
Inmarsat can finally count another airline as having retrofitted hardware to aircraft in preparation for an upcoming Inmarsat GX Aviation se... Continue Reading
Boeing dispute underscores strength of CSeries product: Bombardier
It’s difficult to remember the last time an aircraft has generated so much positivity amongst passengers, and journalists who have reviewed ... Continue Reading
When a crash test dummy-sized human doesn’t really fit in the lav
The coach crunch continues unabated but smaller lavs being installed may present greater issues, even as they seek to address challenges for... Continue Reading
United’s invisible cocktail table underlines importance of design testing
Imagine you’re an airline creating a customised domestic US first class seat for over two hundred aircraft. You’ve selected a seat and decid... Continue Reading
Zodiac ECOS evolves with smarter bins, lights and extra overhead space
Zodiac Aerospace continues to evolve ECOS, the cabin demonstrator it renamed from ISIS for obvious geopolitical reasons, with new innovation... Continue Reading
Virgin is Alaska’s new weapon in US premium transcon battle
Even as Alaska Airlines considers the future of the Airbus A320 and A319 fleet it acquired during its purchase of Virgin America, the airlin... Continue Reading
Press Release: How Lufthansa Technik is fitting eight A320s/wk with Ka
“Lconnect – Your world of connectivity”: Lufthansa Technik is currently equipping eight Airbus A320 aircraft per week with... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa Technik presents new A320 cabin monument
World premiere at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg: Lufthansa Technik AG and Diehl Aerosystems are presenting a completely new develop... Continue Reading
DIY Eurobusiness on LCC Tigerair beats regular biz on short flight
In Australia, as elsewhere, securing extra comfort in the air can be tricky. For a recent one-hour trip I needed to take from Hobart to Melb... Continue Reading
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