Thales STV+ set to fly on JetBlue’s A320 fleet
The JetBlue A320 retrofit project will bring Thales's STV+ product into flight in early 2017. The new system is Android-based and uses table... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Airbus A320
JetBlue retrofit plan will see more seats on A321s, fewer on A320s
JetBlue's new, higher-density A320 cabins will have fewer seats added than previously announced. The A321 Core fleet will also see a remodel... Continue Reading
ViaSat sees Yahsat move into inflight as sincere form of flattery
Competition is heating up in aviation’s regional satellite connectivity market, with Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat gearing up to trial a Ka-band servic... Continue Reading
A Space-Flex setback: carrier chooses comfort for crew
Earlier this year RGN learned that a major carrier was evaluating the Airbus/Zodiac Space-Flex v2 lavatory/galley option and had less than s... Continue Reading
Hawaiian, JetBlue suggest less is more with new slimline seats
Commercial aviation is working had to convince travelers that less is more. Hawaiian Airlines is the latest to make such a declaration, clai... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Why the rush to judgment in the Metrojet disaster
This is an excerpt from a story in The New York Times: “The cockpit voice captured ‘a brief fraction-of-a-second sound’ just before it stopp... Continue Reading
Sinai Metrojet A321 crash raises questions about Egypt, Russia
After the flight of Metrojet/Kogalymavia flight 7K9268 from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia, there... Continue Reading
Airbus places focus on people at first production site in America
MOBILE: “If we are just looking at [the cost] of people we should probably locate the assembly line in Mexico.” That is the stor... Continue Reading
Virgin America believes it can command a premium for quality wifi
Virgin America made a splash in the aviation connectivity market recently when it announced a shift to a ViaSat-operated satellite solution ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Crash Investigations and Laser Incriminations
Welcome to Episode 27 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Christine Negroni, a highly regarded freelance journalist coverin... Continue Reading
LATAM focuses on wireless IFE rollout instead of inflight Internet
Having deactivated the OnAir mobile and wifi connectivity on 31 equipped Airbus A320s operated by TAM, Latin American airline holding compan... Continue Reading
Airline reveals its concerns about new Airbus lavatory/galley option
As airlines work to increase passenger density on existing airframes the push to reduce everything else on board is very real. For the Airbu... Continue Reading
JetBlue eyes measured growth for Mint premium product
Fresh off of doubling its earnings in the second quarter, JetBlue management has provided some color on the carrier’s fleet and refurb... Continue Reading
Could A320 P2F conversion have positive impact on #PaxEx?
Airbus is taking another swing at the idea of a passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme for its A320 family of narrowbodies. The E... Continue Reading
Overhead bin space is increasing…but is it increasing fast enough?
As airframers, cabin interiors houses and design firms work feverishly to expand overhead luggage compartments, airlines too are addressing ... Continue Reading
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