Qatar Airways celebrates 100th aircraft with broadband Internet
Qatar Airways is celebrating the launch of its 100th aircraft to feature high-speed inflight Internet, which enables passengers to stay conn... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Airbus
Solving the puzzle of cabin interior supplier configuration management
When an airline or business jet customer specifies their aircraft interior, a huge number of highly engineered — and safety tested — pieces ... Continue Reading
Aerkomm taps ThinKom and Kontron as partners for new Ka IFC system
Aerkomm Inc., the upstart inflight connectivity provider that is working with Airbus Interior Services to install its Ka-band system initial... Continue Reading
APSATCOM expects major adoption of satcom IFC in mainland China
APT Mobile Satcom (APSATCOM), a sister company to the established Hong Kong-based company APT Satellite, expects to see “major adoption” of ... Continue Reading
Press Release: New Crystal Cabin categories agreed in face of COVID-19
In 2021, in view of the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global air travel, there will be two special categories for the Crystal C... Continue Reading
Press Release: STS grows C check team as aircraft come out of storage
STS Aviation Services, a division of STS Aviation Group and a leading aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider to the global... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITA facilitates biometrics, touchless travel at BCIA
SITA, the technology provider for the air transport industry, today announces its most extensive biometric deployment to date and a new comp... Continue Reading
Interiors innovation, at speed, in the time of COVID-19
In a time of crisis, it would be all too easy for a paralysis of innovation to set in for aircraft interiors suppliers. Airframers are endin... Continue Reading
Bag retrieval during aircraft evacuations begs test criteria changes
A meaningful number of airline passengers continue to waste precious seconds during time-critical evacuations by prioritizing the retrieval ... Continue Reading
Airbus Interior Services to support generic Ka IFC retrofits on A320s
In what could be seen as a surprising win for a company that self-identifies as a “development stage service provider of inflight entertainm... Continue Reading
Airbus, Embraer each offer medevac conversions for aircraft
Airbus and Embraer Executive Jets have each separately unveiled their own air ambulance conversion kits, enabling operators to transform pas... Continue Reading
Goodbye to British Airways’ baby bus, the all-premium A318
Originally used as flight numbers for the legendary Concorde, BA1 and BA2 were more recently associated with the British Airways Club World ... Continue Reading
Diehl sees US growth opportunities despite the COVID storm
Aircraft interiors and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation sees opportunities to grow its business in the United States with both Boeing and ... Continue Reading
Reflecting on the best flight(s) I’ve ever taken
Like many folks in aviation, I’m often asked to describe the best flight I’ve been fortunate enough to take. The answer? It’s complicated, b... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Tanzania picks Panasonic for IFEC on A220s
Air Tanzania has selected Panasonic Avionics’ (Panasonic) inflight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity systems to enhance the passenger exp... Continue Reading