Satcom Direct discusses business aviation IFE play, M&A
Late last month, business aviation communications and avionics provider Satcom Direct (SD) announced it would acquire TrueNorth Avionics, a ... Continue Reading
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Satcom Direct talks laser focus on business aviation (and military)
There is lot of excitement around Satcom Direct (SD) at present, what with the launch of its new SD LIVE television product for the business... Continue Reading
Half-inch seat fitting promises seat pitch flexibility; what of #PaxEx?
When it comes to densifying airline cabins, give most carriers half an inch and they’re happy to take a mile. Yet for the best part of a cen... Continue Reading
Press Release: digEcor, IFPL to deliver integrated USB in-seat power
Mirus Aircraft seating have selected digEcor to provide in-seat USB power for its new Hawk lightweight seat. In conjunction with our partner... Continue Reading
Mirus sets new LCC standard with digEcor in-seat power for AirAsia
SINGAPORE — In a potentially gamechanging development for the world of low-cost carriers, innovative upstart British seatmaker Mirus has cho... Continue Reading
Press Release: Rockwell Collins to acquire B/E for $8.3 billion
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL), a global leader in high-integrity solutions for aerospace and defense, and B/E Aerospace (NASDAQ: BEAV), the w... Continue Reading
Emirates bets on JetBlue Caribbean/LatAm FLL connections
Why on earth, you might have wondered, is Emirates flying to Fort Lauderdale, the second airport for the Miami metropolitan region, rather t... Continue Reading
ACI World calls for common-sense landside security at airports
As the bombings which killed 35 people (three of them suicide bombers) on 22 March in Brussels Airport’s main terminal building show, airpor... Continue Reading
When a cruise line designs an airline
Today is the first day of fall in 2016. It is also likely the first time you’re reading the words “Crystal AirCruise”. By this time next yea... Continue Reading
British Airways first class aims to match Virgin biz with LHR “wing”
One of the passenger experience benefits for first class travellers has been missing for eight years at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5, the ho... Continue Reading
EK521 Dubai 777 evacuation raises numerous safety questions
Regardless of the cause of the crash landing of the Boeing 777-300 operating Emirates flight EK521 in Dubai last month, the initial facts of... Continue Reading
The necessity of smart stowage for smartphones on aircraft
“I will always have a scar on my hand from a 767.” Andy Miles, a frequent flyer who often crosses the Pacific in premium seats, messaged me ... Continue Reading
Launch date of Aireon satellites uncertain after Falcon 9X explosion
Yesterday’s explosion which destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9X launcher and its payload during a static test-firing on Cape Canaveral’s Laun... Continue Reading
Flip-up economy seat to undergo 16g certification tests this fall
Having completed 9g static tests of its innovative new “s:two” economy-class seat, start-up aircraft seating company Rebel.Aero ... Continue Reading
Big business, premium changes on NZ’s 787, 777-300ER
Air New Zealand is replacing its unique premium economy Spaceseat product with the much more standard seats found on the rest of its longhau... Continue Reading
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