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The Boeing Aerodynamic Shroud as displayed on Boeing's stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg

Boeing stays flexible to support ESA installs for next-gen IFC

As non-geostationary satellite services disrupt the inflight connectivity sector, Boeing is providing the necessary specs to enable airlines... Continue Reading

Expliseat TiSeat S on the AIX show floor.

Expliseat launches business seat and signs first US airline customers

HAMBURG — French seatmaker Expliseat has announced two firsts at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg: its entry into the business... Continue Reading

Passengers are boarding in the Qantas Economy Plus cabin.

Press Release: Qantas Economy Plus goes on sale and expands to A330s

Qantas customers will be able to book Qantas Economy Plus from today. The new cabin product, announced last year, offers up to 40 per cent m... Continue Reading

Airchair II model on a blue background with blue lighting.

Press Release: Westjet orders Airchair onboard wheelchairs for 737 fleet

The WestJet Group, Canada’s leading low-cost airline, has announced the purchase of 22 onboard wheelchairs from Airchair which will be insta... Continue Reading

Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, Mohammed Hareb AlMheiri, Chief Procurement & Technology Officer at flydubai, and Daniel Kerrison, Senior Vice President of Inflight Operations at flydubai

Press Release: flydubai to bring Starlink-powered Wi-Fi to 737 fleet

flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, today announced that it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink, the world’s most advan... Continue Reading

Qantas Economy Plus seats embossed with the branding on an A220

Qantas Economy Plus coming to 737s, A220s and A321XLRs

When Qantas’ first two new 200-seat Airbus A321XLRs entered revenue service in September, some folks’ initial impressions were less th... Continue Reading

Southwest secondary cockpit barrier is pictured.

Southwest to have 26 jets fitted with cockpit barriers by year-end

Southwest Airlines has become one of the first US carriers to deploy a retractable secondary cockpit barrier on board its aircraft, and says... Continue Reading

Seat triple of Acro Series 9 for FlySafair, as seen from the front

Press Release: Acro to supply FlySafair with Series 9 seats

Acro Aircraft Seating has been selected to supply FlySafair with multiple shipsets of its Series 9 Fixed Back seats. The new seats will be ... Continue Reading

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 parked at the gate. The airline's livery is blue, yellow and red, with the word Southwest in white on the fuse.

Press Release: Southwest picks Honeywell runway safety tech for fleet

Honeywell today announced that Southwest Airlines is in the process of activating its entire Boeing 737 aircraft fleet with SmartRunway and ... Continue Reading

Qantas 737-800 on touchdown. (The carrier is offering a new discount of carers of disabled passengers.)

Qantas to align 737 passenger experience with new domestic fleet

Qantas plans to overhaul 42 Boeing 737-800s with new interiors, including new business and economy class seats, mood lighting, sidewalls, ca... Continue Reading

WestJet Boeing 737 max 8 in flight at sunrise.

Press Release: WestJet, Lufthansa Technik ink historic engine MRO pact

WestJet and Lufthansa Technik announced today that they have signed an exclusive agreement, in which Lufthansa Technik will provide engine m... Continue Reading

Press Release: Copa picks Inflight Dublin Everhub W-IFE for 737 fleet

Inflight Dublin, a leading provider of in-flight entertainment (IFE) and wireless streaming solutions, is proud to announce that it has been... Continue Reading

Looking at the side of the Unum seat that is grey with orange trim, and features the unique foldable door.

Unum shines at AIX with innovative new not-door and launch customer

HAMBURG — Startup seatmaker Unum hit the Aircraft Interiors Expo this year as a Crystal Cabin Award finalist, with a seat ready for critical... Continue Reading

The belly of a Transavia aircraft in-flight

Press Release: Transavia trials AirFi retail and entertainment platform

Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia has begun a trial of the AirFi box that will enable passengers to access and buy in-flight entertainment co... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX parked and ready to board. The aircraft is in Southwest's signature dark blue, yellow and red livery. The IFC antenna hump is in view, installed atop the fuselage. A Spirit A320 can be seen in the background. Anuvu

Anuvu touts MRO benefits of its inflight connectivity install design

As the aviation industry continues to move towards standards-based approaches for inflight connectivity equipage, Anuvu is making an interes... Continue Reading