New seat belts after Asiana 214? Probably not
Last year’s tragic crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport placed renewed focus on the role of aircraft s... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing
Delta selects Pinnacle seat for 225 narrowbodies
Aircraft seat manufacturing giant B/E Aerospace has been selected by Delta Air lines to provide its hugely popular Pinnacle economy class se... Continue Reading
Samsung keeps its eye on the travel prize
On the eve of the massive International CES show in Las Vegas, news broke that Samsung wants to parlay its technology into automotive naviga... Continue Reading
IFE becomes comfort factor for passengers
In years past, self-proclaimed experts have predicted a “disruption” in the inflight entertainment industry that would see wireless IFE repl... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Do separate IFC systems make safety sense?
Now that airlines are using inflight connectivity systems to support both passenger connectivity and certain crew applications, some are eag... Continue Reading
Ethiopian sees fire-damaged 787 home for Christmas
The heck with Santa and his reindeer. You know who else will soon be in the skies? Ethiopian’s Queen of Sheba, with her shiny nose and... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Boeing confirms timeline for full eX3 installs
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Airbus developing new interior for A320
Airbus is working to develop a new interior for its A320 family, in a move that will better position the single-aisle airliners to compete &... Continue Reading
British Airways not ruling out new IFE for 747s
British Airways says it is not ruling out the possibility of retrofitting its aged Boeing 747s with a new inflight entertainment system. Whi... Continue Reading
IFE fire aboard BA 747 “first time” for system
An electrical fire that was sparked by the inflight entertainment system on a British Airways Boeing 747 represents “the first time th... Continue Reading
Air Canada’s 787 to accommodate the blind
Air Canada today revealed it intends to become the first airline in the world to offer an inflight entertainment system with an accessible s... Continue Reading
Boeing to offer inflight connectivity on 787
Boeing plans to offer inflight connectivity on its 787-8 in under a year, after making two connectivity solutions offerable on the new 787-9... Continue Reading
Chinese-made aircraft interiors to feature in Boeing catalog
Twelve months after Boeing started working with AVIC to assist the Chinese manufacturer in expanding its capabilities to include aircraft in... Continue Reading
Lufthansa does not support Airbus campaign for 18″ seat width standard
Lufthansa is not throwing its support behind Airbus’ campaign to make 18 inches the standard for seat width on long-haul aircraft. With resp... Continue Reading
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