Stelia sings 44°-angle tune with single-aisle Opera suite
The curtain is up on Opera, Stelia’s latest outward-facing herringbone business class seat, designed expressly for single-aisle aircraft. Th... Continue Reading
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Collins Aerospace on the challenges and rewards of developing Horizon
The last trip this writer took before the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled the aviation industry was to report on the new Aeroflot A350 for Runway... Continue Reading
Logistics and compliance challenge airlines during pandemic
As aviation operations enter a new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic, industry experts are addressing the challenge of obtaining the parts a... Continue Reading
Press Release: SIMONA Boltaron achieves key quality certification
SIMONA Boltaron announces that the company has earned its AS9100 Rev D certification in addition to its existing ISO 9001:2015 registration.... Continue Reading
IFPL Bluetooth audio jack goes low-power, skips GUI
As an increasing number of personal electronic devices eschew the long-lived 3.5mm headphone connector, passengers are traveling with Blueto... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik teams up with LG for new AERQ PaxEx partnership
One of the ongoing critiques of the inflight entertainment industry is the slow speed at which the burgeoning advances in consumer technolog... Continue Reading
Overcoming constraints to wheelchair restraints in the aircraft cabin
An upcoming panel session at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Los Angeles, called Flying for All, will review the topic of accessibility in th... Continue Reading
Phasor and Gogo advance work on Ku electronically steerable antenna
Phasor is “roughly on schedule” for the first version of the electronically steerable antenna (ESA) it is developing in partners... Continue Reading
Press Release: StandardAero swarded STC for SmartSky IFC on ERJs
Embraer jet operators now have access to SmartSky Networks’ best-in-class inflight connectivity. StandardAero, via its Organization Designat... Continue Reading
Acumen execs on delivering customization in shorter timeframes
In a market driven by tight timelines for delivery, complex and often delicate certification processes and a high cost burden for developmen... Continue Reading
Press Release: FAA awards cert to STG’s Airbus liTeMood cabin lighting
STG Aerospace, the pioneering aircraft cabin lighting specialist, is delighted to announce that its Airbus liTeMood® solution is now FAA cer... Continue Reading
New evacuation slide enables LHT and EAM to add six seats to A320s
With the certification of a new high-performance exit slide, Lufthansa Technik and EAM Worldwide are offering an extra choice to airlines th... Continue Reading
Evolving business class suite privacy beyond just adding a door
After the Aircraft Interiors Expo this April, I noted that quite a lot of seatmakers seemed to have adopted the Beyoncé model: if you liked ... Continue Reading
Passengers take note: seatbelt extenders deactivate your airbag
A few months ago, multiple media outlets reported that Thai Airways was disallowing passengers with a girth wider than 56 inches from flying... Continue Reading
Press Release: COMAC to offer Teledyne real-time monitoring on ARJ21
Teledyne Controls, the Flight Data Management business, has announced a partnership with the Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC to build a ... Continue Reading
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