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Thompson Solo business class herringbone seat in grey and brown tones. View is from the top.

Cleansheet design — and regulation — for new herringbone flatbeds

Every novel seat design isn’t just a #PaxEx pathfinder: it’s also a pioneer project for safety regulators and certification of the seat itse... Continue Reading

Frontier Airlines aircraft on the runway.

Snowbirds share story of using Canadian border loophole to return home

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Many Canadian snowbirds, who are presently making their way home from sunspots like Flor... Continue Reading

Inflight Dublin's Everbox hardware for Everhub. A black box with green top.

Press Release: Inflight Dublin to provide wireless IFE trial for Air Peace

Inflight Dublin has been chosen by Nigeria’s foremost airline, Air Peace, to provide a trial of its Wireless IFE solution, Everhub™. Beginni... Continue Reading

A male passenger leans back in a business class seat holding a magazine.

W-UP: a winning solution to airlines’ business class demand woes?

Before COVID and the dramatic drop in business travel, some airlines were experimenting, publicly or in theoretical exercises, with a “busin... Continue Reading

from left to right: Amaury Barberot, COO at Expliseat, Cedric Combe, Project Leader at Airbus, Benjamin Saada, CEO at Expliseat, Jean-Francois Delacroix, A320 Product Offerability at Airbus, Catherine Cadet, Seat Commodity Manager at Airbus, Christian Kley, Head of Purchasing Seats at Airbus and David Robson, Head of Cabin Industrial at Airbus.

Press Release: Expliseat enters A320 BFE product catalogue

TiSeat E2, Expliseat’s economy class seats for short-haul and long-haul segments, enters the Airbus A320 BFE Product catalogue becoming the ... Continue Reading

Press Release: Panasonic unveils new features for ARC platform

Panasonic Avionics is today marking the two-year anniversary of the launch of Arc, its 3D in-flight moving map platform, by unveiling a rang... Continue Reading

Senior man, wearing N95 mask, travelling on a commercial airplane during covid-19 pandemic, reading on his personal electronic device, intelsat

Intelsat positions for recovery; share of Delta IFC is wild card

As COVID-19 restrictions ease and passenger traffic increases at airports in key markets, including the US, Intelsat believes it is “w... Continue Reading

United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX cabin interior showing various seat accommodations in blues and greys. View is front down the aisle with lots of light.

Minor hiccups aside, United strives to be accessible for the blind

Like many fellow flyers, I severely limited my travel over the last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. And like many, I also saw the ligh... Continue Reading

Screenshot of a map showing different colored aircraft icons dispersed on it.

Press Release: EUROCONTROL integrates Aireon spaced-based ADS-B

In a major operational enhancement of the EUROCONTROL Network Manager’s (NM) operational systems, real-time air traffic surveillance data de... Continue Reading

Aerial view from the plane on the outskirts of Moscow under the clouds with a gray wing, red wingtip and the blue sky

Viasat sets sights on delivering IFC in and over Russia

Viasat is eager to take a lead role in delivering inflight connectivity to airlines and business aircraft operators flying in and over Russi... Continue Reading

Airbus Airspace cabin showing the entryway, geometric design on the ceiling, blue and purple shades cast by LED lights and business class seats in greys and purple. Seats are in a 1-1 configuration.

Interiors suppliers trumpet work on new A320 Airspace brand cabins

In the years since Runway Girl Network first reported Airbus’ work to bring its widebody Airspace cabin brand to the narrowbody A320 family ... Continue Reading

Kelvin Boyette CEO of Latitude Aero standing beside 3 aircraft seats on display

Press Release: Latitude Aero approved by EASA as repair station

Latitude Aero is proud to announce we have received approval and designation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”) as an EASA Part... Continue Reading

Stelia's aircraft seat from the passengers point of view. The storage shelf, a mirror, the IFE screen, a small plant, a table and the aircraft window are in view.

Stelia learns design lessons from previous herringbone generations

With Stelia’s Opera outward-facing herringbone looking set to be a major part of the narrowbody longhaul future, the company is drawing on a... Continue Reading

Black and white image of Iridium Certus satellite in orbit over a glowing earth. Image: Collins Aerospace

Collins sees Certus satcom solution as boasting key differentiators

With successful tests under its belt, Collins Aerospace is confident its new Iridium Certus airborne satellite communications (satcom) syste... Continue Reading

Premium Economy is a focus as Delta retrofits 767 and A330 fleets

As the pandemic continues to severely impact the aviation industry, there are emerging signs that some airlines are once again getting ready... Continue Reading