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Panasonic Avionics to focus on aviation as it sells ITC Global

Inflight entertainment and connectivity giant Panasonic Avionics is pulling out of the maritime, energy and enterprise satellite communicati... Continue Reading

The Airtek business class seat concept, as envisaged by JPA Design, featuring different athleisure seat fixtures such as coat hooks and retaining straps

Beyond yoga pants: athleisure seat fixtures reach business class

Remember back in 2017 when there was a big discussion about whether yoga pants — those ultra-comfortable, stretchy athletic-leisure garments... Continue Reading

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Gogo envisages Bring Your Own License connected IFE

As the movie landscape is reshaped amid the COVID-19 crisis – and on the heels of the bombshell decision by Warner Bros. to exhibit it... Continue Reading

Finding the middle road: Virgin Australia’s MAX 10 PaxEx options

When Virgin Australia takes delivery of its 737 MAX 10 aircraft starting in 2023, it will be as part of the airline’s future: charting a #Pa... Continue Reading

Flight attendant wearing a mask and gloves while serving passengers. LED lights and seatback screens are in view

US lawmaker wants mob of rioters added to No-Fly List

A US lawmaker who chairs the House committee on Homeland Security is urging the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Burea... Continue Reading

Two software-defined OneSat satellites in orbit, with an image of earth alongside them

Software-defined network part of Intelsat plan for aero

Intelsat is evolving towards software-defined, reconfigurable satellite assets that will allow the company to direct high-throughput capacit... Continue Reading

All of the contents of the new amenity kit spread out on the hard surface of the Mint seat.

Wanderfuel makes wellness addition to JetBlue Mint cabin

A refreshed first class or business class cabin always drew attentive excitement in the carefree days of aviation, but now as the pandemic s... Continue Reading

Inmarsat readies for most ambitious tech roadmap in its history

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network, Inmarsat is gearing up for the launch of four new GX payloads a... Continue Reading

Over head image of a Delta Airlines aircraft (Airbus A321) after take off from Reagan "nAirport. Image features the underneath of the plane with clouds in background

Delta picks Viasat for more than 300 narrowbodies

Longtime Gogo customer Delta Air Lines has selected Viasat’s Ka-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity for more than 300 mainline na... Continue Reading

The original 2018 Air Rest didn't feature three-point belts (or, here at the annual AIX show that same year, any belts). Image shows Air Rest on the show floor, covered in grey fabric

Nij crunch leads to new three-point seatbelt default

When Cathay Pacific’s new A321neo business class seat — the Collins Aerospace Air Rest recliner — recently broke cover, Runway Girl Network’... Continue Reading

View of the inside of modern commercial airliner with passengers traveling.

EASA issues call for tenders on cabin air quality study

For many years, airline crew members have expressed a wide variety of health concerns about contaminated air on aircraft. Now the European U... Continue Reading

JetBlue A220-300 inaugural test flight taking off from runway

Press Release: JetBlue takes delivery of its first A220-300

JetBlue today announced it has formally taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, marking the start of a new era for the airline... Continue Reading

A Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines shown over Istanbul city, preparing to land at Ataturk international airport.

Turkish Technic sees wireless hardware fly on Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines’ maintenance, repair and overhaul unit Turkish Technic can add wireless entertainment and connectivity hardware to its cadr... Continue Reading

Emirates' new premium economy seat, with cream covers. The photo shows the new calfrest for passengers

Emirates’ premium economy shows upgrades but no category shift

There was a time in the distant past — by which, at the end of 2020, we mean any time before the COVID-19 crisis — when Emirates’ adoption o... Continue Reading

A brown wooden table in a lounge. A computer screen, a keyboard, a light and a landline phone sit on the table.

Reshaping O&D: the remote trend and business/work travel

As we look towards 2021, one thing is clear in the future fog swirling around the COVID-19 pandemic: the way that many people will work has ... Continue Reading