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Intelsat makes aircraft linefit gains, secures connectivity wins

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis in commercial aviation, Intelsat in the last 18 months secured new inflight connectivity... Continue Reading

Delta A330-900neo suite is pictured here. The seat is blue with a much darker blue headrest and the outer thermoplastics and details are light grey, There are headphones hanging in the suite and bedding on the seat.

Delta One suite aboard the A330neo remains solid PaxEx choice

After years of frustrating Zoom, Teams, RingCentral, Webex and other virtual meetings, I was thrilled to finally have a chance to travel for... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines A330-200 at the gate in San Diego.

Delta is consistent but some products are showing their age

For an AvGeek there are few greater pleasures than flying aboard internationally-configured aircraft on domestic flights. I recently had the... Continue Reading

RAVE OS ultra angled HD screen is displayed in this image. The screen is displaying categories such as movies, a cock and a map.

Press Release: SPI launches new IFE software platform

Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) is excited to announce the launch of Safran’s latest software platform, RAVE OS, with All Nippon Airways ... Continue Reading

Breeze Airways' aircraft in its bright blue livery is parked at the airport gate in Charleston. A catering truck is pictured in the back ground with the word Charleston on it.

Breeze Airways makes the case for kindness as a business model

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” The old maxim from Scottish author and preacher John Watson is a worthy principl... Continue Reading

A window seat on TAP A330-900neo business class. The seats are grey with a yellow pillow resting on top.

TAP’s Recaro CL6710 provokes compact staggered thoughts

Recaro’s CL6710 is one of the late 2010s-era compact staggered business class seats, alongside products such as the Safran Optima and Stelia... Continue Reading

Finnair A350 business class seat is pictured here in grey tones. Bright light shines onto it through the aircraft window.

Finnair’s “rebirth” launches Collins AirLounge, HAECO Vector Premium

In what Finnair chief executive Topi Manner calls a “rebirth of Finnair”, the airline is introducing a new type of business class seat — the... Continue Reading

JetBlue's cool blue lighting on board is picture as people fill the aircraft seats. This image is from the back of the aircraft showing the seatback IFE screens with various entertainment playing.

Cancun hop on JetBlue highlights cabin consistency

There’s nothing like a harsh winter in the Northeast to send travelers in search of warmer climes. Eager to catch a break from the frigid te... Continue Reading

Computer rendering of the Factorydesign Access business class seat. Seats by the window are frontward facing while the seats next to them are angled inwards towards the aircraft window. Small pillows sit on each seat.

The Z-bed is back: Factorydesign’s single-aisle Access

The “comfort canyon” between fully flat business class seats and economy class is growing wider again, especially on the new fleet of long-h... Continue Reading

SkyFive’s work to bring ATG connectivity to Oceania progresses

SkyFive’s DA2G-branded direct air-to-ground inflight connectivity solution is under review by an undisclosed airline in New Zealand, which i... Continue Reading

An aircraft sits on the runway with 3 water streams spraying over top of it making the WIFI symbol.

Aegean goes EAN for Airbus A320/A321 fleet

Greece’s national carrier Aegean is to go with an almost full-fleet outfitting of the Inmarsat-Deutsche Telekom hybrid S-band/air-to-ground ... Continue Reading

Thai Airways A350 business class. Business Class is adorned in purple pillows and accents. A female flight attendant is speaking with a male passenger.

Press Release: Thai Airways appoints Stellar as new IFE CSP

We are delighted to announce that Thai Airways has chosen IFE content specialists Stellar Entertainment as their new content service partner... Continue Reading

Northern Pacific Airways aircraft parked on the runway at sunset. A beautiful sunset sky fills the background.

Northern Pacific CEO sees 757 service launch this year

If all goes right, there will be a brand new airline plying the skies between the continental US, Alaska, and northern Asia later this year.... Continue Reading

The MAX 8 looked pristine as it advanced towards the gate. Image: Fintan Horan-Stear

Comparing American Airlines’ 737-800 and MAX 8

Now that the Boeing 737 MAX has settled into service across the globe, does this new aircraft provide a significant improvement to its prede... Continue Reading

Philippe Carette, President, Inmarsat Aviation

One-on-one with Inmarsat Aviation president Philippe Carette

Last fall, Inmarsat named Philippe Carette as president of its Aviation business. Carette joined the London-headquartered satellite operator... Continue Reading