Finnair goes local in designing and sourcing new Clean Kit and masks
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many consequences to aviation, and one has been a spike in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE),... Continue Reading
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Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airlines need to be clear about catering changes
COVID-19, and its effects on the aviation industry, are unprecedented. Airlines have been scrambling to continue flying while keeping passen... Continue Reading
Commercial aviation may not see rebound until 2023
In a sobering new report, Moody’s predicts that the broad base of global suppliers feeding aircraft manufacturers will be “the last of the d... Continue Reading
How I fell in love with aviation
Everyone who loves aviation comes to it in their own special, unique way. For me, this most changeable of industries has been one of the few... Continue Reading
NXT Communications emerges in IFC with new ESA for narrowbodies
Amid a crisis that has brought the inflight connectivity sector to its knees – highlighted by the recent warning from Global Eagle tha... Continue Reading
The prospects for business-plus as travel restarts
COVID-19 has given airlines a grace period in passenger experience expectations, but thinking about how those expectations will change as av... Continue Reading
SmartSky responds to patent challenge from Gogo
SmartSky Networks has filed a preliminary response to Gogo Business Aviation’s challenge of 20 claims in its Patent 9312947. The patent cove... Continue Reading
Press Release: Trip & Co registering cargo in cabin patents
Trip & Co and SII Netherlands joined forces to develop efficient products to transport cargo on board passenger flights. They have since... Continue Reading
Paper for plastic? John Horsfall offers new waste wood cabin options
In the age of COVID-19, passenger hygiene has become a hot commodity. So has the amount of single-use, disposable plastic used on the aircra... Continue Reading
Virtual aircraft trolley with touch-free payments to roll out
As the aviation industry seeks to restart after COVID-19-driven suspensions, airlines are looking hard at what the passenger experience migh... Continue Reading
Press Release: ThinKom achieves new milestones for its IFC antennas
ThinKom Solutions, Inc., today announced its Ku3030 aero satellite antennas have been installed on more than 1,550 commercial aircraft of 16... Continue Reading
Mulling the future of seatback IFE given COVID and the Greta effect
Over the last decade, seatback IFE has survived in the face of countless news articles about its imminent demise. It has survived in the fac... Continue Reading
Inside the agile certification of COVID-19 cabin additions
As airlines look expectantly towards the resumption of flights during the next phase of COVID-19 lockdown lifting, the new shape of the airl... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik tests long-lasting virucide for aircraft cabins
Airlines and passenger experience industry suppliers are attempting to reassure passengers and staff that aircraft cabins are as safe as pos... Continue Reading
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