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Number of connected aircraft could double by 2030: Euroconsult

Over the last year, inflight connectivity service revenues dropped by almost one-third totaling $970 million, as nationwide lockdowns, groun... Continue Reading

Interior of Alaska Airlines' A321neo with passengers onboard.

Alaska Airlines offers compelling transcon option with A321neo

While an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is not at the top of my preference list for a transcon flight, the airline regularly schedules one of it... Continue Reading

A man seated in an aircraft seat with hands folded. His legs are in view, and shown close to the seatback in front of him

Study shines light on optimum aircraft seat dimensions

With unruly passenger incidents on the rise, it is timely to ask what role cabin conditions might play in passenger behavior. A recent in-de... Continue Reading

WestJet’s 787-9 PaxEx impresses on London-Toronto

Roughly a year ago, I anxiously boarded an Air Canada flight to Toronto. Having spent months in lockdown in a central London flat, I was des... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines 767 in-flight, with a view of the engine from the window

Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat

With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading

Cathay A321neo sets new shorthaul narrowbody standard

With recliner-plus seats in business, fully-featured HAECO Vector seats in economy, Panasonic NEXT 4K screens throughout, and Bluetooth audi... Continue Reading

Connections around planet Earth viewed from space at night, cities connected around the globe by shiny lines, international travel or global business finance, world connectivity, elements from NASA

Inmarsat orchestrates plan for communications network of the future

London-headquartered satellite operator Inmarsat isn’t new to the hybrid network game. It has long supported governments with multi-band sol... Continue Reading

hands holding a mobile device displaying the British Airways app

Spotlight on retail portal design for pre-flight and inflight orders

As with so many parts of commercial aviation and especially the passenger experience, the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a catalyst for ... Continue Reading

Welcome to a TikTok stress test of American’s Viasat system

As several US-based airlines chart a slow and winding course towards low-cost or free Wi-Fi for passengers, or in some cases continue to pro... Continue Reading

Rendering showing aircraft flying and flight paths over Europe on an earth globe view from space at night. All the world map textures are originally from NASA EASA. Satellite comms. ATG

ThinKom Ka aero antenna to integrate on Telesat Lightspeed LEO network

As Telesat puts the pieces in place to launch its nextgen LEO broadband network Lightspeed, the Canadian satellite operator has forged what ... Continue Reading

Boeing Sky Interior of 737NG with bright blue LED lights and a decorative overhead

IDSA experts on the beauty of non-utilitarian things in the cabin

In our zeal to optimize aviation design, we often look to cut out frivolous things and dead weight. Still, industry stakeholders were remind... Continue Reading

Tailwind seaplane at the dock prepping for flight.

Taking Tailwind for a spin before it begins NYC-BOS seaplane operation

Seaplane operations are not a new idea for New York City. Small airlines have been utilizing the East 23rd Street Skyport since the 1930s. W... Continue Reading

Aircraft seating sled for testing, with 3 crash test dummies in place at Mirus facility

Crash testing capacity crunch drives new Mirus site expansion

A few hours northeast of London near Norwich, Mirus Aircraft Seating is building its own dynamic test facility for aircraft seats, featuring... Continue Reading

The eSTOL aircraft as it may appear in Ravn Alaska livery

Airflow CEO Marc Ausman on the role of commercial electric flight

The electric revolution is coming… Although this is a line borrowed from the Airflow website, it’s also a fact. Airflow is working to bring ... Continue Reading

A wing of an aircraft flying above a rendering of the earth. Elements of this image are furnished by NASA.

Industry explores EHF bands for inflight connectivity

Satellite operators and satcom hardware manufacturers are presently engaged in serious exploratory work regarding the use of extremely high ... Continue Reading