Safran may have reached earnings low point for interiors in 1H
Safran’s aircraft interiors business reported a 39.7% decrease in revenues for the first half of 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Onboard
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qantas to deploy Bluebox Wow across QantasLink
Travellers flying the network of cities and regional destinations across Australia served by QantasLink, the regional airline for the Qantas... Continue Reading
Inside Geven’s Elemento Wave seat and family design approach
With its new Elemento fully featured economy class seat, Geven is introducing three novel features to its product line: a new kinematic syst... Continue Reading
Inmarsat open to partnerships for Orchestra terrestrial 5G layer
Inmarsat’s new plan to add a congestion-relieving layer of terrestrial 5G at busy airport hubs and areas with combined aviation and maritime... Continue Reading
Why Amtrak should include digital overhaul in its future plans
When traveling between New York and Washington DC, I try to use Amtrak as much as possible. Flights linking these two cities are often expen... Continue Reading
2021: Aviation’s once-in-a-century opportunity to reset seat sizes
The next twenty years in aviation will define what commercial aircraft — and their cabins — look like for the next century. What looks futur... Continue Reading
Covid transatlantic travel: Plan meticulously and expect high costs
Having recently returned to the UK after traveling to the US, via Dublin, for a long-awaited family reunion, my advice to anyone considering... Continue Reading
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
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’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
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
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