Near-term IFC opportunities in China prove head-scratcher
When Air China vice president and general manager, North America, Zhihang Chi, this spring told attendees at the Global Connected Aircraft S... Continue Reading
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Recaro seeks to drive efficiencies with IoT of aircraft seats
With the IoT of aircraft cabins in its sights, Recaro Aircraft Seating developed a system for its new business class seat which alerts the c... Continue Reading
Lufthansa on wellness applications – what about the liability?
Inflight wellness is a hot topic right now. And Panasonic Avionics has been quick on the draw to provide a Wellness-branded solution aimed a... Continue Reading
Women in Plastics make their mark in male dominated industry
With single-use plastics accumulating in oceans and on beaches, it’s easy to see why the messaging around plastic in general isn’t a wholly ... Continue Reading
Honeywell strategically positioned as it begins to sell GX to airlines
Several years ago, when Inmarsat selected Honeywell’s bid to build the aero terminal units for Global Xpress, it also named Honeywell a GX s... Continue Reading
Different IFE focuses pursued by rivals Panasonic, Thales, Zodiac
The three major players in embedded inflight entertainment are taking notably different tacks to appeal to airlines and their passengers. Du... Continue Reading
Aircraft seat size minimums in the offing, Recaro touts flexibility
The Federal Aviation Administration has a year to regulate aircraft seat size as part of FAA reauthorization legislation signed this fall by... Continue Reading
Panasonic IFC pivot taken into account as Southwest studies wifi issues
It wasn’t so very long ago that Panasonic Avionics seemed to be gunning to equip potentially hundreds of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s with... Continue Reading
Tragicomedy abounds in happy-sad romcom Oh Lucy!
Joining the ranks of such classic happy-sad romantic comedies as (500) Days of Summer, About Time, and The Break-Up, last year’s cult hit Oh... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Air Tanzania A220 and Norwegian Air Argentina
On Thanksgiving morning, Airbus revealed the full livery of Air Tanzania’s first A220-300 twinjet. Air Tanzania will be the type’s first ope... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance continues member growth, agrees framework
Having only been gathering new members since June, the pieces of the puzzle that the Seamless Air Alliance needs to fulfill its goals are no... Continue Reading
Delta selects new wireless seatback IFE for A330-900neo
In an announcement regarding a top off order for Airbus A330-900neos released on 16 November, Delta Air Lines dropped what will be, for some... Continue Reading
Carlisle eager to work with Inmarsat, Panasonic for nextgen GX installs
When Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics in September announced their new strategic partnership – and expressed intent to collaborate on the dev... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Saudia A320 emerges with hybrid IFC plus seatback
In a rather quiet announcement released only in Arabic, Saudia has officially placed into service the newest entrant into the inflight conne... Continue Reading
Boom talks supersonic jet PaxEx as it eyes service entry in mid-2020s
More often than not, when industry seeks to generate excitement about the return of supersonic flight, the proposition entails a premium pas... Continue Reading
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