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Press Release: Safran in talks to buy Air Liquide aero oxygen activities

Safran announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Air Liquide to acquire the aeronautical oxygen and nitrogen activities... Continue Reading

A view of the flydubai Safran Vue business class seat from the front of the aircraft. Large overhead bins and the Boeing Sky Interior's signature LED lighting can be seen in this shot.

Safran’s Vue débuts as flydubai Business Suite

The latest airline to unveil a single-aisle long-haul business class mini-suite is flydubai, which will launch the Safran Vue outward-facing... Continue Reading

The Elements-based business class suite on Etihad Airways' forthcoming new 787 deliveries. Image: Etihad

Etihad reveals PaxEx for new 787s including Elements seat, Viasat IFC

A host of new passenger experience (PaxEx) features will arrive in the third quarter on Etihad Airways’ new Boeing 787 deliveries, inc... Continue Reading

Project Sunrise A350 First Class suite. A seat is next to an already-made bed. Both are seen in various cream colours.

Qantas’ Project Sunrise A350 first and business: that’s it?

Qantas is being smart about trickling the rollout announcements of the seats aboard its Project Sunrise Airbus A350s, driving the front cabi... Continue Reading

Emirates A350-900 in flight in a clear blue sky. The A350s will be equipped with GX Aviation connectivity

Emirates partnership with Inmarsat evolves as it taps GX for A350s

Despite a legacy of powering cockpit and cabin connectivity for Emirates with its L-band satellite services, Inmarsat has historically not e... Continue Reading

A rendering of the Safran Unity business class seat in all grey tones. The seat is in lay flat position.

Safran on bringing Industry 4.0 tech and practices to interiors

ISSOUDUN, FRANCE — In a small factory in an industrial estate on the outskirts of a rural central French town known for featuring in a Balza... Continue Reading

Young woman using a phone on board the aircraft

Airbus HBCplus could accelerate adoption of free Wi-Fi model: Safran

Much ink has been spilled about Airbus’ decision to offer supplier-furnished broadband inflight connectivity in the form of its new HBCplus ... Continue Reading

A man sitting in a Qatar Airways aircraft. The man is wearing a mask and looking at his mobile device. SPI will be supplying the ThinKom Antenna

Safran offers VICTS-based GX terminal for Boeing linefit, retrofit

This June, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Airbus announced to great fanfare that it is offering a new linefit supplier-furnished... Continue Reading

Air-to-ground signal tower looking up towards the sky. Image: Skyfive

Press Release: Safran, SkyFive partner to commercialize 5G ATG in China

Safran Passenger Innovations announces a partnership with SkyFive on the integration of Air-to-Ground (ATG) to Safran Passenger Innovations’... Continue Reading

A cluster of Safran flags with a clear blue sky behind them

Press Relase: Safran eyes Thales aero electrical systems business

Safran announced that it has entered into negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems business. This electric po... Continue Reading

A rendering of Safran's Unity business class seat in all grey tones. There are two center seats together in this image.

Safran’s Unity adds premium stagger to its business lineup

Amid the blizzard of new herringbone business class seating at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, a new staggered seat from the Safran Seats Franc... Continue Reading

Safran's Vue business class seat for narrowbody aircraft is grey with darker grey thermoplastics.

Safran’s Vue from the top in crowded narrowbody herringbone market

If the 2010s were the decade of the herringbone seat on widebody aircraft, the 2020s are the decade of the herringbone seat on narrowbody ai... Continue Reading

ITA and Safran employees standing for a photo op in front of the booth.

Press Release: Safran to outfit ITA Airways’ new cabins

Safran is a major supplier for ITA Airways’ new cabins. ITA Airways, the new Italian flag carrier, has kicked off a vast program to revamp t... Continue Reading

The Vue seat by Safran is pictured here next to the aircraft window with the privacy door shut.

Press Release: Safran reveals new VUE and Unity business class seats

Safran Seats reveals at the Aircraft Interiors Exhibition two new business class seats: VUE and Unity. VUE is adapted to long-haul flights... Continue Reading

A man is looking at his mobile device while also interacting with FlightPath3D maps on the China Airlines' seatback IFE

Press Release: China Airlines deploying FlightPath3D fleet-wide

FlightPath3D, the global leader in moving map innovation and technology, announces today that China Airlines has deployed the first, full, 3... Continue Reading