LSG Sky Chefs cooks up a new wireless IFE solution for airlines
Back in April, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, RGN discovered something quite unexpected while paying a visit to the stand of the... Continue Reading
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JetBlue goes 2.0 as low-cost carrier unveils Mint premium product
There is no doubt that the transcontinental premium market is turning over a new leaf in terms of service, product and amenities. Flat-bed s... Continue Reading
Zodiac buys Greenpoint as industry consolidation continues apace
Providing yet another indication that the interiors industry is in the midst of consolidating Zodiac Aerospace has acquired Greenpoint Techn... Continue Reading
Adjustable aircraft seat armrest revealed as Boeing gains patent
It’s so simple and yet, it seems to make so much sense. By George, it’s an adjustable armrest concept from Boeing that delivers flexible sea... Continue Reading
High density A380 pitched to operators; Emirates cools on idea
Antiquated yield management systems are serving as an impediment to securing commitments for higher-density Airbus A380s, suggests Mark Lapi... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Start-up could take CSeries on long-planned odyssey
Updated with comment from JP Morgan Well over four years ago, Bombardier revealed that certain prospective buyers of its Pratt & Whitney... Continue Reading
Aircraft interiors get inked, plus more industry cross-pollination
When flying starts to feel pedestrian and you start wondering why it takes so long for a product on the ground to get in the air, it’s worth... Continue Reading
For some airlines, IFE is about a box
They’re the unsung heroes of the inflight entertainment (IFE) industry – the companies selling whitelisted video servers and wireless access... Continue Reading
Rouge customers will adjust to tight squeeze: Air Canada CEO
Tweets by actor Rob Lowe criticizing the legroom on Rouge and poking fun at the “jaunty hats” donned by the crew were obviously not the type... Continue Reading
Inmarsat throws support behind The Amelia Project
Amelia Rose Earhart is recreating the historic last journey of her world famous namesake, Amelia Earhart, with a solo flight around the worl... Continue Reading
Food service doesn’t have to be a punishment in coach
Imagine you are sitting in the middle seat in economy class. The middle seat of the middle section, something like 53E on a widebody. It’s c... Continue Reading
Numbers show Etihad rising to real estate challenge with Residence
The A380 was designed in a world before the global financial crisis, and carriers that took delivery of early examples were challenged to fi... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Delta’s new IFE system is designed to feel futuristic
In a recent advertising blitz, Delta Air Lines started boasting about the fact that every single one of its international long-haul widebody... Continue Reading
Can Airbus add seats to the A320 without irritating passengers?
With talk spreading in the industry that Airbus is looking to add six to nine more seats to the A320, we asked ourselves whether such a conf... Continue Reading
New book studies MH370 in the larger context of air crash history
During the height of MH370 coverage, almost every person with access to the outside world took on the role of armchair investigator. For a f... Continue Reading
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