Flying first, flying private: an NBAA travel tale
New digital platforms which connect consumers to private jets, on-demand shared charter flights, travel clubs and semi-private hybrid operat... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: short-haul flight
Spirit hones Wi-Fi portal as partners prepare for SES-17
Spirit Airlines is conducting inflight Wi-Fi testing on a limited number of aircraft and, according to its aero ISP partner Thales InFlyt Ex... Continue Reading
Design enables wheelchairs in cabins without reducing seats
Disability activists and certain aircraft cabin design experts have long fought to usher in an industry step change by enabling powered whee... Continue Reading
Recaro talks strategy, seating and cabin cleaning processes
SCHWÄBISCH HALL, GERMANY — Alongside German seatmaker Recaro Aircraft Seating’s recent virtual seat show and the opening of its new cu... Continue Reading
Intelsat talks PaxEx implications of Intelsat Unified Network
Intelsat has divulged further details about it planned nextgen “unified global 5G” network strategy, saying it intends to operate roughly a ... Continue Reading
AERQ managing directors unveil plan for AERENA open IT platform
Having vowed to digitize aircraft cabins AERQ today formally launched AERENA, its modular and open IT platform for commercial aircraft. A jo... Continue Reading
Iridium eyes FANS flight trials for Certus in 2022/23
Iridium’s work to ensure its new Certus global satcom service is validated for aircraft safety communications is progressing, though t... Continue Reading
Analysis: Airbus’ frank and open climate crisis panel
It’s rare in aviation that the different interests in civil society and across industry — airframers, airports and airlines — have public an... Continue Reading
Considering seat size transparency as FAA child safety activity begins
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials are seeking public comment on a proposed new information collection activity concerning a... Continue Reading
Date change for APEX/IFSA EXPO as US eases travel restrictions
The Airline Passenger Experience Association has pushed back its annual APEX/IFSA Exhibition to 30 November, in light of the Biden Administr... Continue Reading
Collins addresses questions about Lilac-UV sanitizing light for cabins
Collins Aerospace recently unveiled its Lilac-UV sanitizing light system as part of a licensing agreement with Boeing which grants Collins t... Continue Reading
Airbus’ Summit on sustainability opens for complicated questions
During its two-day sustainability summit this week, Airbus created a space where players from throughout aviation — and beyond — came togeth... Continue Reading
Recaro’s CL3810 full-featured economy drops 1.5kg, adds knee space
SCHWÄBISCH HALL, GERMANY — Creating a successor seat to an industry-leading product is always going to be high-stakes. But with its new CL38... Continue Reading
Aircraft retrofit market readies for new IFC system installs
A wave of new inflight connectivity system installations is forthcoming as airlines prepare to replace legacy kit with next-gen hardware and... Continue Reading
Design Brief: Factorydesign explains The Booth on Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic recently revealed The Booth, a cozy corner developed through a collaboration with London-based Factorydesign for the leisure... Continue Reading