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An Alaska Airlines 737-9, shown as a rendering here in-flight, is serving as the flying test lab for Boeing's 2021 ecoDemonstrator program, which will evaluate about 20 technology projects. (Boeing rendering)

Press Release: Boeing and Alaska partner on ecoDemonstrator program

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced today they are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 te... Continue Reading

The Overture supersonic aircraft in United Airlines' livery, flying high above the clouds

United Airlines forges pact for Boom Supersonic airliners

Interested in flying from Newark to London in just three-and-a-half hours? Nearly eighteen years after the Concorde stopped flying, United A... Continue Reading

Grey thermoplastic aircraft seatback with a lighter grey tray table and a bungee style literature pocket. Image: Boltaron in aerospace

Boltaron achieves true recycling of aerospace grade thermoplastic

As aviation begins to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, the industry is doubling down on its efforts to achieve a more environmentally sustai... Continue Reading

Female Alaska Airlines flight attendant wearing a mask and holding up a boxed water product onboard an aircraft.

Press Release: Alaska Airlines announces partnership with Boxed Water

Boxed Water Is Better® – the most renewable packaged water alternative to plastic bottles– is teaming up with Alaska Airlines to offer less ... Continue Reading

Singapore Airlines serviceware being displayed on a cream table cloth. Multiple different dishes are pictured.

Singapore Airlines on designing modern and cross-cultural serviceware

The way airlines are serving meals in the sky has undergone a complete revolution in the time of COVID, with plastic forks and disposable pa... Continue Reading

ANA beef bowl meal in the new biodegradable meal tray.

Press Release: ANA introduces plastic-free meal trays

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for eight consecutive years, will become the first Japanese airline to in... Continue Reading

JetBlue A220 view from the front showing light grey seats with a dark grey headrest and orange trim.

Press Release: JetBlue reveals interior of new Airbus A220-300

JetBlue today introduced the all-new onboard experience which will soon greet customers aboard the airline’s Airbus A220-300, a next-generat... Continue Reading

A boxed-up inflight lunch consisting of individually packed salad, sandwich and dessert

LSG’s COVID-19 food trend update asks big questions

COVID-19 has reshaped the way airlines deliver onboard food in 2020. Some have stopped entirely, some have stopped on some flights, some hav... Continue Reading

Press Release: ELeather certified to the Recycled Claims Standard

ELeather has been certified to the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) by Control Union Certifications, an independent third-party, to give assura... Continue Reading

Press Release: Remote controlled electric vehicles move Iberia aircraft

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Iberia and its handling and maintenance units continue to invest in innovation and sustainability, an... Continue Reading

Press Release: Wizz Air selects ELeather to dress 32,000 seats

Wizz Air and ELeather have entered a new partnership to dress 32,000 seats across 146 new Airbus aircraft, entirely in sustainable, high-per... Continue Reading

White paper airplane with white dotted line following it on a blue background.

Press Release: oneworld commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

oneworld® member airlines have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to unite behind a ... Continue Reading

Etihad undertakes extensive MRO program amid coronavirus pandemic

With 80% of its passenger fleet grounded amid the coronavirus pandemic, Etihad has undertaken what it is calling the “most extensive mainten... Continue Reading

looking out to the jetway bridge from the airport window on a foggy day

Seeking sustainability while traveling by air amid coronavirus scare

Flying to Toulouse for the unveiling of Aeroflot’s new Airbus A350 last week, as information was still coming in about the rise of coronavir... Continue Reading

A wing of an aircraft flying above a rendering of the earth. Elements of this image are furnished by NASA.

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IoT of the cabin uses real-time connectivity sparingly: Airbus

Just as connected homes and smart cars have taken off on the ground, Airbus is eager to see this megatrend enter the aircraft cabin. “IoT is... Continue Reading