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
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Following SpiceJet launch, MojoBoxx W-IFE en route to more airlines
Last year, Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet began offering complimentary wireless entertainment to passengers’ own devices onboard ten... 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
Air traffic management: decarbonisation’s low-hanging fruit?
Of all the measures, proposals, technologies and prospective breakthroughs discussed at Airbus’ sustainability summit this month in Toulouse... Continue Reading
Press Release: Safran, TotalEnergies create decarbonization partnership
Safran and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly develop technical and commercial solutions for the decarbo... 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
United’s Polaris-aplenty 767 from JFK: enjoy it while you can
When United Airlines decided to pack up and leave New York JFK and sell its precious landing slots to Delta, critics and frequent flyers ali... 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
Safran Seats to debut VUE reverse herringbone for narrowbodies
In 2019, Safran Seats began quietly developing a premium, international-style business class seat for long-haul, single-aisle twinjets. As a... 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
Press Release: Safran wins Crystal Cabin Awards’ special categories
As part of the virtual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021, the Crystal Cabin Awards in the special categories “Clean and Safe Air Travel” and “Jud... Continue Reading
American Airlines brings IFE maintenance in-house
In a blow to American Airlines’ inflight entertainment system suppliers, the US major confirms to Runway Girl Network that it brought mainte... Continue Reading
New United A320 reminds us why a refurbishment is welcome
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the routes I frequented the most was New York LaGuardia-Washington Dulles. These short-hop flights — ... Continue Reading