American Airlines brings 787-9P to more international destinations
Passengers rejoice. American Airlines is bringing its new premium-heavy Boeing 787-9 twinjets — with 51 new Flagship Suite lie-flat seats in... Continue Reading
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Factorydesign talks recent work for Iberia, Aer Lingus and more
Aircraft interior designers are accustomed to working in stealth mode for airlines given the hotly competitive nature of the industry, espec... Continue Reading
Qantas makes history as its first A321XLR flies home to Australia
Having accepted delivery of its first A321XLR aircraft from the Airbus facility in Hamburg, Qantas is making history today by operating the ... Continue Reading
Does new Qatar Airways, Thales pact hint at what lies ahead?
Qatar Airways and long-standing IFE partner Thales have inked a memorandum of agreement that will see Thales support the carrier as it imple... Continue Reading
Expliseat targets growth in North American regional aviation market
Expliseat, which boasts an order book of around €50 million, has raised €36 million in a new funding round as it prepares to scale its light... Continue Reading
Kymeta reengages aviation sector with multi-band, multi-orbit ESA
The ability for a single compact electronically scanning antenna to simultaneously operate across Ku and Ka bands via satellites in multiple... Continue Reading
Air France continues 777-300ER refresh with order for Safran suites
SkyTeam alliance member Air France has tapped Safran Seats to equip a further 18 Boeing 777-300ERs with new doored mini-suites for business ... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways to realize AI vision on 777X with Panasonic Converix
As commercial airlines gravitate towards offering a more connected and personalized seatback IFE experience for passengers, and the limitati... Continue Reading
French state to double stake in Eutelsat as LEO momentum clear
Against a backdrop of growing interest and take up in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and hybrid multi-orbit satcom solutions, the French government p... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Dimitrios Tsirangelos on Spafax evolution
We are pleased to provide a transcript of the #PaxEx Podcast interview with Dimitrios Tsirangelos, VP of business development at internation... Continue Reading
Lufthansa eyes summer delivery of Boeing 787-9s with Allegris
NEW YORK — Certification challenges besetting Lufthansa’s new Allegris business class seats for the 787-9 have delayed delivery of the twinj... Continue Reading
ANA offers sofa-like experience with THE Room FX for 787-9
All Nippon Airways’ award-winning business class product, THE Room, has been delighting passengers aboard select Boeing 777-300ERs since 201... Continue Reading
Benefits of multi-orbit IFC explored at APEX TECH
UK-based aviation and maritime intelligence provider Valour Consultancy recently made a bold prediction: SpaceX’s Starlink inflight co... Continue Reading
Vienna honeymoon starts in business class aboard Austrian Airlines 787
As Lufthansa rolls out its new Allegris generation of longhaul product on Airbus A350 twinjets — and enjoys positive reviews from flyers — a... Continue Reading
Air India 787 crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad
An Air India Boeing 787-8, operating as flight AI171 to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff today from Ahmedabad Airport (AMD) in ... Continue Reading