Airbus and SES work towards first agnostic connectivity offer
Inflight connectivity company, SES, has signed a letter of agreement (LoA) with Airbus that sets out a path for SES… Read More »
Introducing Spirit Airlines’ upgraded guest experience
Spirit Airlines is investing in HAECO’s Vector Light economy seats and Vector Premium for its new Big Front Seats. At… Read More »
Green Cabin Alliance welcomes Muirhead
Aviation leather supplier, Muirhead, has joined the Green Cabin Alliance (GCA). Muirhead said the move reaffirms its commitment to creating… Read More »
The best Q3 for global aircraft orders since 2015
The third quarter of 2022 has seen a continuation to the strong order book of commercial aircraft seen throughout 2022…. Read More »
Shape-shifting cabin concept revealed
Austria-based cabin materials specialist, F/List, has developed Shapeshifter, a technology concept that showcases aircraft interior prototypes designed to ‘challenge traditional… Read More »
Latin America is leading global air traffic recovery
IBA, an aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, has published its monthly Aviation Industry Barometer for September 2022, showing that… Read More »
Seamless Air Alliance opens IFC test lab
The Seamless Air Alliance (SAA), an organisation working to develop and implement global standards for inflight connectivity, has announced new… Read More »
European airlines showed pent-up demand in Q3
European airlines’ Q3 results could show that pent-up demand has a bit further to run after positive updates from full-service… Read More »
Virgin Australia opts for Intelsat inflight connectivity
Virgin Australia has signed a deal with Intelsat, for the network operator and inflight connectivity (IFC) company to provide high-speed… Read More »
Panasonic Avionics has released new features for its Arc in-flight map
Panasonic Avionics has released a range of new features for Arc, its in-flight map platform that has been ordered by… Read More »
Ku3030 phased-array antennas pass 30 million hour milestone
ThinKom Solutions reports that its ThinAir Ku3030 antenna – branded as 2Ku by Intelsat – has now logged more than… Read More »
Anuvu and QEST develop dual-panel Ka antenna
Visitors to the Airline Passenger Experience Association Expo (APEX Expo) in Long Beach, California next week (25-27 October) can see… Read More »
Gogo’s nationwide 5G network reaches completion
Gogo Business Aviation has completed construction of its nationwide, 150-site Gogo 5G network in the USA. The 5G network now… Read More »
Interoperable inflight connectivity systems are on the horizon
The Seamless Air Alliance, an organisation working to develop and implement global standards for inflight connectivity, has announced details behind… Read More »
US airlines pledge to improve disabled accessibility
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organisation for US airlines, along with seven of its passenger airline members –… Read More »
Lufthansa reveals its next-generation seating
Lufthansa has revealed Allegris, a range of new seating for its long-haul aircraft, developed exclusively for the Lufthansa Group. The… Read More »
Inmarsat launches digital onboard experience ‘bundles’
Many airlines are regarding the fully connected passenger experience as an element of their recovery strategies, which has inspired Inmarsat… Read More »
Fokker Services Group invests in widebody hangar
Independent aftermarket aviation maintenance and completions firm, Fokker Services Group, has broken ground on a new widebody aircraft hangar, working… Read More »
Moment enters the private aviation IFE sector
IFEC provider, Moment, has entered the private aviation sector with a version of its Flymingo system now available for business… Read More »
Inplay Audio adds music and podcast features
IdeaNova Technologies, a secure video streaming company, has launched Inplay Audio, an enhancement to its Inplay secure video streaming platform,… Read More »
New paint that could reduce energy use in aircraft cabins
Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana, USA, having already developed ‘the world’s whitest paint’, as seen in this year’s edition… Read More »
EasyJet trials digital onboard experience
The inflight experience onboard European low-cost carrier, easyJet, has traditionally been low tech, with no inflight entertainment (IFE) save for… Read More »
FAA extends rest periods for flight attendants
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule requiring that flight attendants receive longer… Read More »
Aerochamp and ANH Structure aim to grow interiors business
AeroChamp Aviation, an aircraft interior products and services company based in the Middle East and Asia, is collaborating with ANH… Read More »
APEX/IFSA Awards 2022: the finalists
The finalists vying for prizes in the 2022 APEX/IFSA Awards have been announced. The awards, organised by the Airline Passenger… Read More »
Tech investment takes J&C Aero closer to Industry 4.0
J&C Aero, an aviation design and production company based in Vilnius, Lithuania, has announced that it is investing up to… Read More »