German aircraft-seating manufacturer Recaro has inaugurated a new 7,500 sq m production facility in Qingdao, China, paving the way for further Asia-Pacific growth.

Technology and projects in development to improve cabin air quality

Carriers flying in Europe have yet to adopt the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), the continent’s satellite-based augmentation system for the GPS signal, according to Eurocontrol’s director of European civil-military aviation (DECMA).

Finnair will initially introduce its new premium economy class cabin on services to the US, the company said Dec. 2.

Thales is proceeding with development of its Pureflyt flight management system (FMS) that is designed to make the most of connectivity and simplify the crew's job during a flightpath change.

The Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP), responsible for managing air traffic from the Caribbean island of Curaçao, has started using space-based surveillance data from Aireon to track aircraft.

Aircraft tracking system provider Blue Sky Network on Nov. 20 announced FAA certification of its autonomous distress tracking (ADT) device on Boeing 737 airliners.

Aircalin, a carrier based in Noumea, in the French territory of New Caledonia, has stopped operating one of its two Airbus A330neos after reporting repeated odor issues in the cabin.