Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Apr 27, 2016
Future Travel Experience Europe conference in Amsterdam on April 25-26 featured the latest travel innovations.
Apr 27, 2016
Google partner development manager Max Coppin has urged airlines to be braver in their innovation, to be more enthusiastic rather than having “yes, but” attitude.
Apr 22, 2016
Recaro Aircraft Seating CEO Mark Hiller is seeing a big pick-up in demand for seatback power, which is becoming a basic essential for passengers.
Apr 22, 2016
Lufthansa Systems is evaluating the potential of joining up its Lido flight operations software with its mCabin crew app and BoardConnect inflight entertainment system to offer a connected-aircraft solution.
Apr 21, 2016
FAA is calling for more than 10,000 Zodiac Aerospace seats to be removed from service, citing design flaws that could cause injury if a passenger was thrown forward during a high-impact incident.
May 16, 2018
UK air navigation service provider (ANSP) NATS became the fifth ANSP to take an equity stake in Aireon, the space-based aircraft surveillance provider that is expected to begin live operations of some of its services later this year.
May 15, 2018
The first Airbus A330-900 for launch operator TAP Air Portugal made its first flight May 15.
May 14, 2018
Airbus Interiors Services is introducing a new concept in first class where the passenger is given both a seat and a private sleeping area.
May 14, 2018
WestJet’s premium-economy trial has paid off, convincing the Calgary-based LCC to launch a fleet-wide retrofit that will see new, larger two-by-two seats replacing the current three-by-three test configuration that uses a blocked middle seat.
May 14, 2018
Finnair markets its Asian services as the shortest routes from Europe. Aviation Week's Nigel Howarth sampled their business class product on a recent trip to China.
May 11, 2018
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines will equip its entire fleet with inflight Wi-Fi capability by mid-2019 as part of an ongoing effort to revamp its image and improve the value proposition of its product.
May 11, 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will switch out its Airbus A380 on the Zurich-Singapore route with an A380 version fitted with the latest onboard cabin productions and innovations, starting this summer.
May 11, 2018
Emirates’ latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with the First Class product will operate between Dubai and Vienna on a daily basis from 1 December 2018.