Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Jan 08, 2018
Lufthansa has trialed a series of innovations aboard an Airbus A380 FlyingLab flight from Frankfurt to Houston following a futuristic travel experience competition—aimed at young developers—which was jointly run by Lufthansa and Deutsche Telekom.
Jan 08, 2018
In a further step toward making the takeover of Zodiac Aerospace a reality, Safran Group has appointed Hélène Moreau-Leroy director of the Zodiac integration project, the Paris-based company announced Jan. 8.
Jan 03, 2018
LCC Norwegian has made three C-level management changes, as it prepares for further network expansion and an upgrade of its long-haul product to include Wi-Fi and an improved premium cabin.
Dec 22, 2017
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for aerospace supplier Safran to acquire seating and cabin interior company Zodiac Aerospace.
Dec 20, 2017
LOT Polish Airlines has become the launch customer for aircraft seating newcomer LIFT by EnCore, with the company’s first product entering service on the Polish flag carrier’s Boeing 737 MAXs.
Oct 24, 2019
Korean Air will debut inflight Wi-Fi on new aircraft deliveries, which will start the airline's new fleet renewal phase, scheduled for 2020.
Oct 21, 2019
Telecommunications provider Nokia has sold its air-to-ground (A2G) aviation connectivity assets through a management buyout, leading to the creation of a new company called SkyFive that will play a key role in the worldwide roll-out of A2G.
Oct 21, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: SkyFive CEO Thorsten Robrecht on his management buy-out from Nokia and the worldwide roll out of air to ground (A2G) connectivity.
Oct 17, 2019
Air New Zealand has revealed it will be adding a new cabin class that will essentially fill a niche between standard economy and premium economy products.
Oct 15, 2019
Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways will mark the launch of the Middle East’s first long-haul, low-cost route later in October with the introduction of a premium economy class on board its new Airbus A320neos.
Oct 15, 2019
Star Alliance member TAP Air Portugal has launched a new travel class—EconomyXtra—which is located between the traditional Economy and Business Class on medium-haul flights.
Oct 11, 2019
Air France is looking at ways to “comfortably densify the economy cabins” as it seeks a competitive response to the threat of long-haul, low-cost carriers, according to Air France-KLM EVP Angus Clarke.
Oct 10, 2019
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana have presented its first of seven Airbus A321neoLR in the airline’s technical center at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport. The aircraft will replace the carrier's Boeing 757s, take over existing long-haul routes, and add capacity for new services including Tokyo and Singapore. Exclusive photos by ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann.