Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Apr 18, 2017
French aircraft equipment company Zodiac Aerospace has pushed back the publication of its interim results because of the extra workload created by an acquisition bid from high-technology group Safran.
Apr 18, 2017
Malaysia Airlines has become the first customer to sign up for SITAONAIR, Aireon and FlightAware’s global flight tracking service, designed to prevent incidents similar to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370.
Apr 13, 2017
Australian flag carrier Qantas has moved a step closer to providing inflight connectivity on its domestic aircraft fleet.
Apr 12, 2017
Technology provider Thales is hoping to automate new movie releases on its AVANT inflight entertainment (IFE) system from around 2020 and to introduce live TV replay functionality by 2018.
Apr 11, 2017
Technology provider Thales has signed a contract with an unnamed customer, covering its entire suite of inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) products, which should be made public by June.
Mar 07, 2019
American Airlines pulled 14 recently modified Boeing 737-800s from service because of “quality” issues with the new interior work and is inspecting them, the airline said March 7.
Mar 06, 2019
Brussels Airlines is upgrading the cabins and introducing a premium economy class on its newly acquired Airbus A330-330s.
Mar 01, 2019
The debate on how to improve onboard Wi-Fi and make money continues.
Feb 26, 2019
Inflight connectivity (IFC) provider Gogo, which was once considering selling or splitting up the company, now expects to close on a large investment this year as it eyes major growth—a dramatic turnaround for a company seemingly on the brink of collapse just last summer.
Feb 25, 2019
The Seamless Air Alliance, an Airbus-led consortium of airlines, communications equipment manufacturers and operators of mobile networks and satellites, is working toward a technology demonstration for improved passenger connectivity experience this year.
Feb 12, 2019
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require all commercial aircraft operating in the US be retrofitted with secondary cockpit barriers to prevent terrorist attacks similar to 9/11.
Feb 12, 2019
Air Senegal has installed and activated Inmarsat's GX Aviation inflight connectivity solution on its newly delivered Airbus A330neos, making it the first African carrier to do so.
Feb 11, 2019
Singapore’s SilkAir has selected UK-based Thompson Aero Seating as the supplier for its Boeing 737 MAX 8 business-class refurbishment program as the Singapore Airlines (SIA) subsidiary prepares to be merged into the parent company.