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With Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific coming up April 23-24, this week's Flight Friday looks at widebody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators.

Kenya Airways has signed an agreement with a Brazilian OEM for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning program to optimize inventory and reduce operational costs for its E190 jets.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 16 April 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

F/LIST, a supplier of finish materials for business aviation, is offering wood veneer and stone for applications in premium cabin decoration.

Delta Air Lines turns 100 in 2025; this week’s Flight Friday breaks down the airline’s mainline flights by aircraft manufacturer and their aircraft class.

Mirus Aircraft Seating has launched its new reclining economy seat, Hawk Duo, at Aircraft Interiors Expo.

Diehl Aviation has matured its Eco Bin concept for an entirely recyclable overhead baggage compartment.

NAT is the first company to obtain such a license for work on the 787. The first carrier to employ retrofits under this license will be Air New Zealand.

Satellite operators must prepare to make technological investments as the desire for, and expectation of, high levels of connectivity reaches new heights.

The new version of the Rendez-Vous business-class seat is aimed at both business and leisure passengers and focusing on comfort on long flights.

The new “First Class Experience” concept, part of its Airspace cabin family, is aimed at greater privacy for premium passengers in the A350-1000.

All Nippon Airways and Recaro unveiled at AIX 2025 the airline’s new premium economy and economy seats for its 787s.

AmSafe Bridport has developed a folding textile door that can be either line-fitted to new aircraft or retrofitted.

Rosen Aviation presented its new 4K smart map box, which improves both the quality and quantity of IFE system moving maps’ output, at AIX in Hamburg.

A digital maintenance solution for cabin systems, aiming to improve reliability and reduce equipment downtime was announced at AIX.

The US ULCC plans to install Geven's new model first-class seat on all its A320-family aircraft.

The company said at AIX that the new IFC system will include innovations in core satellite network design, hardware advances and a suite of digital products.

Its concept aims to meet both passenger needs and operator requirements, company executives said at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) on April 8.

The partnership is part of SkyFive’s plans to develop a belt of interoperable A2G networks spanning from Europe to China.

The two companies announced the launch at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.

DirecTV Inflight is expanding its offering to the aviation sector by delivering US TV content on international flights departing from and returning to the US.

The seat will be certificated under ETSO regulations rather than the more complex route of type certification for both small aircraft and helicopters.

A strong business case is required for airlines to take better care of people with reduced mobility (PRM).

Airlines will be able to control of IFEC applications and add their own content with Panasonic Avionics’ new Converix application hosting platform.

Paris-based Expliseat is banking on increased production capacity to attract more orders for its lightweight economy seat.