Low-cost, long-haul carriers examine how cabin connectivity can best keep passengers entertained—and add to the bottom line.

Airbus will fit new fixed and deployable combined flight data and voice recorders as standard on long-range aircraft starting in 2019 in a bid to make it easier to find aircraft wreckage in the event of an accident over the sea.

Thales is at the Paris Air Show showcasing is next-generation cockpit that integrates connectivity and allows pilots to sync information with the outside world. Aviation Week’s Thierry Dubois takes a look.

French company Thales, which continues to pursue big data analytics and other breaking technologies, could get a boost from election of Emmanuel Macron as president.

Digits over widgets and don’t overlook the backlog. In the latest Aviation Week Check 6 Podcast with Accenture, we talk about the trends and forecasts ahead of the Paris airshow this month.

Developing and testing a new product in secret and then going public or the other way around. Which has a better chance of being successful?

According to Thales, The future of inflight entertainment will involve seatback monitors that interface heavily with passengers.

Cybersecurity is a growing concern for airlines as evolving inflight entertainment systems start using more sensitive passenger data.