Interiors & Connectivity

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Manufacturers are updating designs to save space, allow easier maintenance and increase sustainability.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Keith Mwanalushi
Cabin specialists are utilizing new technologies as demand for refurbishment returns, but supply chain issues persist.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Paul Seidenman
OEMs are offering more galley retrofit options for self-serve food and beverage stations as some airlines implement these features.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
SIA has announced an $835 million cabin retrofit program for 41 long-haul A350-900s which will get cabin products that had been due to debut on its Boeing 777-9
Interiors & Connectivity

By James Pozzi
The services division of the avionics giant is ramping up its line maintenance offerings and is planning to add further locations over the next year.
MRO Europe

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand launched a retrofit program for its Boeing 787-9s, including the installation of a new business class product and a seat reconfiguration.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Keith Mwanalushi
The cabin interior specialist says rebounding travel demand is driving airlines to retrofit fleets with new cabin branding elements.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Swaati Ketkar
The airline has started retrofits on its Airbus A320neos and will move on to its Boeing widebodies in early 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787 delivery timetable has been hit by more delays, prompting it to consider keeping its 777-300ERs longer than planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Paul Seidenman
Manufacturers are adding new products and capabilities for better integration and cloud access.
Marketplace

By Sean Broderick
American Airlines has flight-tested a planned update to advanced cockpit display functionality that will provide pilots with a lead aircraft’s vertical path.
Airlines & Lessors

John Walton
OEMs are deploying various sustainability strategies for recycling and disposal of emergency floor path markings.
MRO

John Walton
Seat supply chain problems create challenges—and opportunities—for MRO providers.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways is supporting IndiGo with Boeing 737-8 capacity as the Indian ULCC has grounded over 70 Airbus A320neos due to the Pratt GTF engine inspections.
Airlines & Lessors

By Paul Seidenman
The runway incursion/collision avoidance system can be retrofitted on commercial and business aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

John Walton
Multiple models have emerged for aftermarket cabin recycling and disposal, but each have their own complications.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Sean Broderick
In an upcoming airworthiness directive, the FAA will order inspections of all U.S.-registered 737 Next Generation and 737 MAX models in service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
There is an expectation that the in-development AAM/eVTOL sector will find its earliest adopters among business aviation’s customer base.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The Calgary-based hardware and software-as-a-service specialist partnered with 737NG operator Air North to earn STC certification.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Keith Mwanalushi
Airbus is designing aircraft lavatory concepts aimed at meeting new rules proposed by the U.S. Transport Department.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
SpaceX's Starlink is fast emerging as the office-in-the-sky choice for U.S. operators of both long-range, large-cabin business jets and King Air turboprops.
EBACE

By Keith Mwanalushi
J&C Aero is growing capabilities at a new cabin interiors facility in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Finnair is replacing flip-down video monitors with 3D printed blanking panels to reduce aircraft weight and update passenger experience.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss is expected to receive its first of five Airbus A350-900s in the second quarter of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
The seat manufacturer is using new processes and metrics to measure suppliers.
Supply Chain