Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air is to equip its fleet with Starlink high-speed internet, the carrier announced Jan. 28.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
Discover Airlines is investing in its largest cabin upgrade, standardizing its A330 fleet and enhancing passenger comfort with retrofits by 2028.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
Capza of Paris is investing in cabin component supplier UUDS Group, following on the heels of its purchase of cabin/seat specialist Echeverria.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
With Southeast Asia offering sustained traffic growth and new airport capacity, Cathay Pacific sees the region as a key opportunity for network expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Galway, Ireland-based composite part supplier EireComposites has signed its first contract to produce commercial aircraft seat components, the company said.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
French metallic parts supplier Mecadaq is to take over cabin and seat component specialist Echeverria and helicopter engine maintenance expert Lopez.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
The Qantas Group has announced plans to upgrade cabins on narrowbody aircraft operated by its subsidiary Network Aviation.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
Embraer is buying Safran's stake in their 50-50 joint venture EZAir, which manufactures interiors for the Brazilian airframer's regional jets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Chen Chuanren
Bain Capital-backed interiors supplier Jamco Corp. has announced its second acquisition in as many months, agreeing to buy German lavatory specialist Schueschke
Interiors & Connectivity

By Robert Wall
Airbus plans to test a software-defined satellite to underpin efforts to develop non-terrestrial 5G connectivity infrastructure.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa Group plans to equip its entire fleet with high-speed broadband internet provided by Starlink, beginning this year.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has taken delivery of its first new Boeing 787 to be fitted with its latest cabin product.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
ACS UK, Diehl Aviation, FACC and Safran Cabin are making monuments lighter and easier for the crew to use.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ella Nethersole
Qatar Airways has become the world’s first airline to equip Boeing 787-8s with Starlink satellite internet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
Austria-based FACC has developed improved production techniques for cabin monuments such as galleys, lavatories and overhead stowage bins.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
Hawaiian Airlines will upgrade the interiors of its Airbus A330 fleet beginning in 2028, part of a broader push to expand premium offerings.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Passenger Innovations will integrate Skyted's silent call technology into its RAVE passenger system.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
With relatively low entry barriers and short renewal cycles, new entrants to seat-making can more easily find a way to install their seats in an aircraft cabin.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s EVA Air has announced plans to acquire four Boeing 787-9s, while also extending the lease terms for its 777-300ERs and launching a cabin retrofit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
After launching into a plan for transformation with a flurry of initiatives in 2025, Southwest Airlines anticipates a more measured rollout in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s latest ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a United Airlines-owned 737-8, successfully conducted flight tests in Europe and the U.S.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Safran is selling Safran Passenger Innovations, its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, to U.S. private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
Preparing to take delivery of its first E195-E2 in 2026 and first A321XLR in 2027, LATAM expects the new fleet types will align with its focus on premium.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Diehl Aviation is designing more modular cabin monuments and developing ways to increase onboard water reuse.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
Onboard Internet quality has improved, but who pays?
Interiors & Connectivity