Interiors & Connectivity

Collins' latest seat configuration product aims to help airlines monetize a commonly difficult space and will debut on the Boeing 787-9 and -10.

Recaro Aircraft Seating is exhibiting a series of new seat treatments at this year's Aircraft Interiors Expo through its R Sphere demonstrator.

Unum Aircraft Seating is exhibiting its planned Unum Two forward-facing business-class seat at AIX as it works toward final certification of its herringbone-configured Unum One model.

Thales has launched the upgraded FlytEdge Aura seatback system for IFEC, offering higher performance and better upgradeability.

Expliseat is developing the TiSeat S business-class seat for Embraer and Mitsubishi CRJ regional jets, the Paris-based company announced at AIX.

Carriers are changing how they position inflight Wi-Fi, moving from a paid ancillary earner to a complimentary product to meet customer needs with new technology.

As the 25th Aircraft Interiors Expo gets underway this week, the Carbon Analysis assesses the impact that interior layout can have on efficiency.

UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has accelerated introduction of SpaceX’s Starlink connectivity from the third quarter of 2026 to May 2026.

Aviation Week editors covering commercial aviation and space convene to discuss how and why airlines are increasingly offering fast inflight Wi-Fi for free.

Airbus Americas is growing its U.S. supply base as demand for airliners expands and as it considers new variants and looks toward Wichita and beyond for support.

Philippe Schleret, Vice President of Aviation at Telesat, discusses how the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation is designed for aviation.

As premium reconfigurations of CRJ200s proceed, SkyWest is evaluating the potential for more—beyond the initial 50 it will operate as United Express CRJ450s.

Delta Air Lines will begin offering Amazon Leo inflight connectivity in 2028, initially making the satellite internet service available on 500 of its aircraft.

After adding widebody capabilities in 2025, Lufthansa Technik Malta has completed its first Boeing 787 cabin upgrade.

Starlink and low-Earth-orbit competitors, such as Eutelsat’s Oneweb and Amazon Leo, have shaken the connectivity market with their low-latency internet.

With the proliferation of low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, the commercial air transport industry is accelerating its move to offer free onboard Wi-Fi.

Continuing a “premiumization” of its product, United has introduced the CRJ450 and will soon add new economy class “couches” to its widebody fleet.

Aircraft seat actuation system manufacturers are facing cost turbulence, supply chain challenges and technical demands.

Laser-based satellite-aircraft links gain traction for future inflight connectivity, offering higher speeds but facing cloud interference and high costs.

Russia started deployment of its first national low-orbit satellite internet constellation similar to Starlink or Oneweb.

EasyJet is switching to Mirus seats for 237 Airbus deliveries from 2028 onward and adding six extra seats to 116 A320neos/ceos through SpaceFlex upgrades.

Panasonic Avionics, is developing a system capable of switching from one satellite constellation to another, including China’s planned Spacesail.

United Airlines is now outfitting the mainline fleet with SpaceX Starlink, expecting to have roughly half those airframes done by the end of 2026.

Inflight entertainment and connectivity specialist RAVE Aerospace is studying how AI can improve image quality on seatback displays while also curbing costs.

Cathay Pacific plans to make significant progress in its aircraft retrofit programs this year and expects to take delivery of eight more Airbus narrowbodies.