Interiors & Connectivity

Sustainability continues to weave in and out of aircraft cabin discussions.

Today—not so much as an extra service but as a customer expectation—IFC is improving, and U.S. airlines are upgrading

The Boeing 747 became the air transport vehicle of choice for the elite, everyman and boxes.

As more airlines opt for next-gen IFC systems, technology providers are advancing installation options.

For the time being, in high-end seats, environmental considerations have yet to displace passenger wellbeing as the main design driver.

With Middle Eastern airline Emirates having announced the biggest ever cabin refit programme in history, and record numbers of narrowbody orders across the MEASA region meant the colocated MRO Middle East and Aircraft Interiors Middle East shows were set to shine.

Latest editions of both events will feature an enhanced content agenda, world class innovations and unbeatable networking opportunities

Passengers are pushing more than ever for fast, personalized IFC technology.

Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) will set the scene for the next chapter of aircraft cabin innovation when it returns to the Hamburg Messe from 6-8 June 2023.

MRO Middle East 2023 and Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) 2023, are set to return to Dubai.

Circularity is being applied to cabin product recycling.

More companies, including airlines and those in the aviation supply chain, are requiring documentation around environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.

Emissions savings from cabins are difficult to locate, but important to overall goals.

Emirates has chosen Inmarsat’s GX Aviation as its inflight broadband system for the airline’s incoming fleet of Airbus A350s.

Emirates claims that its cabin refit program constitutes the largest-known aircraft refurbishment project in history.

The first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under the airline’s US$ 2 billion retrofit programme has been today deployed on the Dubai-London Heathrow service.

Communication and sensor systems usually run independently.

ULCC easyJet has expanded its use of AirFi’s connectivity technology on board its fleet.

In September 2022, American Airlines announced it was eliminating international first-class seats and replacing them with more business-class seats.

Air India has committed more than $400 million to refurbish the cabins on all of its current widebodies, comprising 27 Boeing 787s and 13 777s.

Onboard digital connectivity has evolved from being regarded as a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” due to new expectations and rising expectations.

Football fans flying with Etihad Airways during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 can watch every match live onboard while in the air on Etihad’s E-BOX entertainment channels Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra.

Airline operations communications (AOC) would be conducted over commercial broadband networks under a future connectivity plan advanced by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the FAA and manufacturers Airbus and Boeing.

Everyone travelling by air appreciates a comfortable flight aided by amenities such as inflight entertainment and connectivity and a decent amount of

Thousands of aerospace and defence professionals from over 30 countries around the world connected at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022.