Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
Virgin Atlantic is shrinking the business-class cabin inside some of its A350-1000s to make way for more economy seats in a new seating layout tailored for certain leisure routes, beginning with flights from London Heathrow to Orlando, Florida.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Henry Canaday
Aircraft modifications focus on leisure, pleasure, hygiene and emissions.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Sean Broderick
Porter Airlines has upgraded and upgauged the cabins in each of its 29 De Havilland Dash 8-400s ahead of its restart next week, installing new, slimmer seats that enabled the airline to add a row in each.
MRO

By Michael Bruno
Robert Mehrabian will resume his role as Teledyne's chairman, president and chief executive officer after current officeholder Al Pichelli retires on Oct. 15.
Connected Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Collins Aerospace, already one of the largest commercial aerospace suppliers—let alone as part of Raytheon Technologies—is buying high-profile flight tracking data provider FlightAware.
Connected Aerospace

An extraordinary interior, combining Italian design flair and Swiss completion, has raised the bar for VVIP aircraft and prompted Chuck Grieve to ask: “Is anything now possible?”
Interiors & Connectivity

An air tragedy inspired STG Aerospace to develop a key emergency system for aircraft. Today, the company also leads the way in LED cabin lighting. Marcelle Nethersole reports.
Interiors & Connectivity

In-flight connectivity has the potential to unlock a $5.2 billion market within the Middle East region by 2035, according to a new report from the London School of Economics. Steve Nichols reports.
Interiors & Connectivity

Starling Aerospace exhibited at two major industry shows this year to highlight its VIP track and swivel seat as well as to announce its new aqua transfer printing investment.
Interiors & Connectivity

The Middle East airline market has often been divided by the “haves” and the “have nots” but now a website that acts like eBay for used aircraft seats could solve a problem for smaller, cash-strapped carriers. Victoria Moores has been finding out more.
Interiors & Connectivity

With more Middle East clients visiting the UK than ever before, On Air Dining is already taking over London as the number one 'culinary concierge service'. Now founder, Daniel Hulme, has set his sights on international expansion in the future.
Interiors & Connectivity

This year's Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) was held as usual at Hamburg Messe, Germany, Last week. Arabian Aerospace technology editor Steve Nichols was there and gives his view on the highlights
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways’ engineering arm plans to team up with two specialists in 3D printing to research the possibility of applying the technique to serial production of cabin components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Israir Airlines has placed a repeat order for a shipset of Pitch PF3000 lightweight economy seats from Causeway Aero Group, based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
Interiors & Connectivity

Associated Air Center (AAC) – which operates the large transport category VIP completions centre in Dallas, Texas has received approval as an authorised maintenance organisation from the aviation authorities of Kuwait and Oman as well as Nigeria and China .
MRO

Aircraft completions specialist Associated Air Center (AAC), has been issued a design organisation approval renewal certificate from the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
MRO

Airbus Corporate Jet VIP cabin completion specialist, ACJC, has become the first completion centre to install and activate the system GCS (Global Communication Suite), on a single aisle Airbus aircraft on behalf of an unnamed Middle Eastern client.
Interiors & Connectivity

After its $9 million complete upgrade and refurbishment in France, the new look Boeing Business Jet (A6-AIN), owned by Abu Dhabi's Royal Jet, is now back in service.
Business Aviation

Denmark-based Satcom1 is hosting its annual customer and training event at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort in Dubai on September 18.
Interiors & Connectivity

Dubai-based low-cost carrier Flydubai has today announced that business class tickets are now on sale, with flights offering the premium option starting in October. It plans to continue adding more business class routes across its network in the months to come.
Interiors & Connectivity

UK-based IFE Services, announced today that it is supplying Emirates with Latin American movies.
Interiors & Connectivity

Gulf Air announced a deal worth approximately $20 million to refurbish its long-haul Airbus A330s.
Interiors & Connectivity

A BBJ 787-8 has arrived at the Gore Design Completions (GCD) in San Antonio,Texas and is being outfitted for an undisclosed Middle Eastern customer.
Interiors & Connectivity

The Middle East is to get its first wide-bodied VVIP completions centre following a new deal signed at Abu Dhabi Air Expo today.
Interiors & Connectivity

Boeing and Turkish Airlines are marking the delivery of the first commercial airplane – a Next-Generation 737-800 – outfitted with galleys manufactured by Turkish Cabin Interiors (TCI).
Interiors & Connectivity