Interiors & Connectivity

Acro Aircraft Seating CEO Neil Cairns joined the company March 9, just as the world was bracing for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of a rapidly changing industry, Acro is working to identify cost-effective and sustainable changes to seating design and development.

When it comes to traveling on flights over eight hours, sleep is the “single most important thing” to a passenger, according to Zephyr Aerospace founder and CEO Jeff O’Neill.

As the airline industry quickly puts into place increased health and hygiene protocols to boost passenger confidence, cabin interior manufacturers are innovating designs to give added protection to COVID-19-wary travelers.

Ask the Editors: As Congress plans to open up radio spectrum, a question remains over the protection of the GPS frequency band.

The FAA will mandate safety management systems, getting ahead of a potential congressional mandate stemming from the 737 MAX fallout.

Despite the high level of cabin health protection, suppliers are ready to sell dedicated antimicrobial coatings and systems.

Stephen Timm took over as president of Collins Aerospace in February. The company was created in 2018 by bringing together UTC Aerospace Systems and

European Commission to improve EGNOS performance in approach and targets use of Galileo for air navigation.

BEIJING—China is financially backing cargo-haulage by passenger aircraft, adding to measures to support air freight operations during the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. federal agencies have formally petitioned the FCC to reconsider its order allowing Ligado Networks access to spectrum near GPS.

Increased connectivity creates new vulnerabilities—from avionics to inflight-entertainment networks and airline back-end operations.

The IFC/IFE sector is reeling along with all aviation. Analysts and executives see sunnier days eventually, but also darkening clouds.

Airlines want a harmonized set of hygiene standards, but it’s a difficult goal.

Smart airlines are doing more than a spring clean of their cabins.

Reaffirming current protocols and developing new ones are both in the cards.

More airlines are announcing plans to resume service, particularly in Europe. But health protection rules and new processes are unclear.

Ask the Editors: Airline cabins are already quite safe, and many airlines now require face coverings throughout flight and in airports.

As the traveling public slowly emerges from COVID-19 lockdowns and begins to fly again, the demand for inflight connectivity (IFC) will shift from being a perk to being considered more of a human right, commercial air transport experts predict.

Ground trials of fiber-optic-based rotor blade sensing technology could lead to flight trials in the coming years.

The European Commission (EC) has published an amended regulation that lays out requirements to equip aircraft for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) and postpones the compliance date for new aircraft by six months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Lufthansa Technik has launched a new service in response to the surge in demand for cargo services since the COVID-19 crisis has grounded the vast

Gogo, a Chicago-based inflight internet provider to business aircraft and airline passengers, plans to furlough about 60% of its workforce and reduce pay for most other employees as part of a plan to reduce costs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Long-haul narrowbodies are changing the economy cabin.

Trends in navigation systems lean toward being more satellite-dependent and accuracy-accentuated.