Interiors & Connectivity

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

Carriers are already looking beyond the COVID-19 crisis—but how will they ensure a safe recovery?

Airliners have the electrical, oxygen and airflow systems installed that could make them cost-effective temporary hospitals.

SESAR DM reports progress in modernizing Europe’s ATM but braces for potential shift in priorities after COVID-19 crisis.

With fuel savings as the ultimate goal, Eurocontrol and air navigation service providers progressively allow crews to choose their route

Boeing will suspend its 787 production and some related work at its North Charleston, South Carolina facility on April 8 “until further notice,”

Astronics, the already embattled provider of aircraft seat technology and other interior products, is “adjusting its workforce” to align with a dropoff in demand due to the coronavirus and sudden economic slowdown.

OneWeb, a connectivity provider that was targeting commercial aviation, has filed for Chapter 11 and is seeking a buyer after investment negotiations fell through because of the COVID-19 crisis.

Sensing supercooled icing; Russian electric testbed: deorbiting tether; digitalizing cabin; UPS drone delivery; Lilium eVTOL funding.

A research program that could allow the design of future commercial aircraft to begin with the passenger cabin has been launched by German aerospace center DLR.

Austrian aerospace parts and services provider FACC has said that a “large part” of its staff is expected to apply for “short-term work” starting Apr. 6 and that it will revise plans to ramp up a new Croatian factory while suspending its dividend payment to shareholders for 2019.

Cabin designers rethink comfort for ultra-long flights.

Passenger expectations for onboard Wi-Fi are rising.

Draft sent to the U.S. contained a probable-cause statement despite report’s status as an interim update

American Airlines, ACSS and the FAA are collecting data on the operational value of flights using ADS-B In.

EASA and Eurocontrol release reports providing a road map and action plan for artificial intelligence in aviation and air traffic management.

Airlines are keen to publicize their efforts to minimize the risk of the coronavirus’ spread within aircraft cabins.

Satellite communications (satcom) terminal supplier Isotropic Systems will license components of its optical multi-beamforming antenna technology to aerospace and defense companies to build products “capable of unleashing a new era of inflight connectivity.”

The EU mandate is less comprehensive than in the U.S. and will not be uniformly applied across the continent.

Delegation is here to stay, and manufacturers are—and always have been—accountable for ensuring regulatory compliance.

Inmarsat has announced its first distribution partners in Saudi Arabia to provide satellite connectivity services to the aviation, maritime and land-based business markets.

Seamless Air Alliance, a collaborative body of airlines and suppliers, has published its first inflight-connectivity standard—Seamless Release 1.0—to give airlines greater technical flexibility and make it simpler for passengers to access the internet while flying.

Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering’s aerospace sector is looking to add value and synergy to its MRO capabilities by providing more customized cabin interior design solutions.

With the first Boeing 787-8 expected to return from lease soon, Boeing is forecasting an influx of refurbishment orders as the aircraft enters its second life.

Panasonic Avionics Corp. said Feb. 5 that it will supply the inflight entertainment (IFE) system for Kuwait Airways’ new Airbus A330-800neo widebodies.