Scandinavian carrier SAS has revealed it is considering extending its Wi-Fi services to other aircraft, having already equipped its long-haul fleet with the service.
United Airlines’ new premium business product—United Polaris—was unveiled today. The product rebranding includes all aircraft interiors, digital media, inflight service and airport lounges. It will be offered Dec. 1.
Cathay Pacific Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB, becoming the sixth airline to place the new widebody in its fleet. The aircraft was delivered to the Hong Kong-based airline May 28 and will begin service June 1.
Japanese full-service carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) will introduce two new services to help avoid language barriers and ensure rapid emergency medical attention on flights.
Travel technology provider SITA is exploring the use of blockchain technology as a platform for generating secure single travel “tokens” that could potentially streamline a passenger’s progress through all airport processes involving the scanning of personal documentation.
The future of passenger engagement is all about making technology invisible. “It’s about removing the friction from technology interactions, keeping it simple. As soon as technology gets in the way, it’s failed,” Google partner development manager Max Coppin told delegates at the Future Travel Experience (FTE) Europe conference in Amsterdam.
Chinese aerospace firm AVIC International Holding Corp. (AVIC) has completed the acquisition of cabin interiors specialist AIM Altitude from investment firm TowerBrook Capital Partners.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected Gogo’s 2Ku broadband connectivity for four Aer Lingus Boeing 757s, 118 British Airways (BA) aircraft and up to 15 Iberia long-haul aircraft.
Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Jazeera Airways will be the launch customer for a new-generation broadband Internet system from Rockwell Collins, the airline said as it unveiled its 1Q figures.
Google partner development manager Max Coppin has urged airlines to be braver in their innovation, to be more enthusiastic rather than having “yes, but” attitude.
Lufthansa Systems is evaluating the potential of joining up its Lido flight operations software with its mCabin crew app and BoardConnect inflight entertainment system to offer a connected-aircraft solution.
FAA is calling for more than 10,000 Zodiac Aerospace seats to be removed from service, citing design flaws that could cause injury if a passenger was thrown forward during a high-impact incident.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a deal with Panasonic Avionics to supply inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) across the carrier’s upcoming Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-10 deliveries.
