Personal leisure trips have overtaken business trips as the pre-eminent reason for US airline travel, according to a new study by Airlines for America (A4A).
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will retrofit Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) high-speed connectivity equipment on its three Boeing 767 aircraft from September 2016.
Philippine based low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific has ordered 6,600 Recaro SL3510 seats for its new 30 Airbus A321neos, making it the first airline in the Asia-Pacific region for the new seat model.
Newly privatized TAP Portugal is to refresh the cabins of its 39 Airbus A320 family narrowbodies and seven A330-200s, as part of an updated product strategy that will be announced at a later date.
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has signed a multi-million dollar deal with UK-based Mirus Aircraft Seating to retrofit its entire Airbus A320 fleet with lightweight composite-based seats.
Global mobile satellite communications service provider Inmarsat has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese telecoms operator Beijing Marine Communication Navigation Co. (MCN) and has outlined its broadband strategy for the next five years and beyond.
Boeing has closely collaborated with LIFT by EnCore to develop a new 737 seat option, which has been unveiled at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.
ATR, which has historically used Geven as its sole seat supplier, is adding Expliseat’s Titanium Seat as its first buyer-furnished equipment (BFE) seating option and has named Air Tahiti as the launch customer.
Airbus has come up with an A380 configuration that will enable airlines to add up to 14 more seats, increasing capacity to 543 passengers in a standard four-class layout.
Airbus is to name the first customer for its A330neo Airspace cabin April 6 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, where it is also displaying its first Airspace cabin mock-up.
Innovative seat designs that could revolutionize economy class-travel have been around for a decade, but airlines are reluctant to take a risk, according to design company Acumen.
Lufthansa, which will base its first 10 Airbus A350-900s at its Munich hub from January 2017, has disclosed several cabin features of the new aircraft.
