Lufthansa Technik has unveiled a new service that aims to cut the costs for airlines that want to refresh their cabins, or to do so on a more frequent basis than before, at a more modest cost.
ATR has announced Gabon-based carrier Afrijet as the launch customer of Cabinstream, a new wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) solution developed by Phitek.
The development of a lower-deck passenger compartment in Airbus widebodies is bringing the airframer and Zodiac back together in cabin interiors, two years after a clash caused by Zodiac's delay and quality issues.
Airbus is preparing to introduce the Airspace cabin on the A330neo and is refining the design on the A320neo. Both continue the A350's passenger experience.
Thales introduced two new inflight entertainment suites, the lower-cost Core and the high-end Prestige, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg this week.
Recaro Aircraft Seating CEO Mark Hiller believes traditional power sockets will ultimately be replaced by USB power on short- and mid-haul flights, as laptop charging technology evolves.
Airbus is preparing to introduce the Airspace cabin on the A330neo and is refining the design on the A320neo, both variants of the cabin being touted as continuing the A350’s passenger experience.
Aerostructures firm FACC has created a new aftermarket services unit and named Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines as its launch customer for Airbus A320 overhead bin modification work.
Technology provider Thales introduced two new inflight entertainment (IFE) suites—the lower-cost Core and the high-end Prestige—at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany.
Commercial spaceflight venture Virgin Galactic has been working to design a cabin that works in multiple orientations, although the company is reluctant to put a timeline on its first passenger flight.
American Airlines plans to equip 320 Airbus A321s to display nearby air traffic on the flight deck via automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast In (ADS-B In).
Air Belgium is targeting seven Chinese destinations by fall as the startup carrier readies its first flight from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Hong Kong at the end of April, its CEO Niky Terzakis told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily.
SpiceJet has selected ultralight seats designed by French startup company Expliseat on 10 of its Boeing 737 NGs and the 25 Bombardier Q400s the India-based LCC ordered last year.
Singapore Airlines said it would invest $350 million to equip an initial 20 new Boeing 787-10s with new cabins including a fully flat bed in business class and personalized IFE for all passengers.
Air Caraïbes is modernizing the cabins of all its Airbus A330s, with three already revamped in 2017 and two more scheduled to be completed by the end of June 2018.
The delay and quality issues that have marred the cabin equipment industry for a few years may soon be history, but OEMs are raising the bar on quality.
OneWeb is working with Airbus to build and launch 900 LEO satellites, with the primary aim of providing affordable terrestrial internet access to all. Photo: Deutsche Telekom
LOT Polish Airline’s first Boeing 787-9 will be used both to service the carrier’s flagship transatlantic routes and to open new sectors, the airline’s CEO Rafał Milczarski said as the first 787-9 arrived in Warsaw March 23.
