Long-haul flights in Economy Class could become considerably more comfortable if the ingenious Twister seat concept designed by Factorydesign takes off.
Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline, has announced an exclusive partnership with Panasonic to provide portable electronic devices to passengers on selected flights.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian has begun offering live television broadcasts to passengers on board its aircraft—the first in Europe to do so, it said.
Florida-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines is interested in adding onboard Internet, but only if a connectivity company installs and operates it at no cost to the carrier, an airline spokesman said.
More and more, airlines want their customers to know they really know them. Airlines see personalization as a way to differentiate their service and build customer loyalty in an increasingly competitive market. And they also see new revenue opportunities from customization.
Air Seychelles passengers will be enjoying connectivity in the air following the arrival of Airbus 'Aldabra', - the third aircraft and first Airbus A330 of the national airline to be registered on the Seychelles civil aircraft register, over the last five months.
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat has signed a contract to provide high-speed inflight connectivity services on Lufthansa’s European continental fleet.
The need for installed IFE systems onboard airliners will disappear as personal smart devices proliferate and connectivity services broaden, the head of Qatar Airways believes.
Singapore Airlines has signed with Panasonic Avionics to become the first airline to introduce a mobile app that personalizes a passenger’s journey end-to-end.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has rolled out a new cabin design and IFE and connectivity products to coincide with its taking delivery of new Airbus A330-300s, for which it it’s the first European operator of the 242-tonne version.
Virgin America has signed an agreement with Internet TV company NetFlix that allows the US carrier to stream NetFlix’s full catalog of films and shows to passengers.
Lufthansa Systems has developed a small, portable version of its BoardConnect IFE system that gives airlines the option of bringing on a low-cost, entry-level onboard entertainment system.
BAE Systems has announced what it says is an industry first with a system that will allow airline passengers to downstream current movies direct to their personal devices while in the air.
Inmarsat has published the results of evaluation trials conducted earlier this year with Australia’s air navigation services provider (ANSP), Airservices Australia, to demonstrate oceanic flight tracking using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) to meet ICAO’s new global standard of a minimum 15-minute reporting interval from the end of 2016.
Since 1 September 2015, Air France customers have been able to travel to Bangui (Central African Republic) from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, on board a Boeing 777-200 equipped with the Company's new long-haul travel cabins.
