Mubadala subsidiary SR Technics has made its first foray into cabin completions and signed its first VIP Airbus Conversion Contract with an undisclosed customer from the Middle East.
Lufthansa Technik has signed a completion contract for a Boeing 747-8 with an undisclosed customer although it is speculated to be the Kuwaiti Royal flight aircraft.
Oman Air has been awarded an official four-star quality and service ranking following its Skytrax Airline Quality Audit. At the same time Skytrax named Oman Air's Business Class seat as one of the top three business class airline seats in the world.
Qatar Airways received a commemorative plaque from Airbus following a comprehensive retrofit project, which saw the cabins of five Airbus aircraft being upgraded to include new features.
Airbus and Driessen-Zodiac Aerospace have signed an agreement on progressively introducing galleys as Seller Furnished Equipment on the A320 Family, with Driessen-Zodiac Aerospace as the selected vendor.
Air transport IT specialist SITA today announced a programme to build a community cloud dedicated to the air transport industry (ATI) that will improve efficiencies and reduce costs
TriaGnoSys has announced the launch of GSMConneX, its new end-to-end solution to provide GSM services to aircraft passenger. The technology is being displayed at Aircraft Interiors 2011 in Hamburg this week.
Changes to the design of the lavatory and galley areas on Airbus A320 aircraft could free the way for more revenue seats according to manufacturer Airbus
OnAir's combined GSM and inflight Internet services have proven after a successful first year of operation that SwiftBroadband provides more than enough capacity to meet passenger needs according to the company at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg today.
An insight into the future of flying – from the 'wow' factor to the practical and energy saving – will be on show next week during the world's largest dedicated cabin interiors exhibition. Aircraft Interiors Expo takes place from 5 to 7 April at the Hamburg Messe in Germany and visitors from the Middle Eastern airlines are already anticipating seeing some ground-breaking new concepts in everything from seat design to inflight entertainment.
New Emirates and Turkish Airlines aircraft being delivered from Boeing will not have the on board connectivity via Panasonic Ex Phone fitted, according to the highly reputable Flightglobal news service.
Flight Display Systems has successfully installed its Select Cabin Management System (Select CMS) onto a Eurocopter EC 145 for the first time, meaning VIP passengers can now control XM Radio, Blu-ray video, cabin lighting, air conditioning, and a Flight Display Moving Map from the comfort of their seats.
ExecuJet Aviation Group is expanding the reach of its aircraft Completions Management Division with newly-won business from South Africa, the Middle East and Australia.
Passengers on the region's light and mid-size business jets who have an occasional need for a bed onboard rather than seats have had their dreams come true.
As wide-body sales of new aircraft increase, the demand for completion capacity is being stretched around the world. But today a new joint venture has emerged with the company targeting Middle Eastern owners
Seat specialist Recaro is to launch a new economy class seat Basic Line 3520 which it says reduces the weight of each seat unit to less than 11kg – making it 30 per cent lighter than the previous model.
Saudi Arabian Airlines has teamed with Boeing and Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) to modernize the flag carrier's 777 fleet to enhance the passenger experience and environment. The project involves modifying the interiors of 22 of Saudi Arabian Airlines' 23 Boeing 777-200ERs (extended range).
American MRO provider Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has been awarded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) certification.
Business aircraft owners who have been mulling over decisions to appoint a completions centre may have just missed the boat with the leading American centre at Gore Design Completions. (GDC)
Panasonic Avionics Corporation today announced the first test flight of its eXTV service which could open the way to live TV broadcasts to business aircraft such as the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ).
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and AeroMobile announced today that Emirates Airline has extended its commitment for in-flight mobile connectivity with an order for an additional 84 eXPhone systems for installation.
French aeronautical engineering specialiast Aeroconseil - which has major regional presence in Tunisia - announced a new cabin renovation contract at the MRO Middle East show in Dubai today.
