Interiors & Connectivity

By Keith Mwanalushi
As more airlines opt to densify cabins, MRO providers are adapting maintenance programs to keep up.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France will start its fleet-wide rollout of SpaceX's Starlink inflight broadband by installing the system on its Embraer E190s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
Delta has unveiled its Delta Sync seatback IFE system, built on Thales’ FlytEDGE cloud-based design, the two companies announced at CES 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines will begin its rollout of Starlink Wi-Fi on regional aircraft, expecting tests to begin in February.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Christine Boynton
A new rule from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) governs airline obligations for mishandled mobility devices.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has been crowned ‘Design Airline of the Year 2024’ and ‘Design Airline of the Year Middle East’ for the second year in a row, in the annual DesignAir Awards.
Aerospace

By Christine Boynton
Building on a decade of its Mint business class, JetBlue Airways is preparing to launch a domestic first-class product.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's China Airlines has finalized a contract with Airbus for cabin retrofits on 15 of the carrier's A350-900s.
Interiors & Connectivity

Emirates will be introducing a third non-stop service between Dubai and Melbourne, starting from 30 March 2025.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Seats has an estimated 30% share in the premium seats market and demand is deemed solid.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
As consumer demand for premium experiences shows no signs of slowing, U.S. airlines continue to capitalize on those appetites.
Airlines & Lessors

Emirates is to deploy its retrofitted Boeing 777 on flights EK125/126 between Dubai and Vienna starting from 3 January 2025.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
As 2024 nears its end, the usual rally to meet production targets is in full swing. But orders for customized cabins makes airframers’ work more complex.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines will soon introduce first class seating across its fleet, furthering the ULCC’s foray into premium offerings.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lori Ranson
Colombia’s largest carrier, Avianca, plans to more than double the re-launch of business class service on narrowbody routes in the Americas by year-end.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Under CEO Sean Doyle, BA has been taking steps to restore its status as a premium carrier in the recovery years since the COVID-19 crisis.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
ATR has started offering Audioback, a system to help passengers wearing hearing aids, as a retrofit option at individual seat level.
Interiors & Connectivity

Turkish Airlines has introduced its Business Class passengers to a new amenity kit collection designed in collaboration with Lanvin.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
FACC has reported healthy nine-month results but warns that an above-average increase in Central European labor costs is weighing on the supplier.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Paul Seidenman
OEMs are offering more galley retrofit options for self-serve food and beverage stations as some airlines implement these features.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
An in-cabin wheelchair securement concept is being refined by a design consortium, as the installation feasibility of such onboard aircraft systems progresses.
Interiors & Connectivity

Air India has received the Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) designated as CAR 21 approval.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
SIA has announced an $835 million cabin retrofit program for 41 long-haul A350-900s which will get cabin products that had been due to debut on its Boeing 777-9
Interiors & Connectivity

IndiGo has welcomed its first IndiGoStretch aircraft - a tailor-made business product for India’s busiest and business routes.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair says it has completed the refurbishment of its first Embraer E190 cabin under its latest interiors renewal program.
Interiors & Connectivity