Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
May 14, 2018
Airbus Interiors Services is introducing a new concept in first class where the passenger is given both a seat and a private sleeping area.
May 14, 2018
WestJet’s premium-economy trial has paid off, convincing the Calgary-based LCC to launch a fleet-wide retrofit that will see new, larger two-by-two seats replacing the current three-by-three test configuration that uses a blocked middle seat.
May 14, 2018
Finnair markets its Asian services as the shortest routes from Europe. Aviation Week's Nigel Howarth sampled their business class product on a recent trip to China.
May 11, 2018
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines will equip its entire fleet with inflight Wi-Fi capability by mid-2019 as part of an ongoing effort to revamp its image and improve the value proposition of its product.
May 11, 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will switch out its Airbus A380 on the Zurich-Singapore route with an A380 version fitted with the latest onboard cabin productions and innovations, starting this summer.
Jan 06, 2020
Air-to-ground network developer SmartSky Networks said Jan. 6 that it has received $25 million in additional funding from investment manager BlackRock after deploying its ground system nationwide.
Dec 31, 2019
After a 10-year notice, aircraft operators and owners begin 2020 with the FAA’s mandate for ADS-B equipage in effect.
Dec 20, 2019
Production resumption is not linked to getting MAX flying again.
Dec 20, 2019
Electric and hybrid power makes inroads as engine-makers face continuing challenges in commercial and military sectors.
Dec 18, 2019
Spirit Airlines has begun retrofitting its all-Airbus fleet with newly-designed seats in a bet that passenger comfort can be enhanced without budging on seat pitch.
Dec 18, 2019
Japanese LCC Zipair has revealed more details about the cabin configuration and onboard product for the Boeing 787-8s that will begin international…
Dec 13, 2019
German aircraft-seating manufacturer Recaro has inaugurated a new 7,500 sq m (81,000 sq. ft.) production facility in Qingdao, China, paving the way…
Dec 13, 2019
Modified Beaver seaplane becomes first commercial aircraft to fly on all-electric propulsion.