Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Sep 28, 2017
AirAsia Group firmed up a deal with Inmarsat for satellite Wi-Fi on all of its Airbus A320s and A330s, the connectivity and satellite operator said during the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo in Long Beach, California.
Sep 27, 2017
Airbus revealed JetBlue Airways as the launch customer for its new Airspace A320-family cabin Sept. 26 at the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) expo in Long Beach, California, and unveiled a mock-up of the interior.
Sep 26, 2017
Inflight Internet provider Gogo said it is working with Delta Air Lines to provide wireless seatback IFE on the airline’s new Bombardier CSeries aircraft, provided via mounted tablets.
Sep 21, 2017
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is loosening control over inflight smartphone use, setting up a process in which Chinese airlines can apply to CAAC to allow passengers the option of using mobile phones during flights to access Wi-Fi services.
Sep 19, 2017
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport will be the second destination to have Qatar Airways’ new Qsuite business-class product, with the revamped cabins appearing on the route Sept. 25, the Doha-based airline said.
Apr 01, 2019
Aircraft interior design consultants, physicians and cabin amenity providers are reviving the airline industry’s efforts to improve passenger sleep, at a time when data gathering and analytics technologies are opening new possibilities.
Apr 01, 2019
Airbus is working with industry stakeholders to create a data-producing aircraft cabin—covering smart galleys, lavatories, overhead bins and seats—with the aim of adding the data to its predictive maintenance and analytics platform Skywise.
Apr 01, 2019
Airlines will increasingly seek to personalize the passenger experience through activities such as livestreaming events to passengers’ onboard devices, according to speakers at the Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg April 1.
Apr 01, 2019
The airline industry must speed up its pace of innovation, not by 10%, “but by ‘times x,’” Lufthansa Group chief digital officer Christian Langer said April 1.
Apr 01, 2019
Airbus has extended its Airspace customer definition center (CDC) at Hamburg Finkenwerder to include the cabin customization of its A320 and A330 programs, which complements existing A350 XWB customization areas, which launched in 2014.
Apr 01, 2019
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic is planning to use the acquisition of UK regional Flybe to boost its own long-haul growth, which will have a renewed business traveler focus.
Mar 26, 2019
Nav Canada began space-based tracking of aircraft flying in the eastern part of its Edmonton flight information region (FIR) March 25, marking the first operational use of the Aireon surveillance system carried by new Iridium Next satellites.
Mar 22, 2019
Collins Aerospace offers an enhanced business class seat while others borrow racing technology or look to improve experience for disabled passengers.