Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
May 22, 2017
Icelandair has selected US technology company ViaSat to provide high-speed Wi-Fi for its incoming fleet of 16 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 9s.
May 18, 2017
Rockwell Collins has developed a “low-risk” integration plan for merging B/E Aerospace, which it acquired last month for $8.6 billion, into Rockwell, according to chairman, president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.
May 18, 2017
Etihad Airways partner Air Serbia has begun retrofitting 10 of its Airbus A319s and A320s with slimmer and lighter-weight Recaro BL3520 seats, adding 12% capacity to the airline’s narrowbody fleet.
May 17, 2017
A strategic partnership between Inmarsat and Lufthansa Group sees the commercial service introduction of GX Aviation. Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and soon Eurowings passengers over Europe will now have high-speed internet access. Inmarsat and Lufthansa talk about their partnership and how they designed the FlyNet service and revenue model together.
May 16, 2017
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat launched the fourth high-speed broadband communications satellite in its Global Xpress program, Inmarsat-5 F4 (I-5 F4).
Oct 16, 2018
Their target: grabbing a piece of a commercial-aircraft seating market projected to grow from last year's $4.5 billion to $6 billion by 2026.
Oct 02, 2018
The FAA next year will begin a phased evaluation of satellite-aided surveillance of aircraft flying over oceanic spaces, including use of the Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system scheduled to begin operating in 2019.
Sep 27, 2018
Cabins, Interiors & Connectivity-Sept. 27, 2018
Sep 25, 2018
Inflight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity supplier Panasonic Avionics has introduced a new growth area: airline passenger wellness.
Sep 24, 2018
American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker defended seat and lavatory sizes on the carrier’s new fleet of Boeing 737 MAX airliners during an opening presentation Sept. 24 at the Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sep 24, 2018
Taiwan’s EVA Air has launched its new business class in line with the delivery of its new Boeing 787-9/10 Dreamliner.
Sep 21, 2018
The decision to group five recent acquisitions into one unit should help Avic reach its goal of becoming a major player in the cabin business.
Sep 20, 2018
Satellite communications specialist Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics announced Sept. 19 they will combine their broadband inflight connectivity (IFC) services in a “landmark” deal to offer IFC to commercial aviation customers.