Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
May 03, 2017
GX Aviation broadband launch customers Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have completed their four-month Ka-Band internet trial on short- and medium-haul flights and have transitioned over to a paid service.
May 01, 2017
French aircraft equipment manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace—which is being acquired by Safran—has posted a €12 million ($13.1 million) interim operating loss, triggering CEO Olivier Zarrouati to offer his position.
Apr 27, 2017
Qatar Airways plans to launch 12 destinations in 2018 and will begin offering high-speed broadband connectivity in partnership with Inmarsat, using GX Aviation technology on flights from this summer.
Apr 26, 2017
China’s Shenzhen Airlines is about to kick off a working trial of Inmarsat and Cobham’s flight deck connectivity product, SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S), on its Airbus A320 fleet.
Sep 18, 2018
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Sep 07, 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will introduce a high-density Airbus A350-900 for its medium-haul operations.
Sep 05, 2018
Hong Kong Airlines has officially launched its new business class product on the airline’s latest Airbus A350-900.
Aug 27, 2018
LATAM Airlines Group plans to overhaul the interiors of more than 200 aircraft—two-thirds of its global fleet—over the next two years, for an investment of $400 million, the company said during its second-quarter operations call.
Aug 27, 2018
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group will overhaul the interior of over 200 aircraft—two-thirds of its global fleet—over the next two years, in an investment of $400 million, the company said during its 2Q 2018 quarterly operations call.
Aug 22, 2018
Satellite-based surveillance system developer Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have started pre-registration for the Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) service—a means of providing the last known position of an aircraft in distress.
Aug 21, 2018
Chicago-based United Airlines is working on a lie-flat premium-cabin seat and plans to have the first ones in service on Boeing 737-10s sometime in 2020, United president Scott Kirby said.
Aug 15, 2018
Recaro Aircraft Seating has acquired land and buildings near its headquarters in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, as part of a major investment plan to support the company’s rapid growth.