Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Mar 17, 2017
The Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) Air Traffic Management Bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing in an effort to alleviate increasing air traffic congestion in China.
Mar 15, 2017
French aircraft equipment company Zodiac Aerospace has posted a 1.8% first-half sales decline, triggering a response from aerospace giant Safran, which is planning to acquire Zodiac.
Mar 13, 2017
British Airways (BA) will introduce a business-class service on domestic UK flights for the first time, as it faces increased competition.
Mar 13, 2017
Emirates Airline, which is considering introducing a premium-economy class, wants to be “absolutely sure it is the way to go,” Emirates president Tim Clark told ATW in Berlin.
Mar 13, 2017
Space-based ADS-B provider Aireon has taken full control of its ADS-B receiver installed on an Iridium NEXT satellite, following the launch of the first 10 satellites in January this year.
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.
May 10, 2018
US-based Harris Corp. will build and operate a new aviation telecommunications network for India under a contract the company signed May 10 with Airport Authority of India (AAI), that country’s air navigation service provider (ANSP).
May 07, 2018
New York-based JetBlue Airways has put its first Airbus A320 to feature a major cabin interior overhaul into service.
May 07, 2018
As Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace are refining the design of the lower-deck cabin module they are to offer on the A330, potential customers still must find a way to use the extra space and, eventually, a business case.
May 03, 2018
Providers are reshaping the passenger experience by using what they can find out about everything from entertainment preferences to food tastes.
May 01, 2018
The Panasonic Corp. of Japan and its US subsidiary Panasonic Avionics Corp. (PAC) will pay $280 million to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and accounting fraud violations, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced separately April 30.
Apr 26, 2018
Cabin equipment manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace is slowly pulling out of the production problems that have marred its relationships with aircraft manufacturers, according to the company’s first-half financial results (fiscal year 2017-18).