Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Oct 07, 2016
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has ordered a tenth Boeing 777-300ER, to be delivered in 2018, the carrier announced Oct. 7.
Oct 05, 2016
An Oct. 4 GOL passenger flight between São Paulo Congonhas Airport and Brazil’s national capital Brasilia was the first South American commercial airline flight to have onboard internet connectivity, according to GOL CEO Paulo Kakinoff in a statement delivered in flight and transmitted live on GOL’s Facebook page.
Oct 05, 2016
Taiwan's EVA Air will celebrate its 25th anniversary of flights from Taiwan to Europe in November 2016. Vienna was the Taipai-based carrier's first destination. The Boeing 777-300ER has replaced the Airbus A330-200 on the Vienna-Bangkok-Taipeh route from Oct. 4. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was invited onboard the 777-300ER in Vienna.
Oct 04, 2016
Taipei, Taiwan-based China Airlines took delivery of its first of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs Sept. 30 at the Airbus factory in Toulouse. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was onsite to view firsthand the latest passenger comfort additions.
Oct 01, 2016
Major players in the satellite-delivered cabin connectivity sector are forecasting upbeat industry trends.
Dec 15, 2017
Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings will introduce lie-flat seats in a new business class, BIZclass, on selected long-haul routes in 2018.
Dec 13, 2017
Singapore Airlines has invested $850 million for its recently launched on-board cabin products and innovations for 19 Airbus A380s. Five of them will be delivered brand-new with the features. Retrofit work on the remaining 14 A380s is expected to begin in late 2018 and scheduled to be completed by 2020.
Dec 13, 2017
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has taken delivery of the first of five Airbus A380 aircraft, featuring recently launched on-board cabin products and innovations.
Dec 11, 2017
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will continue offering complimentary meals in economy class, but is to add buy-on-board drinks, snacks and amenity kits as the airline continues to experiment with new products.
Dec 07, 2017
Passenger Experience-Dec. 7, 2017
Dec 06, 2017
American Airlines is planning to add extra-large storage bins on the bulk of its in-service Airbus A321s, 202 aircraft in all, and has chosen Airbus’s aftermarket services unit Services by Airbus to perform the retrofit, the Toulouse-based manufacturer said Dec. 6.
Nov 29, 2017
LATAM Airlines Group will offer inflight internet from the first half of 2018, starting with domestic and regional routes in Brazil.