Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Sep 20, 2016
Morocco’s national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) inaugurated 3X-weekly nonstop Boeing 787 between Washington Dulles International Airport and Casablanca on Sept. 8, signaling growing commercial ties between the US and Morocco. Until now, passengers traveling between Washington and Morocco had to fly through New York—RAM’s first US destination, or catch a different connecting flight abroad.
Sep 16, 2016
Seating and cabin interior manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace said it is overcoming the problems that have led to aircraft being delivered late, but more remains to be done.
Sep 15, 2016
Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN) and Aviation Data Communication Corp. (ADCC) to offer aviation safety services to air navigation service providers (ANSPs) and operators.
Sep 13, 2016
Boeing announced plans Sept. 12 to build a 702-family digital payload-bearing satellite for Cayman Islands-based satellite provider Global IP.
Sep 12, 2016
Thales is partnering with satellite-operator SES to launch a new high-speed, Ka-band-based commercial aircraft connectivity service in the Americas next year.
Nov 13, 2017
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo is in talks with several Middle Eastern airlines—including Dubai-based Emirates, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad and Qatar Airways—to provide its 2Ku satellite internet system, the company said at the Dubai Air Show.
Nov 13, 2017
Dubai-based Emirates Airline—which is launching a new first-class product for yet-to-be-delivered Boeing 777-300ERs and its future 777X fleet—presented the new product on board the latest 777-300ER it has received from Boeing on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show. The new first-class features six fully enclosed cabins with sliding doors. The new product will be available on nine 777-300ERs by the end of 2019.
Nov 12, 2017
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is launching a new first class product for yet-to-be-delivered Boeing 777-300ERs and its future 777X fleet.
Nov 12, 2017
The airline presented the new product on board of the latest Boeing 777-300ER it has been delivered on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow.
Nov 10, 2017
UK-based aircraft interiors designer and manufacturer AIM Altitude has promoted group commercial director Richard Bower to CEO, succeeding Mark Edwards in the role.
Nov 09, 2017
As airlines increasingly cut back on inflight entertainment options—noting that most passengers bring their own devices—JetBlue remains committed to IFE seatback offerings.
Nov 08, 2017
Emirates Airline will initially fly its new first-class cabin product on services to its Belgian and Swiss destinations.
Nov 06, 2017
Emirates Airline took delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 on Nov. 3 at the manufacturer plant in Hamburg Finkenwerder. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann gives an exclusive look at the new cabin interior features. The Dubai-based carrier has 42 additional A380s on order and is the largest operator of the type.