Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Oct 15, 2019
Star Alliance member TAP Air Portugal has launched a new travel class—EconomyXtra—which is located between the traditional Economy and Business Class on medium-haul flights.
Oct 11, 2019
Air France is looking at ways to “comfortably densify the economy cabins” as it seeks a competitive response to the threat of long-haul, low-cost carriers, according to Air France-KLM EVP Angus Clarke.
Oct 10, 2019
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana have presented its first of seven Airbus A321neoLR in the airline’s technical center at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport. The aircraft will replace the carrier's Boeing 757s, take over existing long-haul routes, and add capacity for new services including Tokyo and Singapore. Exclusive photos by ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann.
Oct 10, 2019
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has introduced its Airbus A321neo cabin products ahead of the startup carrier’s launch in January 2020.
Oct 08, 2019
The FAA said the last two of 155 planned airports now receive and display aircraft targets by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), completing its final implementation goal for the program.
Jun 14, 2022
Panasonic Avionics hopes that the lower weight of its new seatback connectivity system means that it will be installed on regional aircraft and narrowbodies as well as IFE systems’ more traditional home of widebody platforms.
Jun 14, 2022
Safran is expanding the onboard audio experience with its Euphony wireless system for business and first-class seats that provides passengers with a headset-free individual sound system.
Jun 13, 2022
As the industry moves beyond the pandemic, designers and innovators are looking to the next generation of aircraft and what passenger experience could look like.
Jun 13, 2022
Thanks to faster life cycles from design to replacement, passenger cabins may lead the way in aviation’s sustainability endeavor, experts said during a panel discussion at the Passenger Experience Conference here on June 13.
Jun 13, 2022
On the eve of this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Hong Kong’s HAECO Cabin Solutions and Germany’s Diehl Aviation have jointly introduced three cabin interior products for the narrowbody market.
Jun 02, 2022
Spanish carrier Wamos Air plans to start to fit W-IFE supplier Moment’s Flymingo Box on its aircraft.
Jun 01, 2022
German leisure carrier Condor Airlines will launch its Airbus A330neo this fall/winter on long-haul routes.
May 25, 2022
Air France is working on new designs for its long-haul La Première cabin to be launched during the winter 2023/2024 season, building on its recent long-haul business cabin upgrade.