American Airlines has placed a new raft of aircraft orders, for 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft. Plans include offering more premium seats than any other US airline, and retrofitting its A319 and A320 fleets to increase the number of domestic first-class seats
Icelandair has selected Viasat’s inflight wi-fi systems for its new fleet of Airbus aircraft, scheduled for delivery from Q4 2024. These A321XLRs will be the first Airbus aircraft to be operated by Icelandair, and are expected to service routes between Iceland and Europe, as well as transatlantic flights
Condor, the German leisure airline, has selected Recaro Aircraft Seating to supply the economy-class cabins of 28 A321 and 13 A320 aircraft due to be delivered between 2024 and 2028. The order is for nearly 9,000 seats
Emirates is set to wow the crowds at ITB Berlin 2024 with a display of its premium economy seat, sustainability initiatives – and the ‘game-changer’ first-class suite
Registration is now live for Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) and World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE). Major industry players such as Boeing, Airbus, Recaro, Safran, Panasonic Avionics, and Collins Aerospace will return this year at the Hamburg Messe from 28-30 May 2024
European charter and wet lease carrier, WAMOS Air, has chosen the Cobalt Spectrum drop-in LED mood lighting system for its A330-200 & A330-300 cabin refresh programme
CPI has devised a concept aircraft cabin in which the entire inner surface of the fuselage can be covered with thin high definition, flexible display screens, either directly or onto modular lining panels. The screens would be installed instead of windows, whether creating light or displaying images, while also bringing certain weight and aerodynamic benefits
A multi-year agreement will see Lufthansa Technik design, build and supply several hundred fuselage-mounted airborne Satellite Communications (SatCom) radomes for Hanwha Phasor each year
Anuvu, a provider of connectivity and entertainment technologies to mobility markets, has announced the names of the first two High Throughput Satellites in the Anuvu Constellation, which will form a key element in the GEO layer of the Anuvu network
Air India will equip 51 of its aircraft with Thales’ AVANT Up In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system, with linefit and retrofit installations on Airbus and Boeing aircraft
