Air New Zealand’s all-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner cabin experience is now available to book, with new seats in every cabin, an all-new IFE system with larger 4K HD screens, Bluetooth audio pairing, more stowage options, and additional privacy in the premium cabins
Saudia has opened a new lounge at London Heathrow Airport, Terminal 4, for its first class and business class customers. The airline says the lounge marks a “significant milestone” in its ongoing commitment to elevating its guest experiences
Etihad Airways is launching its A321LRs this August as a major step in its Journey 2030 growth strategy. The cabins are designed to bring widebody luxury to short-to-medium-haul narrowbody routes, with spacious first-class suites, lie-flat business class, and next-generation economy seats. The airline is also enhancing its first-class experience
China Southern Airlines has appointed international design agency, Tangerine, to design the cabin interiors for its next-generation wide-body and narrow-body flagship aircraft. Tangerine’s creative vision for the cabins is a modern interpretation of Chinese elements
Panasonic Avionics has launched Converix, an open and neutral application-hosting platform that provides a complete aircraft-wide solution for non-safety critical services on commercial aircraft
Airbus has revealed an extra-spacious and luxurious first-class cabin for the A350-1000 aircraft, enabled by a new centre module and adjustments to the crew-rest compartment stairs
The most innovative ideas flying today and that will shape the future of air travel have been recognised in the Crystal Cabin Award 2025, the world’s leading prize for aircraft cabin technology. Innovative ideas in key parts of the passenger experience are rewarded, from accessibility and sustainability, to comfort, IFEC and cabin technologies
Bluebox Aviation Systems has announced it is set to become a member of Viasat’s Connected Partner Platform, which hosts applications designed to enrich the passenger experience
Viasat has unveiled its Amara’s IFC system, with an innovation roadmap that includes GEO, HEO and LEO satellite compatibility. The company has also announced Viasat Aera, a proprietary ESA terminal enabling simultaneous, dual-beam connections across satellites in all orbits – and that can be installed in less than a day
DirecTV Inflight, a supplier of live television to commercial and private aviation, has announced it has secured the international programming rights for flights departing from and returning to the USA
