Regional aircraft manufacturer, ATR, can now offer Starlink high-speed inflight connectivity onboard its aircraft. Following successful test flights, the system has been certified by EASA, and Air New Zealand will be launch customer for the service
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The 2025 Showcase issue of Aircraft Interiors International is now available online! This special issue is packed full of ideas, designs, materials, design approaches and technologies that can inspire and enable future cabin projects.
The Crystal Cabin Award is the most prestigious prize that recognises innovation in aircraft design, the passenger experience, cabin technology, sustainability, and the wider aviation industry. The 2025 shortlist features more than 50 innovations across seven categories, including advances in sustainability and accessibility
Visitor registration is now open for Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) and World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE). These highly popular events for the aircraft cabin interiors and the onboard hospitality procurement industries will be co-located at Hamburg Messe, Germany from 8-10 April 2025
Jiatai Aircraft Equipment has entered into a cooperation agreement to develop economy-class seats optimised for 10-abreast cabins in the A350 NPS (new production standard)
Highlights of the November issue of Aircraft Interiors International include: insights into the potential for textures to enhance comfort and branding; a focus on the Middle East aviation market; galley innovations; advances in cabin lighting; the latest cabin materials, from leathers & textiles, to thermoplastics; and more…
The merger of full-service airlines Air India and Vistara successfully completed today (12th November), following the merger of the low-cost airlines Air India Express and AIX Connect on 1st October. Post merger, Air India Group operates a combined fleet of 300 aircraft, with hundreds more on order, and a US$400 million cabin interior retrofit programme imminent
Aviation events organiser, RedCabin, has announced that the Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit (ACIS) 2024 will take place from 3-5 December in Tokyo, and will be hosted by All Nippon Airways (ANA). Hundreds of C-Suite leaders from across the aviation industry are due to gather for the three-day summit, to explore the major challenges and trends faced by the aircraft interior industry
Jennifer Coutts Clay, aircraft interiors expert and author of the popular Jetliner Cabins book, is scheduled to give a talk titled , ‘Concorde: Flying Supersonic and Careers in the Supersonic Sector’. The presentation is free to join and will be held via Zoom on Friday 15th November
Last week’s APEX/IFSA Global Expo in Long Beach, California has been hailed a “record breaking” success. According to APEX (the Airline Passenger Experience Association, nearly 3,000 airline industry decision-makers, including representatives from 90 airlines, attended the event to see innovations, discussions, awards winners and more