Key themes of the March 2024 issue include how to improve entrance areas, a look at the Russian cabin industry under sanctions, IFC, BermudAir’s sustainable seat design, window design, and much more
Browsing: Airline News
British Airways has announced more than 600 initiatives which it says will ‘transform the airline’, as part of a £7 billion transformation plan. Headline investments include a brand-new First suite, and new seats and cabin interiors for short-haul
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
JetBlue today announced that it has terminated its merger agreement with Spirit Airlines, citing issues with meeting the required closing conditions for the merger before the 24th July deadline. The airline will switch its focus to organic strategy and a return to profitability
The Crystal Cabin Award, widely considered to be the most prestigious accolade of aircraft cabin innovation, is returning in May. Following an initial vetting process, 72 entries have made it through to the 2024 shortlist
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
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
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