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
Etihad Airways has launched a new collection of amenity kits and loungewear created in partnership with two luxury brands: the Giorgio Armani design house, and the ESPA wellbeing brand. There will be something for everyone, in every travel class
Emirates Flight Catering, one of the world’s largest catering operations, has completed its acquisition of Bustanica, a grower of vegetable produce, which operates the world’s largest indoor vertical farm. The sustainably grown greens are used in meals by airline customers, including Emirates
British Airways is introducing an engineering system that uses real-time data to predict aircraft maintenance issues. The E-Logs platform will provide live performance information to the operations team about all of the airline’s 270 aircraft, allowing them to spot potential problems immediately and proactively fix them
