American Airlines has been working to meet the needs of people with disabilities in its workforce, and for the seventh year in a row, the carrier has received the top score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), and been named one of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2022
As air travel rebounds, Boeing has forecast demand for more than 41,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years, worth US$7.2 trillion. “Despite the unprecedented disruption over the past two years, the aviation industry has shown incredible resilience adapting to the challenge,” says Boeing’s VP of sales
The US$40 million Bustanica farm facility in Dubai is claimed to save in excess of 250 million litres of water and produce over one million kilos of healthy produce annually. These greens will soon be served in the skies
At this week’s Farnborough Airshow, Delta Air Lines firmed up orders for 12 A220-300s, bringing its total firm order to 107 aircraft, as well signing an order for 100 Boeing 737-10 jets, with options for an additional 30. Delta is also bringing in Boeing Global Services for a full interior reconfiguration of 29 737-900ERs
airBaltic has opted for an Airbus A220-only fleet. Get on board the airBaltic A220-300, which was on show at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow
ITA Airways’ A350 has been a star of this week’s Farnborough Airshow. Take a tour of the cabins, configured in a two-class layout, with 33 lie-flat business seats and 301 economy seats
The next stage in Virgin Atlantic’s transition to a greener fleet is the introduction of the A330neo, which will also usher in a further development of the airline’s cabin design philosophy – and the airline’s largest business class suite yet
In its ongoing work to protect airline passengers, the Department of Transportation (USDOT) is moving forward with pro-consumer actions, including creating an Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights. The Bill has implications for cabin design
Low-cost airline, IndiGo, has selected Recaro’s BL3710 for its new A321N and A320N aircraft, making it launch customer for the economy class seat in the Indian sub-continent
J&C Aero has been contracted by the flag carrier of Poland – LOT Polish Airlines – to produce more than 3,000 leather seat covers for the carrier’s Embraer 170/175/190/195 fleet
