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
Passengers at airports across the UK are facing the prospect of having no onboard food or drink during long-haul and short-haul flights as catering workers at Dnata have balloted for strike action
A new expert group has been announced in the UK today, which will work to improve accessibility, empower consumers and raise industry standards for disabled passengers, from booking to inflight, to baggage claim. The Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group will be led by Baroness Grey-Thompson, with members including presenter and disability campaigner Sophie Morgan
A preview of the new Business Class experience in Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A350-900s. Launching in the second quarter of 2026, the all new and upgraded seats are designed to offer greater levels of privacy, comfort, and convenience
Enjoy a sneak preview of Singapore Airlines’ luxurious new First Class cabin for its seven A350-900ULR aircraft, which the airline says will set “new industry benchmarks” when it launches in the first quarter of 2027
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced it is investing S$1.1 billion (US$0.83 billion) in a programme to install all-new long-haul cabin products across 41 A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range (ULR) aircraft in its fleet. The programme includes unique first class and business class seat designs
The organisers of World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) have secured more than 40 new exhibitors that will debut at the 2025 event in Hamburg on 8-10 April. These new names will join a wide range of regular exhibitors, offering everything from food and beverages, to sustainable options, all designed to enhance the onboard experience for passengers
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
