Diehl Aviation has won the Interior category of this year’s Embraer Best Supplier Awards. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer – a long-standing partner of Diehl – commended the company’s design innovation, usability and system architecture, as well as the quality of its products and the reliability of its supply chain
Fans of the ‘Jetliner Cabins: Evolution & Innovation’ book by Jennifer Coutts Clay book will be happy to hear that an extensively updated version has been released, with new case studies, 16 updated chapters, video clips, insights from specialists, in-depth guest essays, and 20 picture galleries
RedCabin, the organiser of worldwide global travel summits for the aviation, rail and automotive sectors, has announced the finalists in its inaugural RedCabin Trinity Awards. As well as trophies, RedCabin will provide the winners with the opportunity to collaborate with an airline on their winning innovation, and to help bolster its business case
Sport 24, IMG’s live sports channel, has announced a deal with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which will allow its airline customers to live broadcast the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship onboard flights
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) has announced preview details of the products and services in Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) technology due to appear at the event on 28-30 May at Hamburg Messe
Muirhead, a supplier of leathers to airlines and aircraft seat manufacturers, has developed a concept for ‘neurodiverse-friendly’ seat covers, designed to highlight the importance of seat cover design in fostering an inclusive onboard experience
Thales Inflyt Experience has appointed Niels Steenstrup as its CEO, succeeding TK Kallenbach. Steenstrup has 35 years of international business experience, including senior leadership positions at Inmarsat, Passur Aerospace, Gogo and Boeing
Plastika Balumag has decided to make its air ducts from Zotek F OSU XR technology from Zotefoams, claimed to have enabled a weight reduction of up to 50% in its formed, self-insulating air ducts, compared to using some other materials
JetBlue has launched Blueprint by JetBlue, a personalised inflight experience platform designed to offer customers more customisation options during their journey. A key aspect of the platform is a range of new inflight entertainment (IFE) features, some of which have never before been implemented on a US airline
The National Industrial Property Institute (INPI) has published its ranking of the top patent holders in France, and Safran has come in at first place, with its portfolio of 16,457 active patents. Safran has come ahead of giants such as Airbus, Boeing, Stellantis and Valeo
