Buzz, an inflight and travel amenities company, has acquired ‘Single Use Ain’t Sexy’, a sustainable personal care brand. Buzz intends for the acquisition to expand its global product portfolio and meet growing demand for environmentally friendly amenities
Southwest Airlines, the world’s largest low-cost carrier, has appointed Most to provide its inflight retail and payment systems. The systems will bring together onboard product management, bespoke payment hardware, and payment processing, all customised for the airline
Airbus has inaugurated its state-of-the art A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse, which brings in new production technologies and will contribute to the production ramp-up to 75 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2026, while meeting the increased demand for A321s
The aviation and travel retail industry’s One Too Many campaign is warning holidaymakers of the consequences of disruptive behaviour on flights and in airports – with penalties including jail time, a £80,000 fine and flight bans
Bridge of Weir Leather, a supplier of automotive leather that is part of Scottish Leather Group alongside Muirhead, an aviation leather supplier, is calling for a “step change in transparency” with regard to the sustainability claims made by synthetic automotive interior materials suppliers
International aircraft leasing company, Avolon, forecasts that the global passenger aircraft fleet will almost double in number by 2042, growing 94% to 46,880 aircraft. Asia will lead growth, and more than US$4 trillion will be required to finance new deliveries
Hamburg Aviation has established the Global Aerospace Cluster Partnership (GACP), a new entity intended to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange and innovation within the global aerospace community
Take a quick tour of the updated cabins and new Jamco Venture seats in KLM’s Boeing 777-300 and 777-200 fleet
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is introducing a new seat for its Boeing 777 World Business Class cabins, which brings in extra seat width, sliding privacy doors and a weight saving. KLM’s entire Boeing 777-300 and 777-200 fleet will be fitted with the seats
An aviation consultancy is forecasting a 3.3% annual commercial aircraft fleet growth over the next decade, from 29,000 to 42,000, notwithstanding the geopolitical and supply chain challenges impacting OEM production rates
