Key themes of the March 2024 issue include how to improve entrance areas, a look at the Russian cabin industry under sanctions, IFC, BermudAir’s sustainable seat design, window design, and much more
Browsing: Inflight Connectivity
British Airways has announced more than 600 initiatives which it says will ‘transform the airline’, as part of a £7 billion transformation plan. Headline investments include a brand-new First suite, and new seats and cabin interiors for short-haul
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
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
Registration is now live for Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) and World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE). Major industry players such as Boeing, Airbus, Recaro, Safran, Panasonic Avionics, and Collins Aerospace will return this year at the Hamburg Messe from 28-30 May 2024
A multi-year agreement will see Lufthansa Technik design, build and supply several hundred fuselage-mounted airborne Satellite Communications (SatCom) radomes for Hanwha Phasor each year
Steered by Airbus and Vodafone, the Seamless Air Alliance 5G NTN Working Group is striving to foster the integration of non-terrestrial networks into the aviation sector, overcoming variances in modems, antennas and frequencies
Anuvu, a provider of connectivity and entertainment technologies to mobility markets, has announced the names of the first two High Throughput Satellites in the Anuvu Constellation, which will form a key element in the GEO layer of the Anuvu network
Lufthansa Group’s IFEC contract renewal with Spafax extends through 2028, with goals of enhancing technical integration, branding, and more for all five airlines making up the aviation group
The Crystal Cabin Award Association – the non-profit organisation that oversees the world’s biggest industry award for innovation in the aircraft cabin – has announced that Ralf Gust, managing director of Hamburg Aviation, is its new president