The doors of APEX/IFSA Global Expo opened on 28 October, with highlights from the first day including Thales and Qatar Airways unveiling a world-first advancement, C-suite executives sharing insights and updates on their airlines, and panels advising how to enhance areas such as accessibility and IFE curation
Qatar Airways has taken flight with the first Boeing 777 aircraft equipped with Starlink in-flight connectivity, The airline plans to roll-out Starlink’s high-speed, low latency internet across its entire B777 fleet within a year
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), the annual event where airlines, industry suppliers and cabin interiors professionals converge to shape the cabins of the future, will return on 8-10 April 2025 at Hamburg Messe. The 2024 event saw strong growth, and the 2025 event promises even more reasons to attend
The latest aviation analysis reveals that the airline industry’s global passenger capacity is now ahead of pre-pandemic levels, with Q3 2024 ASKs at 105% of Q3 2019. Latin America has seen the strongest capacity growth
Collins Aerospace has announced that it is expanding its executive aircraft seating facility in Medley, Florida, USA, with the US$2 million investment including a doubled production floor space and new machinery to improve capacity, reduce material waste, and expand its product range
RX Global, the organiser of Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), has appointed Archana Dharni as the new event director of AIX. Dharni succeeds Polly Magraw – AIX’s event director from 2015 to 2024 – who has moved into a new role at RX as portfolio director of transportation events
As part of its exhibit at this week’s NBAA-BACE event in Las Vegas, Pilatus Aircraft is showcasing the potential to use sustainability-focused materials in its cabins, developed with F/List, a specialist in luxury aircraft interiors
After 15 years of advocacy, All Wheels Up is close to realising its goal of wheelchair tie-down systems being installed in aircraft cabins. “We have not identified any major issues to installation,” says the US DOT, with testing and certification starting in 2025, and rulemaking expected in early 2026
The team at Scottish Leather Group discuss their 2024 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which says the group is now 90% towards achieving 100% zero greenhouse gas emissions for its operations. By the end of 2025, its leather manufacturing operations will be net zero (Scope 1 and 2)
Scottish Leather Group, the parent company of Muirhead, says it is now 90% towards achieving 100% zero greenhouse gas emissions for its operations. By the end of 2025, its leather manufacturing operations will be net zero (Scope 1 and 2), achieving a target originally set in 2018
