Following IndiGo’s huge order for 500 A320 Family aircraft announced at Paris Air Show, Air India, has signed purchase agreements to acquire 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. These orders are the next step in Air India’s US$70 billion fleet expansion programme
Indian low-cost airline, IndiGo, has placed a firm order for 500 A320 Family aircraft at Paris Air Show – an order that seats a new record for the biggest single purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation. This latest agreement takes the total number of Airbus aircraft on order by IndiGo to 1,330
Vietnamese low-cost airline, Vietjet, has signed an agreement with Safran Seats to equip 120 of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft fleet with up to 24,000 Z200 economy-class seats
Recaro Aircraft Seating has gained a major new Supplier Furnished Equipment (SFE) opportunity, through a deal with Embraer. Embraer has given Recaro the green light to develop an SFE catalogue of seats for the E1 and E2 E-Jet narrowbody aircraft types
The FAA in the USA has stated it will require a secondary barrier to be fitted on the flight deck of new commercial airplanes in order to ensure the safety of aircraft, flight crew and air passengers. The final rule mandating the additional barrier is intended to protect flight decks from passenger intrusions when the flight deck door is open
STG Aerospace has unveiled the first product of its Universal Lighting Family: The Curve, an LED flex light designed to provide seamless lighting while being adaptable to multiple installations and applications in the aircraft cabin
FACC AG has been named Austria’s most innovative aerospace company by the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF), with particular praise given to its work in sustainable aviation, and space and urban air mobility
The renewed agreement will see a dedicated BBC-branded space and increased programming offer added to the airline’s inflight entertainment system
Australian airline Qantas and the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre have been collaborating on a research project that is looking into how the inflight travel experience can be altered to reduce the effects of jetlag. Selected findings have now been shared
Following the reveal of its Airbus A350 First and Business cabins in February, Qantas has now unveiled the entire cabin design, including a dedicated Wellbeing Zone, and the premium economy and economy cabins. The interiors have required a special design, as these 12 ultra-long-haul A350-1000s will fly 238 passengers for up to 22 hours nonstop
