The Crystal Cabin Awards are the world’s most prestigious and hotly contested prizes for innovation in aircraft cabins. Companies, institutions and students that believe they have an winning idea or design can now make a submission for entry into the 2024 awards
UK-based low-cost leisure airline, Jet2.com, has opened a Retail Operations Centre, the first centre of its kind in the UK aviation industry, which is intended to benefit the service, efficiency and security of its inflight retail services
Satcom Direct has launched an expanded range of service plans for Viasat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service. Options include the first-ever ‘Power by the Hour’ option for Jet ConneX, enabling business jet operators to pay an hourly rate for inflight connectivity
Airbus Corporate Jets and Eutelsat Oneweb are jointly developing a satellite connectivity solution called ACJ Connect Link, developed for the ACJ family of aircraft
Qatar Airways is due to roll out complimentary high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity onboard specific aircraft and routes, with service supplied by the Starlink satellite communications system – the world’s largest satellite internet constellation
In a tie-in with DirecTV and Viasat, Delta Air Lines has launched a domestic 18-channel TV lineup on select Boeing 767-400 aircraft flying domestic routes. This marks the first time a US-based airline has integrated live TV into seatback screens onboard domestic widebody planes
Safran has introduced a digital technology designed to smooth processes between its buyers and all its suppliers. The technology is digiBuy, a collaborative app brought in by Safran’s purchasing division to manage relationships between its buyers and suppliers, and all stakeholders in Safran’s supplier relationships
LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) has named Recaro Aircraft Seating as the exclusive seat supplier for its widebody fleet through 2030 – the first widebody project between the companies. This award encompasses seating for every cabin on eight Boeing 787 aircraft
Electra Airways, a European charter and AMCI airline, has awarded Acro Aircraft Seating a contract to retrofit its Series 9 fixed-back economy-class seats to up to 15 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft
Skyteam has announced the winners of The Sustainable Flight Challenge, with Vietnam Airlines winning the ‘Boldest Move’ subcategory for its initiative to give unused inflight food to the VietHarvest social enterprise
