A new range of seats developed exclusively for the Lufthansa Group has been revealed, including suites for first and business class, as part of a €2.5 billion investment plan. CEO Carsten Spohr says of the seats, launching in 2023: “The largest investment in premium products in our company’s history underpins our claim to continue to be the leading Western premium airline in the future”
At APEX Expo 2022 in Long Beach, the SPI team will be showcasing some of the features they will be launching in the next 12 months, including a third-party application platform that allows third-party developers to create apps that run on RAVE
IFEC provider, Moment, has entered the private aviation sector with a version of its Flymingo system now available for business jet operators
Six new digital onboard experience bundles, spanning loyalty, shopping and entertainment, have been launched by Inmarsat to support airlines’ ongoing recovery and unlock ancillary revenue opportunities
Independent aftermarket maintenance and completions firm, Fokker Services Group, has broken ground on a new widebody aircraft hangar at its site in the Netherlands
A platform enhancement to IdeaNova Technologies’ IFE platform lets customers source, configure and stream audio and podcast content
Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana, USA, having already developed ‘the world’s whitest paint’, have gone a step further and created a formulation that is thinner and lighter – ideal for radiating heat away from airplanes. The Purdue team say the paint keeps surfaces so cool that it could reduce the need for air conditioning in the cabin during boarding
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule requiring that flight attendants receive longer periods of rest between shifts. The new rule increases the rest period to 10 consecutive hours
Aerochamp and ANH Structure are collaborating to extend their aircraft interiors manufacturing capabilities In the Middle East and South Asia, with plans to manufacture cabin parts and lightweight passenger seats in India
The inflight experience onboard European low-cost carrier, easyJet, has traditionally been low tech, with no IFE save for a magazine and menu in the seatback. However, the airline has been working with AirFi to introduce a digital onboard experience
