Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has finalised the specifications for its A350-900 passenger cabins, ahead of delivery from 2025. The premium economy cabin will be substantially larger than those on SWISS’s existing long-haul aircraft, in response to growing demand for premium leisure travel
Korean Air has selected Viasat as the inflight connectivity provider for its upcoming fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft, marking the airline’s first foray into onboard wi-fi. The deal marks the largest post-pandemic agreement for Viasat’s inflight connectivity services in North Asia
Airbus has opened an automated A321XLR equipment installation hangar in Hamburg, for the equipping of up to eight rear fuselage sections simultaneously. The hangar is intended to be a key part in expanding Airbus’s production capacity to 75 narrowbody aircraft per month in 2026
How can you give passengers more space without reducing seat count? In theory, the only way is up. But what are the true prospects for bunk beds returning to the skies?
Airbus has inaugurated its state-of-the art A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse, which brings in new production technologies and will contribute to the production ramp-up to 75 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2026, while meeting the increased demand for A321s
Blockbuster aircraft orders from IndiGo and Air India made for a dramatic Paris Air Show, which saw a total of 1,303 orders, worth US$72.4 billion. 1,160 (89%) were firm orders, the highest ever secured at the event. However, with orders of such scale, questions arise as to whether the local markets can accommodate the growth
Another highlight of Paris Airshow 2023 – take a look around Air France’s Airbus A220-300 cabin
At Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2023 in Hamburg, Ingo Wuggetzer, VP of cabin marketing at Airbus, discussed the trends of digitisation and sustainability, and how the company is creating a vision for the future passenger experience with the new A350 and A220 cabin interiors
Airbus is developing a mixed reality tool for aircraft interior customisation – a technology that it says will be an industry-first. The idea behind this new collaboration tool is that it will enable live and remote interactions between Airbus and its customers, with an immersive virtual world transforming the cabin definition process
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
