Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus Services secure multiple contacts over AIX

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Over the period of Aircraft Interiors Expo, Airbus Services secured extra refit contracts. Let us have a look at what they added to the portfolio. SWISS selects the Airspace L-Bins for retrofit We have a bit of an obsession with overhead bins at Economy Class and Beyond, and it's good to see that SWISS has selected the Airspace L-Bin for retrofit. Lufthansa and Iberia have … [Read more...]

Introducing the Avanti West Coast Evero – The Class 805 enters service

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Avanti West Coast is celebrating its new timetable, and in the process, introducing its new Evero family of trains. Class 805 Evero at Penmaenmawr on the North Wales Line Six trains out of a fleet of 23 have entered service - these being the of the 5-carriage Class 805. The Evero fleet will be comprised of 10 seven-carriage electric trains (807) and 13 five-carriage … [Read more...]

Fiji Airways to join oneworld

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After a period of being an oneworld connect member, Fiji Airways will become a full member Fiji Airways has been a presence in the oneworld alliance for the past five years as an oneworld Connect partner. During this time, the airline has developed cooperative links with all oneworld member airlines, paving its way to a more seamless integration as a full oneworld … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Emirates Boeing 777-300ER at Hamburg Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER at Hamburg Airport as it is readied for its return trip back to Dubai. Emirates operates an active fleet of 123 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in five different configurations. They are supported by the Boeing 777-200LR and the Airbus 380 fleet. The airline … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (1st June)

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We've crossed into June, and as such a new month of news and views is amongst us. Which might seem suspicious to some. But we've got a catchup show to run here, so welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond The Hamburg TV Tower and Hamburg Messe. with the U Bahn entrance to the right  Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 We've had a busy week on the show floor in the … [Read more...]

AIX24: JetBlue and Bucher announces a partnership for cabin features

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Bucher has announced a collaboration with JetBlue. This partnership aims to build on JetBlue’s unique cabin features, maintaining its status in the aviation industry. Under the agreement, Bucher Group will develop and implement a range of innovative enhancements to bring JetBlue’s cabin features to life on select, new aircraft. Among these features is the JetBlue Pantry, … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways annouces its Starlink Deployment plans

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Earlier this week in a closed event, Qatar Airways and Starlink set out a timetable for the connectivity solution to be deployed.   Starlink will be deployed on three of its Boeing 777-300 aircraft by the last quarter of this year, as part of the initial phase of its rollout strategy. This will provide high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi to the passenger via the … [Read more...]

AIX24: EVA Air signs for 54 installs of Panasonic Avionics equipment

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Panasonic Avionics and EVA Air have signed an agreement for the installation of in-flight engagement (IFE) and connectivity systems, and a range of digital services, on 54 of its widebody and narrowbody aircraft. Victor Chiang, Vice President, Corporate Planning Division, EVA Air and Ken Sain, Chief Executive Officer, Panasonic Avionics at the signing event at AIX2024 - … [Read more...]

AIX24: Expliseat signs Jazz Aviation for its TiSeat 2V seat

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Late breaking into the show, Jazz Aviation has signed a deal with Expliseat for its TiSeat 2V seat. The Canadian airline has chosen the TiSeat 2V, to renew the cabins of 25 Dash 8-400s. Jazz operates Air Canada Express service under a capacity purchase agreement with Air Canada. Jazz and Air Canada have chosen the TiSeat 2V to equip Jazz’s Dash 8-400 aircraft. The … [Read more...]

AIX24: flyadeal selects Acro Aircraft Seating Series 9 for its aircraft

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flyadeal (part of the SAUDIA group) has revealed it is building its relationship with Acro Aircraft Seating with the announcement of an upgraded seat programme. Since April 2021, Acro Aircraft Seating has successfully delivered 22 shipsets of its Series 6 seat to flyadeal for its Airbus A320neo aircraft, with a further 2 shipsets on schedule for delivery this … [Read more...]