Delta Flight Products, along with Air4All presented some updates to their accessibility products which I covered in depth last year. This year, they have continued to push forward, refining its First Class Seat, but also an Economy Class product. The products allow a wheelchair passenger to remain in their seat for the entire journey. They have been developed by Delta … [Read more...]
Retrofitting options for more luggage space – The Airspace Bin L
There are many retrofits that can help extend the interior life of an aircraft - but one that people might not think about is the Overhead bin. And maybe, we should. At Aircraft Interiors Expo, Airbus Services showed off a mixed interior of a cabin that can go through various changes as part of a refit cycle. Spot the difference if you can... In this layout, the … [Read more...]
Bluebox secures a renewal of their partnership with Jazeera Airways
Bluebox Aviation Systems Ltd. and Jazeera Airways recently renewed their six-year partnership for the delivery of the Blueview IFE experience called Jazeera Screens. Jazeera Screens provides in-flight entertainment options to passengers on their personal devices. This is done over a Bluebox Wow wireless network on board the airline’s Airbus A320 fleet. The multi-year … [Read more...]
Airbus Services secure multiple contacts over AIX
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...]
AIX24: JetBlue and Bucher announces a partnership for cabin features
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
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
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
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
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...]
AIX24: Hughes signs onto the Airbus HBCplus Progamme as it nears entry to service
With the Airbus HBCplus (High Bandwidth Capacity) programme launched two years ago, the company is edging towards offering to customers. The supplier launched Airspace Link at AIX in 2022 with its Ka offer and at AIX 2023 announced its Ku solution. Since then the manfure has started certification work on both the Ka and Ku products preceded by in-flight evaluations of … [Read more...]