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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

At Aircraft Interiors Expo, Hughes, an EchoStar Company announced that Tukirsh carrier AJet selected the TCI for its Integrated In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution. Hughes/AJet/TCI signing - Images ECaB Turksat will provide satellite connectivity, and Hughes will provide equipment and In-Flight Connectivity Management capabilities. The solution brings an … [Read more...]

For those who travel on Air Canada, there's some good news as the airline has signed for the Pansonic Avionics Astrova in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution. Panasonic Astrova in-seat - Imaage, Pansonic Avionics It will be deployed on 80+ aircraft starting in 2025. Per terms of the agreement, Astrova will be line-fitted on Air Canada Boeing 787-10, Airbus A220-300 and … [Read more...]

Recaro is chalking up another win, with airBaltic selecting the R2 seat for its Airbus A220-300 The airBaltic fleet will be equipped with RECARO R2 seats in a 148-seat cabin layout. The design will feature a contemporary light grey and white dress cover to reflect airBaltic's clean and sophisticated cabin ethos. Recaaro R2 demostraton seat - Imaage, Economy Class … [Read more...]