Air Transport Interiors & Connectivity
Aug 07, 2019
JetBlue Airways has selected an inflight connectivity (IFC) system from Viasat for its new fleet of 70 Airbus A220-300s, Viasat announced Aug. 7.
Aug 01, 2019
The US mainline airline fleet is 85% compliant with the FAA’s approaching deadline to equip aircraft for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out position reporting, a “compliance snapshot” presented to the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) reveals.
Jul 25, 2019
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a contract to use the Aireon space-based surveillance system to track aircraft in the oceanic airspace regions off Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Aireon announced July 25.
Jul 25, 2019
The FAA will reduce aircraft separations in US oceanic airspace by 2022 based on more frequent aircraft position reporting instead of “space-based” automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signaling, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported.
Jul 18, 2019
Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom on July 18 formally announced the “soft launch” of the European Aviation Network (EAN), an inflight broadband connectivity system combining satellite and air-to-ground cellular communications.
Jan 04, 2023
Communication and sensor systems usually run independently.
Dec 20, 2022
ULCC easyJet has expanded its use of AirFi’s connectivity technology on board its fleet.
Dec 15, 2022
Korean Air received its first Airbus A321neo, which it will deploy in December 2022.
Dec 13, 2022
Cathay Pacific’s elevated First-Class service is returning, initially on select Boeing 777 flights.
Dec 13, 2022
In September 2022, American Airlines announced it was eliminating international first-class seats and replacing them with more business-class seats.
Dec 08, 2022
Air India has committed more than $400 million to refurbish the cabins on all of its current widebodies, comprising 27 Boeing 787s and 13 777s.
Nov 30, 2022
Onboard digital connectivity has evolved from being regarded as a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” due to new expectations and rising expectations.
Nov 21, 2022
Airline operations communications (AOC) would be conducted over commercial broadband networks under a future connectivity plan advanced by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the FAA and manufacturers Airbus and Boeing.