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Safety

Business class on the Iberia A321XLR (Virgin Atlantic moves to off-the-shelf with its new A330neo seats (Factorydesign)

Factorydesign talks recent work for Iberia, Aer Lingus and more

Aircraft interior designers are accustomed to working in stealth mode for airlines given the hotly competitive nature of the industry, espec... Continue Reading

Team 38 - Penguin Power -Elizabeth Menozzi Sammy-Rai Brain at the end of the race, posing for a photo in front of their aircraft.
More than 90 female pilots competed in the 2025 Air Race Classic
June 23, 2025
Rendering of Qatar 787-9 in-flight. Image: Boeing
Qatar Airways to realize AI vision on 777X with Panasonic Converix
June 21, 2025
Air India 787 crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad
June 12, 2025
Team 38 - Penguin Power -Elizabeth Menozzi Sammy-Rai Brain at the end of the race, posing for a photo in front of their aircraft.

More than 90 female pilots competed in the 2025 Air Race Classic

SPOKANE — The Air Race Classic, the annual all-women cross-country air race held each June, concluded on Friday, 20 June.  Forty teams flying in a wide variety ... Continue Reading

Comfort

Thales and Qatar Airways executives stand for a photo together at the signing.

Does new Qatar Airways, Thales pact hint at what lies ahead?

Qatar Airways and long-standing IFE partner Thales have inked a memorandum of agreement that will see Thales support the carrier as it imple... Continue Reading

Close up of the Expliseat seat and PED holder on the AIX show floor. The word Expliseat is on the seatback of one of the seats.
Expliseat targets growth in North American regional aviation market
June 25, 2025
Business Class center pair seats on Air France Boeing 777-300ER. The cabin is a 1-2-1 configuration of blue seats with white thermoplastic shells.
Air France continues 777-300ER refresh with order for Safran suites
June 23, 2025
Rendering of Qatar 787-9 in-flight. Image: Boeing
Qatar Airways to realize AI vision on 777X with Panasonic Converix
June 21, 2025

Connectivity

The multi-band, multi-beam, multi-orbit ESA from Kymeta is hanging in a protected chamber. It is a large red circle.

Kymeta reengages aviation sector with multi-band, multi-orbit ESA

The ability for a single compact electronically scanning antenna to simultaneously operate across Ku and Ka bands via satellites in multiple... Continue Reading

Rendering of Qatar 787-9 in-flight. Image: Boeing
Qatar Airways to realize AI vision on 777X with Panasonic Converix
June 21, 2025
Rendering showing aircraft flying and flight paths over Europe on an earth globe view from space at night. All the world map textures are originally from NASA EASA. Satellite comms. ATG
French state to double stake in Eutelsat as LEO momentum clear
June 19, 2025
Air Canada Aircraft with antenna for IFC up close at the gate for boarding.
Benefits of multi-orbit IFC explored at APEX TECH
June 15, 2025

Services

American Airlines brings 787-9P to more international destinations

Passengers rejoice. American Airlines is bringing its new premium-heavy Boeing 787-9 twinjets — with 51 new Flagship Suite lie-flat seats in... Continue Reading

Qantas first A321XLR in Hamburg
Qantas making history as its first A321XLR flies home to Australia
June 30, 2025
Close up of the Expliseat seat and PED holder on the AIX show floor. The word Expliseat is on the seatback of one of the seats.
Expliseat targets growth in North American regional aviation market
June 25, 2025
Lufthansa 787-9 on takeoff
Lufthansa eyes summer delivery of Boeing 787-9s with Allegris
June 18, 2025

Nose to Tail

Overhead view of the new Air Canada slimline seats aboard an A321

Different eras: trying Air Canada’s oldest and newest cabins

I have become quite fond of experiencing #PaxEx opposites due to flight changes that are out of my control. This time, fleet constraints and... Continue Reading

JetBlue Mint Studio Vantage Solo seat
Space at a premium: pondering the value of JetBlue Mint Studio
June 14, 2025
Austrian Airlines 787-9 parked at the gate on a sunny day in Vienna
Vienna honeymoon starts in business class aboard Austrian Airlines 787
June 13, 2025
The passenger holds up the tethered IFE remote to the IFE screen in Premium Economy class.
American Airlines’ 787-9P ups the ante for Premium Economy
June 7, 2025