The 2021 Passenger Experience Week events – Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) and Passenger Experience Conference (PEC) – have been postponed due to travel uncertainties. An online event has been announced
Airbus and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have signed a cooperation agreement to co-develop temporary ‘Cargo in the Cabin’ kits for the A330, a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) offer designed to enable operators to load cargo into the cabins of their A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft
Three key senior management appointments have been made within the global leadership team at air and travel services provider, Dnata. The new roles are intended to provide expertise that will help the company adapt to changing global trends
Jamco America is making its machine shop available for external contract manufacturing and customisation projects for the aerospace industry. The company’s machine shop in Everett offers everything from basic ma-chining equipment, to cutting-edge technologies
OneWeb reports the successful launch of 36 further satellites, bringing its in-orbit LEO constellation to a total of 182 satellites. After a further two launches, the network will be activated later this year, with inflight connectivity services to follow in 2022
Eastern Airlines is now completing the installation programme for AirFi’s FASE W-IFE system on its Boeing 767 fleet
Passengers may have heightened expectations for hygiene when flying, which FACC is addressing with Pure Cabin, a newly developed antimicrobial surface coating for aircraft cabins
Rainer von Borstel, who has been CEO of Diehl Aviation since 2010, intends to retire at the end of April 2021, with his successor named as Josef Köcher
Global Eagle has launched Iris, a cost-effective IFE subscription service. Airlines can tailor their own IFE packages by choosing from a range of core and add-on channels to suit their passenger demographics
Japanese airline, Peach, has co-developed a new IFE system with ABC and TEAC that provides passengers with video-on-demand, a moving map, and a unique ordering technology for inflight shopping