IFSA Global Expo is an important annual event for the inflight services sector, where airline executives, catering companies and suppliers, and many other industry players assemble every year to learn, collaborate, and try the latest products and technologies. There are new developments for the 2026 event in September, as well as the return of visitor favourites
Young travellers flying with Riyadh Air have a new treat in store: inflight amenity kits featuring Mickey & Friends characters from The Walt Disney Company
Emirates Engineering has created Material Futures Studio, an initiative that challenges university students to consider how retired aircraft materials can be repurposed into new products to reduce waste
The FAA is proposing an airworthiness directive (AD) that will require seat inspections on certain Boeing MAX aircraft – the 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200. This AD is in response to a report that some passenger seats have not been correctly installed in the seat tracks
On Monday, 27th July, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) flight LX16 from Zurich to New York was rerouted to Bangor Airport in Maine, USA. The reason was smoke in the cabin. The cause? A charging case for wireless headphones
LATAM Airlines has selected SES to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity services for its growing fleet of Airbus and Embraer aircraft
Porter Airlines has shared details of the cabin refresh scheme being rolled out across its entire fleet of 29 De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft
The first four days of Farnborough International Airshow in the UK saw 353 firm aircraft orders and 904 firm engine orders announced, adding £10.8 billion to UK economy alone
Emirates has added content from Like Nastya, the popular children’s entertainment brand, on its ‘ice’ inflight entertainment (IFE) system
The IATA board has appointed Saadia Zahidi to the position of Director General, effective 1 November 2026. Zahidi will be IATA’s ninth Director General, and the first woman appointed to hold the position. She joins IATA from the World Economic Forum (WEF)
