Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR, marking a key moment in its fleet expansion strategy. The cabin features a three-cabin configuration, including Etihad’s first-ever narrowbody First Suites, a 14-seat Business cabin, and 144 seats In Economy. Take a tour of this special aircraft
Heads Up Technologies (HUT), an aviation technology company, has announced its acquisition of Innovative Advantage (IA), a provider of cabin management system (CMS) backbone technology for business jets
Hughes Network Systems, a satellite-based communication services provider, has announced it has achieved the AS9100 standard, a globally recognised quality management system (QMS) for companies working in the aviation, space and defence industries
Crew uniforms play an important role in shaping the passenger experience and reinforcing airline brand identities. The Airline Clothing Show, an expo arranged by PCIAW (Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide), will be hosting an airline fashion show at the opening reception of APEX/IFSA/FTE Global Expo in September
Ahead of the landmark delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 this October, SWISS has presented the First and Business Class seats for its new cabin concept at its operations centre at Zurich Airport
In collaboration with Hamburg Aviation, a funding programme named Green Aviation Technologies II (GATE II), is supporting five R&D projects that could help advance the goals of environmental and operational efficiency
The simplicity and comfort of new sofa-style business-class seats like Finnair’s AirLounge and ANA’s ‘The Room FX’ have led many in the cabin sector to pause and consider their design approaches. Can using less really create more in seat design, in terms of efficiency, cost and comfort? We asked the experts
Recaro has announced that its production of seats for LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) will take place exclusively at its facility in Poland. Recaro will be manufacturing its R3 economy-class seats for LOT’s Boeing 787-8 fleet retrofit programme, and for its Boeing 737-MAX 8 and regional jet fleets
Diehl Aviation, a supplier of avionics, aircraft systems and aircraft cabin interior hardware, is preparing to officially break ground on a new production facility in Romania on 30th July
Emirates is repurposing various ex-service cabin materials from its multi-billion-dollar aircraft cabin retrofit programme to create a limited-edition capsule collection of handmade luggage and bags
