Starting in September, Alaska Airlines will begin rolling out additional First Class and Premium Class seating across more than 200 of its aircraft, including its Boeing 737-900ERs, 737-800s and 737 MAX9s. This expansion will add 1.3 million premium seats annually to the airline’s mainline fleet
Cabinair Services, a UK-based service provider specialising in aircraft interior design, refurbishment and repair, has announced the acquisition of a majority shareholding in AeroKnow SIA, a Latvia-based aviation engineering and design house
Airbus is progressing towards serial production of the A321XLR long-haul single-aisle aircraft ahead of its planned entry-into-service at the end of summer 2024. The latest step towards the introduction of the aircraft is the inauguration of hangar 246 at the Airbus site in Hamburg
Qatar Airways has announced plans to unveil ‘Qsuite Next Gen’, an upgraded version of its Qsuite business class seat, at Farnborough International Air show 2024 (FIA) next week. Details are still under wraps, but expect the updated Qsuite to be more comfortable, more luxurious, and more social
Panasonic Avionics has opened a new software design and development facility in Pune, India. Staff at the facility (200+ engineers at launch, with plans for more) will create IFEC software in the facility’s state-of-the-art laboratories
Dr Stuart Hatcher, IBA’s chief economist & exec. advisor, shares his insights and predictions for the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow 2024. With slots pushing out beyond 2030 and tensions building between competitors, FOMO has become very real
An international designer and manufacturer of new, repaired and overhauled aircraft interior products is preparing to launch a customer-focused service as an element of its growth plans. Flitetec will officially unveil its OEMRepair Hub service at the Farnborough International Airshow this month
Unum Aircraft Seating, a UK-based manufacturer of business-class seats, has raised £3.5m with participation from the ACF Investors venture capital fund. The funding will be used to support research and development, and to expand Unum’s sales pipeline within the airline industry
IATA has announced that it is collaborating with the Aviation Sustainability Forum (ASF) to launch a standardised Cabin Waste Composition Audit (CWCA) in September 2024
Etihad Engineering has welcomed the first batch of aircraft maintenance trainees from the Vision Concept Aviation Training Institute (VCATI), who graduated after completing their Aircraft Maintenance On the Job Experience (OJE) Programme
