Following a qualification and approval programme, Bucher’s unconventional Bionic Partition is now being installed as a line-fit and retrofit option on A320 aircraft. The multi-layer composite multifunctional partitions are being fitted in the rear Door 4 area
As a bellwether for recovery of the aviation sector, data from lounge operator, Airport Dimensions, indicates that its market is heading towards recovery, with recent weeks marking the busiest period for the group since the beginning of the pandemic
The CDC has released findings from laboratory modelling of exposures to SARS-CoV-2 on single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft. In scenarios when the middle seats were vacant, the models predict that exposures are reduced by 23% to 57%, compared with full aircraft occupancy
QCM and 4Drive&Aviation have co-developed Flamelab 4.0, claimed to be the world’s first automatic flammability test chamber, capable of performing 12-second and 60-second vertical bunsen burner tests without human input
ANA has adopted Adaptive’s ACES mobile IFE system across its fleet, in order to digitalise its inflight magazines, newspapers and magazines. The airline predicts that the switch to digital press could reduce ANA’s carbon footprint by eliminating more than 1,500 tons of paper emissions per year
TSI Seats has delivered the first five shipsets of its Elesa S economy class model to AnadoluJet, Turkish Airlines’ regional airline subsidiary, as part of a deal to retrofit 17 Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Sound triggers memory. Put your headphones on, sit back, relax and dream of where you will be flying to soon. Virgin Atlantic has created an hour-long ‘super chill’ version of its ASMR video, which captures the sights and sounds of travelling and triggers a ‘tingle’
Virgin Atlantic has applied ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) techniques to create videos that can remind flyers of exactly what they’ve been missing in the travel experience. Immerse yourself in this ASMR and enjoy the little things you have missed out on over the past year
IFPL has acquired Cobalt Aerospace Group, an aerospace design and manufacturing company. The acquisition will add several new aircraft cabin technologies to IFPL’s product portfolio
Airbus has launched the UltraAir programme to develop a laser communication terminal demonstrator for aircraft. Airbus says that laser technologies are the “next revolution” in satellite communications and will give airline passengers high-speed data connections
