Imperial Airways was a true IFE innovator. In April 1925, on board a Handley Page W8f (named City of Washington), the airline screened the first inflight film for passengers on a scheduled flight. This fabulous footage shows the lead-up to a major IFE milestone
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In 2020, Norwegian will replace its uniforms, and to reduce textile waste, the airline has launched a pilot project which will see the used uniforms upcycled into a series of sustainable products
To help travellers unwind during the holidays, JetBlue has created AirSMR, a selection of calming airport sounds to help you chill, study, sleep, travel, and more
Watch the spectacular launch of GX5, the fifth satellite in Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) fleet. The very high throughput satellite was lifted into orbit by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle and is scheduled to enter commercial service in early 2020, delivering additional, focused capacity over Europe and the Middle East
Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, Air Canada’s SVP for people, culture and communications, has been named to WXN’s list of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2019 in the corporate executives Category. Arielle gives advice to women who want to follow in her footsteps on the recipe to success
Ahead of the launch of Starlux Airlines in January 2020, the Taiwan-based carrier has shared its safety video. The video introduces the StarWonderers, a range of out of this world characters who demonstrate safety procedures. It’s an entertaining guide, but does the zaniness dilute the important messages?
It is 90 years since two Sikorsky S-38 amphibian aircraft took off from Honolulu’s John Rodgers airport, with Hawaiian Airlines introducing the islands to commercial aviation. This archive footage of the airline’s inaugural flight on 11 November, 1929 shows the festivities that took place both in the air and on the ground
Swiss design agency, Design Investment has created ‘La Causeuse’, a first-class concept for wide-body aircraft. The atmosphere in the suite is enhanced by a special LED lighting feature that simulates the feel of an open fireplace. The notion of a flame effect on an aircraft sounds unusual, but see for yourself how pleasant the effect could be…
Aviation X Lab is an aviation ‘incubator’ intended to usher in innovations that will shape a new era of aviation and positively influence the lives of a billion people. The initiative, in partnership with the Dubai Future Foundation, brings together five big players from the global aviation industry under one roof: Emirates, Airbus, Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Thales
Ever seen a burn test on an aircraft seat? In this test at General Plastics’ labs, average values for three sets of specimens are analysed for burn lengths, weight loss, burning drips and extinguishing times to determine pass/fail results