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Aurora single-aisle lie-flat business class seats unveiled by Collins Aerospace

6 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Overhead view of the new Collins Aurora single-aisle business class seat (image via Collins Aerospace)

Collins Aerospace joins the ranks of seating manufacturers with a lie-flat option for single-aisle business class cabins. Dubbed Aurora, the new design was unveiled at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023 in Hamburg this week.

This story is about: 737 MAX, A321LR, A321neo, A321XLR, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, business class, premium cabin, seating, seats Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Recaro’s Xtend option allows exit row legroom shrink

5 June 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

When unoccupied the flap on Recaro's Xtend seat remains down, leaving space for an emergency exit row

There are scant few areas in an economy class cabin where leg room is a guaranteed amenity. At the over-wing exit row passengers are guaranteed a bit of extra space, but even that benefit may now be coming to an end, thanks to Recaro’s Xtend exit row seating option.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, economy class, Recaro, seating, seats Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Hughes signs on as OneWeb partner, launches new IFC options for airlines

5 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Reza Rasoulian (L), vice president at Hughes, and Ben Griffin, vice president at OneWeb, sign the Distribution Partner agreement for Hughes to provide OneWeb Low Earth Orbit satellite connectivity services to global airlines and select partners. (image: Hughes)

Hughes Network Systems is not new to the inflight internet world. But the company is getting more aggressive in its pitch to airlines. Hughes is now a global distribution partner of OneWeb’s LEO constellation services. The deal was announced this week at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Ben Griffin, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Jupiter, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Reza Rasoulian, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Jazeera saves weight, increases cabin capacity with Expliseat TiSeat E2

5 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A passenger taking advantage of the recline in Expliseat's TiSeat E2, soon to be flying on Jazeera Airways

Jazeera Airways plans to save a lot of fuel flying its existing A320/A321 fleet with a cabin refresh. The carrier is the launch customer for the Expliseat TiSeat E2 on the A320 family, saving roughly 1,200 kilograms per aircraft which it expects will translate to a half million liters per year.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Burrana, economy class, emissions, Expliseat, in-seat power, Jazeera Airways, RISE, seating, seats, TiSeat, USB Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Recaro introduces PL3810, next generation of premium economy

5 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Recaro's PL3810 brings some of the company's business class seating features to the premium economy cabin

Is it premium economy on long-haul or first class for short-haul? Either way, Recaro expects the PL3810 premium seat will help it continue to deliver comfort to passengers while helping airlines save weight compared to the prior generation.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, CL4710, PL3530, PL3810, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, seating, seats Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Seamless finalizes QoE metrics, certifies first partner

1 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Chalk up another win in the quest for more consistent evaluation of inflight Wi-Fi performance with the Seamless Air Alliance’s Seamless-Certified Service Quality program launching this week.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Benny Rentamony, ESpace Networks, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, QoE, Quality of Experience, Seamless Air Alliance, SLAs Filed Under: IFEC

Stellar Blu secures Boeing line-fit agreement

31 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The original 777 test aircraft for Stellar Blu's Sidewinder ESA terminal.

Stellar Blu just secured a significant boost for its Sidewinder electronically steered antenna (ESA) platform. The company executed an Technical Services Agreement with Boeing that will see the terminal kit as an option for line-fit on the 737 MAX, 787, and 777X types, likely before the end of 2024.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, antenna, Ball Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Ka-band, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, Satellite, Seamless Air Alliance, Stellar Blu, Tracy Trent Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ThinKom, Kontron partner for multi-constellation, multi-orbit, multi-modem IFC terminal

31 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

ThinKom and Kontron have partnered to develop a multi-modem terminal capable of supporting multiple constellations across multiple orbital planes.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, antenna, GEO, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Kontron, LEO, MEO, Seamless Air Alliance, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Slowing their ESA roll

30 June 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Electronically steered antennae (ESAs) are coming to commercial and business aviation. But not everyone is in a hurry to get there. Two companies with ESA products on their roadmap took a step back focusing on existing, proven technology platforms instead.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX22, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Telekom FlyNet app eases in-flight connectivity for Lufthansa passengers

28 June 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The new FlyNet app makes it easier for passengers to buy WiFi on Lufthansa flights

Deutsche Telekom continues to smooth the process for buying WiFi on board. The company launched the FlyNet application, in partnership with Lufthansa, to help customers connect across any of the airline’s flights, regardless of the underlying internet service provider. And there’s a lot more to come.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX22, apps, David Fox, Deutsche Telekom, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa, Telekom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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